Limited double 180gm vinyl LP pressing g of this 2002 album from the acclaimed vocalist/pianist. Recorded at the historic Olympia Theatre in Paris in November 2001 and backed by her quicksilver combo, Diana Krall's jazz heritage comes through loud and clear on this program of standards, ballads, and bossa nova. Her cool contralto vocals are illuminated by the Orchestre Symphonique European. And the collection concludes with Billy Joel's ""Just the Way You Are"" (a studio track from a film called The Guru). Diana Krall has sold more than six million albums in the US and over 15 million worldwide. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second Jazz artist of the 2000–09 decade, establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time. Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debuting at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums. To date, she has won five Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards. She has also earned nine gold, three platinum, and seven multi-platinum albums.
