Live in Paris (Diana Krall album)
Live in Paris is the first live album and video album by Canadian singer Diana Krall. It was released on October 1, 2002, by Verve Records. The album was recorded during Krall's sold-out concert at Paris's Olympia from November 29 to December 2, 2001, and includes songs from her albums Only Trust Your Heart, , When I Look in Your Eyes, and The Look of Love. In the United States alone, the album has sold over 500,000 copies while the video has sold over 200,000 copies. The album won the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album and the 2003 Juno Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year. Billboard ranked the album at number eight on the magazine's Top Jazz Albums of the Decade.
Reception
Christopher Loudon of JazzTimes wrote, "I'm guessing that producer Tommy LiPuma, sage pulse-taker that he is, recognized it was high time for Krall to get back to basics. If so, 10 points for Tommy. Apart from the presence, on two of the album's 11 tracks, of the syrupy but subdued Orchestre Symphonique Europeen, Live in Paris features the British Columbia beauty stripped bare, passion fully exposed, intensity cranked to 11. Raw, unplugged, pure. Krall 101".Nail Gader of The Absolute Sound stated, "Surfaces are dead quiet, and the LP is lighter on its feet, more layered, airier, finer grained, and more transparent. Live in Paris is a great addition to a choice LP collection".
Jeff Cebulski of Paste commented, "In the meantime, Krall croons blue notes heretofore reserved for Cassandra Wilson, whispers wispy ballads, and even scats a bit—a welcome return to her early form, before market-driven pressures took over".
Track listing
CD
DVD and Blu-ray
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the Canadian edition of Live in Paris.Musicians
- Diana Krall – vocals, piano ; Fender Rhodes
- Anthony Wilson – guitar
- John Clayton – bass
- Jeff Hamilton – drums
- Alan Broadbent – music direction, conducting
- Orchestre Symphonique Européen – orchestra
- John Pisano – acoustic guitar
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone solo
- Rob Mounsey – additional keyboards
- Christian McBride – bass
- Lewis Nash – drums
- Luis Quintero – percussion
- Ron Escheté – guitar
Technical
- Tommy LiPuma – production
- Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
- Steve Genewick – engineering assistance
- Bill Smith – Pro Tools engineering
- Aya Takemura – second engineer
- Brian Montgomery – second engineer
- Andy Sarroff – mix engineering
- Jill Dell'Abate – production coordination
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Robert Hadley – mastering
Artwork
- Hollis King – art direction
- Paul Lombardi – design
- Rika Ichiki – design
- Donna Ranieri – photography production
- Bruce Weber – cover photography
- Steve Lewis – back cover photography
- Peter Rad – inside booklet and tray photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Album| Chart | Peak position |
Video
| Chart | Peak position |
| US Top Music Videos | 1 |
Year-end charts
Album| Chart | Position |
| Australian Jazz & Blues Albums | 6 |
| French Albums | 125 |
| US Top Jazz Albums | 3 |
| Chart | Position |
| Australian Jazz & Blues Albums | 4 |
| US Top Jazz Albums | 2 |
| Chart | Position |
| US Top Jazz Albums | 4 |
Certifications
AlbumVideo