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alanB

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DVD: Diana Krall - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
« on: November 12, 2007, 08:21:18 pm »
Got this on Saturday.  Played it on my new Panasonic plasma screen via cheap Pioneer 355 DVD player, Valve Audio Predator amp and Sonor Audio Cadence speakers (stereo).

I have a few of Diana's CD's but this is my 1st DVD of her.

I was pleased with the quality both of the the visuals which played at 480i resolution via my cheap Pioneer DVD (via component).  The camera work is good and the lighting pleasing.  I especially enjoyed the vertical shot of her hands when she was getting stuck into the piano solo's.

Audio repoduction was probably the best I've heard from the cheap Pioneer.  Not nearly as "thin" sound as is usually the case from other DVD sound tracks.  (Clearly I'll have to upgrade my DVD player soon to match the quality of my screen and my CD player, although I havent found anyone brave enough to recommend a match for the Electrocompaniet CD player in DVD with respect to sound quality).

Tracks I particularly liked were:
3 Stop This World
4 The Girl in the Other Room
5 Abandoned Masqurade
7 Temptation
9 Devil May Care (not quite as good an interpretation as that of her "Live in Paris" Album, I'll have to get that DVD now as well because thats one of my favourites off that album).
10 Black Crow
11 Narrow Daylight

Not having seen her perform live before it was nice to get an insight into her character, as well physically see what an accomplished pianist she is (something you tend to not realise without seeing her perform, because her voice tends to overshadow her piano in pure CD).

Just wish I had an audiophile level DVD player as I said to do this DVD justice. 

Can highly recommend it.

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Re: DVD: Diana Krall - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2007, 08:19:20 am »
" (Clearly I'll have to upgrade my DVD player soon to match the quality of my screen and my CD player, although I havent found anyone brave enough to recommend a match for the Electrocompaniet CD player in DVD with respect to sound quality)."

In their new more entry level range (a relative term) EC have a DVD player....

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Re: DVD: Diana Krall - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2007, 01:56:04 pm »
Hi alanB. Do yourself a big favour and buy the Diana Krall Live in Paris DVD. Absolutely stunning performance (fellow artists are SMOKIN HOT) and good sound and visuals. You should see Jeff Hamilton on Devil May Care....

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Re: DVD: Diana Krall - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2007, 01:55:16 pm »
Hi alanB. Do yourself a big favour and buy the Diana Krall Live in Paris DVD. Absolutely stunning performance (fellow artists are SMOKIN HOT) and good sound and visuals. You should see Jeff Hamilton on Devil May Care....
Ditto, awesome performance.
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Re: DVD: Diana Krall - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2007, 03:54:52 pm »
Rumour has it she might be coming to good old S.A.
And she is such a sensual babe  :-* :-* :-* :-*

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Re: DVD: Diana Krall - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2007, 06:29:28 am »
Rumour has it she might be coming to good old S.A.
And she is such a sensual babe  :-* :-* :-* :-*
Please tell us more, I will kill to see her live.
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Re: DVD: Diana Krall - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2007, 08:16:53 am »
I don't know if I am at liberty to share all the details,but I can assure you that if all sponsorhips come through we will soon see this lady here.
Nice avatar you have there oradba69  :)

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Re: DVD: Diana Krall - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2007, 08:24:48 am »
Nice avatar you have there oradba69  :)

Oradba69?? Why did you choose that name "Mr Standman"?  ;)

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Re: DVD: Diana Krall - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
« Reply #8 on: December 20, 2007, 08:53:15 am »
I don't know if I am at liberty to share all the details,but I can assure you that if all sponsorhips come through we will soon see this lady here.
Nice avatar you have there oradba69  :)
Wow to see Diana live will be awesome keep us(me) posted .
HeHe yes thought you would like it but suppose you dont like the silver though  ;)
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Re: DVD: Diana Krall - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2007, 09:34:51 am »
Oradba69?? Why did you choose that name "Mr Standman"?  ;)
Long story that started about 10 years ago when I was looking for a name to register an email address. I tried Oradba (standing for Oracle Dba) but was taken so I started adding numbers at the end. When I got to 14 or 15 I decided stuff that and went for the 'lekker' number 69  ;) So oradba69 was born.
I stick to that wherever I register because I am very bad to remember stuff.
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Re: DVD: Diana Krall - Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2008, 02:23:32 pm »
Any further news on DK visiting - would not miss it for the world! ;D