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"Chris Botti & Friends Night Sessions: Live In Concert" DVD
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Guide Rating -  
Pros  •  Relaxing and silkily evocative smooth jazz
•  Talented musicians and entertaining performances throughout
•  Terrific guest performances by Sting and Shawn Colvin
Cons  •  Smooth jazz style is highly polished and won't appeal to all tastes
•  Music track sounded re-mixed, video portion looked edited
•  DVD might not be cinematic enough for some tastes
The Bottom Line - I thoroughly enjoyed "Chris Botti & Friends Night Sessions: Live in Concert," trumpeter Chris Botti's concert DVD that also includes guest artists Sting and Shawn Colvin.
 
Product Description
•  Concert DVD of performance at the El Rey theater in Los Angeles by jazz trumpeter Chris Botti and friends
•  DVD includes guest performance by Sting singing "Moon Over Bourbon Street" and "In the Wee Small Hours"
•  DVD includes guest performance by Shawn Colvin singing "All the World Would Envy" and "The Facts About Jimmy"
 
 
Reviewed by Ivana Redwine

"Chris Botti & Friends Night Sessions: Live In Concert" DVD
I thoroughly enjoyed the silkily evocative smooth jazz on the "Chris Botti & Friends Night Sessions: Live in Concert" DVD. However, I'll admit that occasionally some of the music sounded a little too much like a slick movie score or innocuous bookstore background music. But I liked what Botti did with "Why Not," and I loved Sting's performance of "Moon Over Bourbon Street" and Shawn Colvin's performance of "All the World Would Envy." Although Chris Botti's smooth jazz style is highly polished and won't appeal to all tastes, I highly recommend this concert DVD.

The performances on "Chris Botti & Friends Night Sessions: Live In Concert" DVD include:

• "Lisa"
• "Streets Ahead"
• "Miami Overnight"
• "In the Wee Small Hours" (With Sting)
• "All the World Would Envy" (With Shawn Colvin)
• "Alone in the City"
• "Regroovable"
• "Easter Parade"
• "Why Not"
• "Steps of Positano"
• "Moon Over Bourbon Street" (With Sting)
• "The Facts About Jimmy" (With Shawn Colvin)
• "Blue Horizon"

Special Features on DVD:
• Interviews With Chris, Sting and Shawn Colvin
• Video Profile of Chris Botti
• Photo Gallery
• 5.1 Recording (Audio Only) of "Through an Open Window"
• Digitally Mastered
• Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
• PCM Stereo
• Interactive Menus
• Biography

   
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