I saw Diana Krall perform in Madrid last September. She had a cold, which was a shame 'cos her voice was a bit strained. Lovely, calm and light stage manner, good rapport with audience, and what I wanted to be my highlight of the evening, A CASE OF YOU, certainly was. I held my breath throughout the whole song. Maybe. I'm biased, but, I don't think Krall put the same emotion into her other songs, OK, they were different, as she did with ACOY. It was clear just how much she adores Joni. The piano on this version is so sublime (but what a helluva player she is), the depth of the emotion, the phrasing, a pure, pure love song.
Unfortunately, unlike the New Zealanders, Kerry, Spaniards do have an annoying habit of coughing, and shifting about in their chairs no matter what type of concert they go to, so that pissed me off a bit, especially since her version of ACOY is sprinkled with wonderful silences. I love Spain, but that's is one of the things I would love to change: behaviour at concerts, films, etc. Someone always has to make a noise!!! Peace gill
