NEW! Diana Krall, Chris Botti and Madeline Peroux

schwarcw
schwarcw Posts: 7,341
edited May 2009 in Music & Movies
These are great new jazz releases and not a peep on the Polk music Forums. I've been listening to all of them and been impressed. I am not ready to do an in depth critique. Anybody else fans of these artists???
Carl

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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited April 2009
    Yes! But I don't have the new albums yet. :(

    I am listening to the new Jane Monheit's, "The Lovers, The Dreamers and Me." I like it and I especially love her "Rainbow Connections."

    Looking forward to buying Krall, Botti, and Peroux down the road. Funds currently tied up due to wife's near-future surgery (preventative but still dangerous).
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited April 2009
    you know I do, Carl. In fact, just ordered the latest Krall's Quiet Nights this afternoon. I'll let you know my impression. Lots of negative review on this, but I gotta have it to review it myself. :0
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,623
    edited April 2009
    schwarcw wrote: »
    These are great new jazz releases and not a peep on the Polk music Forums. I've been listening to all of them and been impressed. I am not ready to do an in depth critique. Anybody else fans of these artists???

    My first impression of the new Diana Krall CD was, "Why is she whispering the songs", since the CD title is, "Quiet Nights", it somewhat makes sense but I prefer Diana when she is belting out the songs. Decent CD though, I like it.
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  • VSchneider
    VSchneider Posts: 443
    edited April 2009
    Hello, Gang!

    I have not been on the site for a while, and came back to see if someone else heard the "Quiet Nights" yet :-D What timing!

    After a long and exhausting day at work, she's magically made it better (or were that the LSi's?) My headache was gone after the first 15 minutes. I have not critically listened to the album yet, but my 1st impression of it as a whole is very pleasant.

    - Val
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited April 2009
    I keep seeing the negative reviews and comments on Quiet Nights, so I have held off ordering it.
    DKG999
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited April 2009
    ok. Got a chance to listen one round of Quiet Nights. It's not a bad album, definitely mellower compared to her other albums. If you heard Jacintha's album, it has those slow, melancholy mood to it, even on the more up-tempo songs. It's not as engaging as her prior albums, but that could be because I only spent one round. It's soothing, borderline elevator music, close to Astrud Gilberto's timing. Perhaps because she was not playing on the piano makes her less involved emotionally. All in all, IMHO it is still worth owning (as if you could rent it)...
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited April 2009
    Fances, the Diana Krall concert disk will be coming out on Blu Ray in June, I think.

    Check out the Chris Botti disk. The concert is also on Blue Ray. The Josh Groban song will hit your heart like dark shadow. Great stuff! So is Madeline Peroux. Love that NO jazz and Billie Holiday voice.
    Carl

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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited April 2009
    I'm a fan of Chris Botti. I've been to 9 of his shows already. I pretty much have all his cd's. Unless I missed one, there are 10 cd's and 3 dvd's. I have a few Diana Krall but no Peroux.

    Joe
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited April 2009
    Cool; I'm a Madeleine Peyroux fan; wasn't aware of this new release.

    I'll have to buy that Diana Krall's CD just because I love Brazilian music.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2009
    Got mine: Diana Krall Live in Rio [Blu Ray]. Very good recording, PQ is detailed, noticing it to be a bit soft in some parts of the show, but that might be due to lighting. It has the same quality as DK Live in Paris. The same top notch crews, and to boot, Paulinho da Costa was playing in his hometown.

    http://www.amazon.com/Diana-Krall-Live-Rio-Blu-ray/dp/B001VS46DM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1243470625&sr=8-2
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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