Nana Mouskouri: Nana Swings - Live at Jazzopen Festival

Rating:
Summary: Disappointing DVD debut for Nana
Review: As a recent discoverer of this wonderful singer....her Spanish recordings are my preference..I was glad to have found a DVD on Nana since, as far as I know, no other DVDs of her exist.

The orchestra is wonderful but Ms Mouskouri's performance was a bit disappointing for me. Her voice was a bit thin and weak-sounding (the whole concert is primarily in English)and to make matters worse..on a few of the songs..she is actually reading the lyrics off of a songbook as she sings them....very very distracting and "off-putting" to see her do this..kudos though to a very very nice rendition of OVER THE RAINBOW..

A treat to see Nana on DVD but the performance was not as good as I thought it would be.

Rating:
Summary: Mouskouri No Longer in Her Prime
Review: For the Mouskouri fans especially those who favour her spanish songs, they should look for her " Live at Herod Atticus" filmed in 1984 when she was still in her PRIME.

Even as one of her big fans, I'm not sure if she is a great jazz singer even though she "swings" very well in her own way. I also heard her in the flesh in around 2002: Time spares none...

Do audience in US not have the '84 Recital yet? Don't worry, they will have it soon. It runs almost 2 hrs, some of the songs could be found from "The Passport", but many more equally lovely Spanish songs, little heard of before! Lovely sound and lovely sights.