Live in Boston

by Chris Botti

Overview

Chris Botti in Boston features trumpeter Chris Botti along with a bevy of name artists performing live with the Boston Pops Orchestra at Symphony Hall in 2008. Fully documented as a concert film and album, the night is an intimate and soulful birds-eye view of the supple-toned trumpeter who has grown into his role as a virtuoso since his time backing up Sting -- who of course appears here. Perhaps it isn't surprising then the concert is subtly reminiscent of Sting's own classic coming of age concert moment Bring on the Night. If Sting's 1986 show was an attempt to reintroduce himself to the world as a pop-cum-jazz artist, then Botti's 2008 show is clearly a showcase for the one-time smooth jazz wunderkind to fully represent himself as the eye of his own crossover storm. Having never fully embraced the synthetic vibe of the smooth jazz sound, Botti has spent his time since 2004's massively popular When I Fall in Love creating his own organic, acoustic and "straight-ahead" crossover jazz. In the context of contemporary smooth jazz, Botti's retro-gesture is actually kind of innovative. Clearly owing a heavy debt to legendary trumpeter Miles Davis, Botti not only surrounds himself with the elegant, live Boston Pops Orchestra, but has hired some of the most heavy-hitting rhythm section players on the scene with drummer Billy Kilson, bassist Robert Hurst, pianist Billy Childs, guitarist Mark Whitfield, and others. The result clearly pulls much inspiration from Davis' work with Gil Evans -- he even plays "Flamenco Sketches" -- but never seems to belabor the comparison. Similarly, Botti's choice of guest artists including vocalist Josh Groban, violinist Lucia Micarelli, and even rocker Steven Tyler always appears genuinely considered based on Botti's own musical taste. And although pairing the elegant cellist Yo-Yo Ma with Botti is somewhat of a no-brainer, their work together here, much like the entire concert itself, is never less than breathtaking. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/2009
Label:	Columbia / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	0886973873526
Rank:	5208

Tracks

1. Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6)
2. When I Fall in Love, song
3. Seven Days, song
4. Emmanuel, for saxophone & orchestra
5. I've got you under my skin, song (from the film "Born to Dance")
6. Nuovo Cinema Paradiso - Love Theme (for the film Cinema Paradiso)
7. Broken Vow, song
8. Flamenco Sketches
9. Glad to Be Unhappy, song (from "On Your Toes")
10. Hallelujah, song
11. Smile (as used in the film "Modern Times" ) (spurious; by Geoffrey Persons)
12. If I Ever Lose My Faith in You, song
13. Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partir¿¿), song

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Chris Botti   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Alexander Velinzon   Violin
Blaise Dejardin   Cello
Dennis Nulty   Tuba
Glen Cherry   Violin
Ikuko Mizuno   Violin
Ina Zdorovetchi   Harp
Jane Sebring   French Horn
John Faeita   Trombone
Joseph Scheer   Violin
Lee Vinson   Percussion
Marc Jeanneret   Viola
Mihail Jojatu   Cello
Nancy Bracken   Violin
Randall Zigler   Double Bass
Rebecca Gitter   Viola
Ronald Khudsen   Violin
Joseph Holt   Double Bass
Kate Gascoigne   French Horn
Jonathan Miller   Cello
Mark McEwen   Oboe
Adam Esbensen   Cello
Richard Ranti   Bassoon
Jim Gable   Director
Douglas Yeo   Trombone
Thomas Martin   Clarinet
Mara Stephens   Piano
Robert Sheena   Oboe,Horn (English)
Russ Irwin   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Gregg Henegar   Bassoon
John Mayer   Vocals,Featured Artist
Bruce Hall   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Dennis Roy   Double Bass
Josh Groban   Vocals,Featured Artist
Huang   Violin
Robert Hurst   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Joseph McGauley   Violin
Mark Stephens   Piano
Jason Snider   French Horn
Lisa Suslowicz   Viola
Mickey Katz   Cello
Michael Wayne   Clarinet
Sting   Vocals,Featured Artist
Bonnie Bewick   Violin
Keith Lockhart   Conductor
Billy Childs   Piano
James Cooke   Violin
Sheila Fiekowsky   Violin
Boston Pops Orchestra   Ensemble,Orchestra
Mark Whitfield   Guitar
Michael Zaretsky   Viola
Linda Toote   Flute
Yo-Yo Ma   Cello,Featured Artist
Lisa Crockett   Violin
Michael Rosenbloom   Violin
Steven Tyler   Vocals,Featured Artist
Sy Smith   Featured Artist
Kazuko Matsusaka   Viola
Billy Childs Trio   Piano
Billy Kilson   Drums
Tatiana Dimitriades   Violin
Cathy Basrak   Viola
Gerald Elias   Violin
Alexandre Lecarme   Cello
Lawrence Wolf   Double Bass
Xin Ding   Violin
James Orleans   Double Bass
Katharine McPhee   Vocals,Featured Artist
Rachel Fagerburg   Viola
Ronald Lowry   Cello
Mark Ludwig   Viola
Elita Kang   Violin
Richard Kelley   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Craig Nordstrom   Clarinet
Si Jing   Violin
Timothy Genis   Timpani
Toby Oft   Trombone
Todd Seeber   Double Bass
Vyachaslav Uritsky   Violin
Wendy Putnam   Violin
Will Hudgins   Percussion
Andrew Pearce   Cello
Aza Raykhtsaum   Violin
Jason Horowitz   Violin
Lucia Micarelli   Violin,Featured Artist
Bo Youp Hwang   Violin
Jonathan Menkis   French Horn
Ricardo Monzon   Percussion
Dominic Miller   Guitar,Featured Artist
Benjamin F. Wright   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Cynthia Meyers   Flute

Technical Credits

Evan Barker   Arranger,Adaptation
Gerrit Kinkel   Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Harley J. Neumann   Business Consultant
Marc Schulman   Arranger
Archie Castillo   Management
Ann Kim   Producer
Jim Gable   Producer
Matt Evers   Management,Production Coordination
Gene Salomon   Legal Advisor
Gayle Holcomb   Booking
Jeff Richter   Editing
Charlie Chaplin   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
John Mayer   Photography
Gil Goldstein   Arranger
Jeremy Lubbock   Arranger
Robert Vosgien   Mastering,Remastering
Phil Gitomer   Digital Editing
Walter Afanasieff   Composer
Miles Davis   Composer
Michel Colombier   Composer
Lucio Quarantotto   Composer
Sting   Composer
Steve Genewick   Recording,Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Billy Childs   Arranger,Composer
Lara Fabian   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Ennio Morricone   Composer
David Hewitt   Recording,Audio Engineer,Remote Technician
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Mark Schulman   Arranger
Jeremy Plotnikoff   Tour Manager
James Phillips   Composer,Composer
Geoffrey Parsons   Composer
Al Schmitt   Recording,Audio Engineer
Francesco Sartori   Composer
Victor Young   Composer
Jorge Calandrelli   Arranger
Bobby Colomby   Producer,Management,Music Production Supervisor
Billy Childs Trio   Arranger
Leonard Cohen   Composer
Sting International   Composer
William Ross   Arranger
Franz Schubert   Composer
Allen Sides   Mixing,Recording,Audio Engineer
Andrea Morricone   Composer
Leann Mueller   Photography
David Bett   Art Direction
Ned Doyle   Producer
Brad Dechter   Arranger,Orchestration
Chris Botti   Arranger,Composer
Cole Porter   Composer