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Diana Krall: Live in Rio

Diana Krall: Live in Rio
by David Barnard

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DVD Cover Information

Actor: Diana Krall
Director: David Barnard
Brand: Universal Studios
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC
Running Time: 135 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-05-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Eagle Rock Ent
Product features:

Featuring: Diana Krall.
Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, NTSC.
Language: English.
Region: All Regions.
Run Time: 135 minutes.

Movie Reviews of Diana Krall: Live in Rio

Movie Review: "Bossa Nova Is More Like A Whisper Than A Scream"
Summary: 5 Stars

"I was inspired to sing Bossa Nova by a lot of great artists that you all know and love. And singing Standards with Bossa Nova is something that's kind of fun. So it sticks on. I learned from Frank Sinatra, but I was inspired by Bossa Nova that I've heard growing up." ~ Diana Krall to her audience before performing "Too Marvelous For Words" ~

"Live In Rio" is Diana Krall's tribute to a musical marriage of Standards and Bossa Nova. This recorded live concert in Rio de Janeiro is, to date, the most elegant of all her concerts. The jazz diva with her band, conductor and musicians are all attired appropriately in keeping up with the show's ambiance. (I like her gorgeous belted black dress and that elegant pair of black open-toe high heels. Her band and conductor look dapper in their formal suits).

This well-presented concert is a showcase of her versatility as a total performer. The Grammy-award-winning artist can do Standards with charming Bossa Nova charts in her own inimitable style and do justice to the music. She can do swing numbers with ease and verve. Her piano playing is consistently flawless even when she does single-line-technique that is so typical of Bossa Nova arrangements. Once again, Claus Ogerman lends his wealth of experience in arranging the material for the concert with the able support of Ruria Duprat who conducts the Rio de Janeiro Orchestra.

On the opening number, "I Love Being Here With You," she swings and jams with her band members who display amazing talents in their respective instruments. John Clayton is a picture of a cool bassist who plays confidently and effortless. In my book of jazz, he is the successor to Ray Brown's crown as the greatest bass player in the history of jazz. Jeff Hamilton is a dandy drummer who plays in the tradition of Louie Bellson's style while Anthony Wilson is an expressive guitarist who can do amazing riffs that makes him as striking as Wes Montgomery. Paulinho da Costa is a terrific percussionist who plays like no other. He is very much at home playing at his native soil. Downbeat Magazine named him "one of the most talented percussionists of our time" while Los Angeles Times described him "a virtuoso on percussion."

The repertoire is not entirely Bossa Nova staples but mixed with some of the greatest songs from Great American Songbook performed either in a beautiful setting such as "Let's Face The Music And Dance" and one of the encores, "'S Wonderful" or in a refreshing swinging fashion like the finale "I Don't Know Enough About You," and "Cheek To Cheek."

"So Nice," "Este Seu Olhar," "The Boy From Ipanema" and "Quiet Nights" are obviously the favorite candies of the responsive audience. They welcome these numbers enthusiastically as they sing along and give resounding applause before and after each performance.

With this DVD, you will experience a charming musical adventure while enjoying the scenic video clips of an enchanting city and the birthplace of Bossa Nova. Additionally, it has some bonus features that the viewers will find especially interesting.

The following are some quotes that I have transcribed from the singer herself, her band members and her producer on "Quiet Nights."

"I'm not comparing Bossa Nova to opera, but I'm comparing it to a very passionate, sensual art form. It's different from opera, but when you go to the opera, you really don't need to know exactly what they're talking about -- you feel it. And I think that's what I feel when I listen to Bossa Nova and when I listen to Joao Gilberto or Tom Jobim. It's the feeling." ~ Diana Krall ~

"Bossa Nova is more like a whisper than a scream. And I feel that Diana is always that way in music. Her voice always holds just something a little back and she allows some space to be there." ~ Anthony Wilson ~

"Not only Diana Krall's voice is right for singing Bossa Nova, but also her piano playing. It's an extension of her singing. Her singing is very sensitive and very sexy, which, of course, the Bossa Nova suggests. She really puts on the Bossa Nova style pianistically as opposed to the other kind of piano playing that she can do -- very full and two-fisted and not appropriate for what the Bossa Nova suggests." ~ John Clayton ~

"Diana Krall was a piano student at a jazz camp when I first met her. I was working with Ray Brown at that time. I introduced her to Ray and told him that she's a great piano player on the rise. She was hungry for the music, which we always look for in students. She was naturally talented in terms of her groove and sound on the piano and her soloing was already at a pretty high level for her age." ~ Jeff Hamilton ~

"In the album 'Quiet Nights,' there's this certain sense of maturity in Diana Krall that I noticed and she's probably unaware of. It's not that she reminds me of Peggy Lee. It's just that Peggy Lee, in the '50s and '60s, had a certain sense of maturity that happened to her at that point. And the vocals on that album -- they're just spectacular." ~ Tommy LiPuma ~

Like "Quiet Nights," this concert is not for ordinary music fans and viewers. In order to enjoy it, you should truly appreciate the musical marriage of Standards and Bossa Nova that is executed in utter elegance and sheer beauty.

I'm just about ready for my second viewing, are you?

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Summary of Diana Krall: Live in Rio

Diana Krall has had a long time fascination with bossa nova, a type of music, which perfectly suits her sophisticated yet sensual style. This culminated in her new studio album "Quiet Nights" (released by Verve in spring 2009) and in this stunning concert filmed in the home of the bossa nova, Rio de Janeiro, in November 2008. Accompanied by her band and an orchestra, Diana Krall delivers a superb set of standards in true bossa nova style but clearly bearing her unique stamp. This DVD captures Diana Krall at her scintillating best.

TRACK LISTING:
1) I Love Being Here With You
2) Let's Fall In Love
3) Where Or When
4) Too Marvellous For Words
5) I've Grown Accustomed To His Face
6) Walk On By
7) Frim Fram Sauce
8) Cheek To Cheek
9) You're My Thrill
10) Let's Face The Music And Dance
11) Every Time We Say Goodbye
12) So Nice
13) Quiet Nights
14) Este Seu Olhar
15) The Boy From Ipanema
16) I Don't Know Enough About You
17) S'Wonderful
18) Exactly Like You

BONUS FEATURES:
"Quiet Conversations" - interviews with Diana and her band in Rio de Janeiro.
"The Boy From Ipanema" - promotional film for the track from her new album filmed in Rio.

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Diana Krall: Live in Rio