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I would define myself as an active listener who would try and engage with the beats of the

instruments and try to denote the different intensities and rhythms of sonatas in the symphony. I

chose the performance of Diana Krall and her team that they played at the Festival De Jazz De

San Sebastián in 2008. She played piano and was the lead vocalist of the band, with Anthony

Wilson as the bass guitarist; Robert Hurst as acoustic double bass player and Jeff Hamilton on

drums. Together, they performed a phenomenal jazz melodies of "Let's fall in love" by Ted

Koehler and Harold Arlen; "The look of love" by Burt David and Hal Bacharach; "'Deed I do" by

Walter Hirsch and Fred Rose; "I'll string along with you" by Al Dubin and Harry Warren;

"Exactly like you" by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh; "A case of you"; "Devil may care" by

Bob Dorough and Terrell Kirk; "I was doing all right" by Ira and George Gershwin; "I don't

know enough about you" by Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour. They had inevitably spell bounded

their audience. The team kept the audience entertained by incorporating a plethora of the

orchestral styles ranging from soft to upbeat, produced by different orchestral instruments such

as the strings, brass, and percussion. The pianist and the bass guitarist were placed upfront on the

stage where as the bass player and the drummer was seated at the back.

"Let's fall in love" covered by Diane Krall is originally composed by by Ted Koehler and Harold

Arlen in 1933. The cover adheres to soft strings of the bass guitar and eventually raises its pitch

unanimously with other instruments- piano, drums and bass, at a touch of variety in the tone. The

purpose of this music to indulge hints of little upbeats in the aura and elevate the mood of

audience euphorically with its jazzy swing beat. The volume is maintained to a rather soft tone in

the beginning with a gradual increment making it relative upbeat. The musical form of this song

unfolds elevated and pleasant mood with the harmony of drumming with bass, piano and guitar. 
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Secondly, "The look of love" by Burt David and Hal Bacharach, originally written in 1967 was

also covered by Diane Krall and her team. It is covered beautifully by them with the evident

tinge of original pop music in it. Krall here takes the lead on her piano and wins the hearts of her

audience. She is then joined by her teams to recreate the best jazz cover of this beautiful song.

The original traits of the Bossa Nova rhythm were audible in the song too. The volume is kept at

the an optimal level to pertain the soothing essence of the song. 

Thirdly, Diane Krall adds her jazzy touch along with her team to the original of Walter Hirsch

and Fred Rose, the "'Deed I do", composed and released in 1982. This cover begins directly with

an upbeat start in high pitch with medium tempo but the unparallel unity of the entire team of the

Diane Krall. It adheres to original structure and beats of the songs, however, with an innovation

and the use of limited yet different instruments altogether. Diane Krall and her laudable team

members were inevitably able to maintain the commendable rhythm and melody of the original

song while adding her personal idiosyncrasies to the beat as well.

On the whole, the entire performance of Diane Krall and her team was successful in enthralling

the audience’s attention, with a thoroughly drafted sequence of the songs to keep the crowd

spellbound.