Norah Jones and The Handsome Band - Live in 2004
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Actor: Norah Jones & The Handsome Band, Norah JonesDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Live, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 123 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-11-16
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Blue Note Records
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Movie Review: Solid performance; enjoyable DVD overall
Summary: 4 Stars
Compared to the Norah's "Live in New Orleans" DVD from 2002, this "Live in 2004" performance shows the artist as a more personable, comfortable and musically diverse musician. Personally, I didn't prefer this lineup of songs as much as the tunes from the New Orleans concert, but that's a credit to the awesome, hit laden "Come Away With Me" album. Overall, this is a solid, easy to watch, concert DVD that should be enjoyable to anyone, especially Norah fans.
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1) Performance. Nothing earth shattering in the way of grandiose stage settings, over-the-top lighting, mind-blowing solos or even surprise renditions of songs. Rather, it's just straight Norah: smooth, easy to listen to, and ever grateful to play on a famous stage (Nashville's Ryman Auditorium) with gifted artists. The Handsome Band is characteristically tight, as always, and there is a decent showcase for their improvisation and soloing. The newest addition, Robbie McIntosh, adds some nice acoustic and resonator guitar work. There are five special guests: Dolly Parton, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, Richard Julian and Kevin Breit. Each of them adds a special energy to the performance, but I can't help but feel that there is a musical diversion away from the Norah that I found so special in the New Orleans show, i.e., I'm not sure a more diverse Norah is as musically fulfilling. The concert footage is interspersed with video clips that look like practice sessions for sound checks. They're interesting.
2) Sound. Well done; no one overpowers anyone else, and the mix of instrumentation makes perfect sense for this type of music.
3) Videography. This is the subject that I'm most picky about, and I'm happy to say that there were no glaring disappointments, which means that the edits weren't too quick and the camera selection had me looking pretty much at who I wanted to see almost all the time. Also, there were very few instances where prowling cameramen were in view in the background.
4) Extras. Much better than the last DVD. This one has added concert footage (including a song from the New Orleans concert filmed for the prior DVD), outtake tracks and videos, mini-documentaries (interviews with band members), and a "guitar tour" hosted by the two guitarists, Adam Levy and McIntosh.
Summary of Norah Jones and The Handsome Band - Live in 2004
Following a massive 55-city North American Tour in support of her quadruple platinum selling FEELS LIKE HOME, Norah Jones's historic ride continues with the release of an amazing DVD. Filmed in August 2004 at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium, the concert film includes performances of most of the songs from FEELS LIKE HOME as well as hits from her landmark debut album COME AWAY WITH ME, and choice covers. Special Guests include Dolly Parton, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, and Richard Julian.Norah Jones's growth as a performing artist since she burst on the scene in 2002 is apparent on Norah Jones and the Handsome Band: Live in 2004, her second concert DVD (following Live in New Orleans, released in '03). The gifted singer-pianist-songwriter is still something of a reluctant headliner; personable if not exactly effusive (and seemingly bemused by the adulation), she's self-effacing and winningly unpretentious onstage. That goes for the music as well, as Jones and her empathetic band (now including guitarist Robbie McIntosh, formerly of the Pretenders and Paul McCartney's band) put on a tasteful, understated show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Songs from her second CD, Feels Like Home, are favored, along with a version of the Grammy-winning "Don't Know Why" that's received with near-reverence by the audience. Jones's choice of cover material, including tunes by John Prine ("That's the Way the World Goes 'Round"), Tom Waits ("The Long Way Home"), and Gram Parsons ("She," which is among the several bonus tracks; other extras include two videos and three "mini-documentaries"), is also admirable, but it's when her various guests show up that the show approaches genuine transcendence. Among them are Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, who harmonize beautifully with Jones on Townes Van Zandt's "Loretta," and the indefatigable Dolly Parton, whose duet with Jones on bassist Lee Alexander's bluegrass-flavored "Creepin' In" is the undisputed highlight of the show. Radiant, ebullient, and in great voice, Parton is a star, and Norah defers to her accordingly. The only problem comes when Jones and company have to pick up where Parton left off, and in truth, it takes them a while to recover. --Sam Graham
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