Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10035 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-05-25
• Rating: Exempt
• Formats: Live, PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 135 minutes

Synopsis
Recorded in November 2008 in support of her Quiet Nights album, Live In Rio finds Diana Krall on top form, lending her sultry vocals to a set of bossa nova standards. The DVD of this stand out live performance features the tracks: "I Love Being Here With You", "Let's Fall In Love", "Where Or When", "Too Marvellous For Words", "I've Grown Accustomed To His Face", "Walk On By", "Frim Fram Sauce', 'Cheek To Cheek', 'You're My Thrill', 'Let's Face The Music And Dance", "Every Time We Say Goodbye", "So Nice", "Quiet Nights", "Este Seu Olhar", "The Boy From Ipanema", "I Don't Know Enough About You", "S'Wonderful" and "Exactly Like You".

Customer Reviews

Live in Rio - A gentle stroll in South America
Another pretty decent live concert from Diana Krall however it's definitely not as good as Paris or even Montreal.Early on, the sound is not quite up to scratch and Diana's piano is drowned out somewhat by Hamilton's rather clunky sounding drums - this though is soon corrected.The blue backdrop to the stage is just tooooo blue giving everyone an otherworldly aura about them that just isn't right.
Those technical moans aside there is much good music to be heard and at two and a quarter hours offers good value for money.The concert is made up of alternating segments between firstly,Diana and her quartet for two or three swingers before they incorporate the orchestra for some lush,gentle Bossa Nova.They then alternate this arrangement midway for more jazz/swing and then back to Bossa again.
Bossa Nova makes for beautiful music but,for me,the hard swinging jazz standards are the best with a lovely playful version of "Frim Fram Sauce".There are some lovely Bossa tracks too with "Quiet Nights" being almost a breathy whisper of a tune and "Walk on by" sounding just as good Brazilian style.
The DVD package also includes interviews with the band members and Diana herself as they discuss their views on Bossa Nova as a music stlye and what made them put the whole concert together in the first place.
A good concert DVD but certainly not the best of Diana Krall by any means.

joyful concert with topmusicians
A very joyful concert of Diana Krall with her top accompanions: JOhn Clayton on bass, Jeff Hamilton on drumms and Anthony Wilson on guitar!
Must have for the krall-fans!

Weakest Krall ever
Unfortunately it seems that Diana Krall's voice is slipping. She misses many notes, lots of false tones, she doesn't seem to be able to hold notes as before. I'm a great fan - love most of her previous output - but this offering is disappointing in the extreme. Sure, the trio are up to it but the voice is the problem. I suggest she takes a bit of time off with her family.