Synopsis
Diana Krall performs "Fly Me To The Moon" in a polished live jazz setting, seated at the piano with her quartet. The video focuses on the musicians, stage atmosphere, and the relaxed interplay between Krall's understated vocal delivery and the band's swinging accompaniment. Rather than using a narrative concept, it presents the song as an intimate concert performance, allowing the arrangement, piano playing, and close rapport between the performers to carry the piece.
Factoids & Trivia
- The performance is presented as a live quartet recording from Las Vegas and was published on Krall's official YouTube channel on November 23, 2009.
- "Fly Me To The Moon" was written by Bart Howard in 1954, originally under the title "In Other Words."
- Krall's version is also associated with the live material recorded at Paris' Olympia in December 2001. The performance was issued on the audio edition of "Live in Paris," although it was not included on the original concert DVD track list.
- The song's connection with space exploration gives Krall's performance an added historical resonance. She later performed it at the 40th anniversary commemoration of the Apollo 11 mission in 2009 and at Neil Armstrong's memorial service in 2012.
- The Las Vegas clip emphasizes the ensemble rather than spectacle, reflecting the traditional jazz-concert format that has remained central to Krall's video performances.