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Recorded at the historic Olympia Theatre in Paris in November 2001, Live in Paris is Diana Krall's first live album. Krall is backed by a quicksilver combo of bassist John Clayton, drummer Jeff Hamilton and guitarist John Pisano and her jazz heritage comes through loud and clear on this programme of standards, ballads and bossa novas. On Peggy Lee's "I Love Being Here with You", Bob Dorough's "Devil May Care" and Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon", Krall's snappy, post-bop piano playing shows off her debt to Nat "King" Cole and Jimmy Rowles. Her cool contralto vocals are illuminated by t
Recorded at the historic Olympia Theatre in Paris in November 2001, Live in Paris is Diana Krall's first live album. Krall is backed by a quicksilver combo of bassist John Clayton, drummer Jeff Hamilton and guitarist John Pisano and her jazz heritage comes through loud and clear on this programme of standards, ballads and bossa novas. On Peggy Lee's "I Love Being Here with You", Bob Dorough's "Devil May Care" and Frank Sinatra's "Fly Me to the Moon", Krall's snappy, post-bop piano playing shows off her debt to Nat "King" Cole and Jimmy Rowles. Her cool contralto vocals are illuminated by the Orchestre Symphonique Europeen, under the direction of Alan Broadbent on "Let's Fall in Love" and on "I've Got You Under My Skin", with guest conductor Claus Ogerman. Krall's deep take on Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You" is a great choice for an encore, and the CD concludes with Billy Joel's "Just the Way You Are", a studio track from a film called The Guru, with tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker and bassist Christian McBride. This collection only hints at what Diana Krall has to offer in the future. --Eugene Holley, Jr
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Manufacturer: Verve
Release date: 11 November 2002
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0044006536927 UPC: 044006536927
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