Biréli Lagrene – Gipsy Project: Live In Paris
Picture: C+
Sound: C+ Extras: C Concert: B-
Biréli Lagrene and the Gipsy Project return to DVD with
more laid back Jazz with fancy touches Live In Paris concert taped
October 8th 2004, a few years after the last Gipsy Project DVD we
covered elsewhere on this site. Instead
of two parts, this DVD has a PAL format side and an NTSC format side, both
region free. Just off the bat, the PAL
side has poorer sound, as both sides are offered in Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
with no surrounds again. Both sides are
letterboxed 1.78 X 1, with the NTSC only being very slightly softer than the
PAL side. The one hour, 45 minutes long
show offers only three repeats of the previous program, including:
- Donna
Lee
- Danse
Norvegienne
- Un
Certain Je Ne Sais Quo
- Cherokee
- Nuages
- Mimosa
- Victor
- Place
Du Tertre
- Clair
De Lune
- Troublant Bolero
- Hungaria
- Minor Swing
- Move
- Solo
- Freedom Jazz Dance
- Isn’t She Lovely
The documentary is not bad, but the concert is just not up
to how good the previous taping was.
This one seems a little flatter and the audience reacting
oddly-if-favorably throughout. Extras
include a discography and 27 minutes-long documentary. This one can only be recommended if you
really like the first one that much.
Otherwise, stick with the Live Jazz A Vienne.
- Nicholas Sheffo
