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 Peter Cincotti, Live in New YorkMar 13, 2010
"This is a great deal! This set is better than any of my Michael Buble takes! I have not been unhappy with any purchases from Amazon in 6 years! Peter really does a great job on this CD. The dvd is excellent, and early into it you, you can see that the editing was very critical to the quality of the sound. Filmed in the neighborhood he grew up in, the street noise is gone, and the overlay of the music to the actual performance is perfect.
After buying Peter's latest CD "East of Angel Town" last January,09 at Amazon's recommendation; I was hooked on Peter Cincotti. The only key board artist who has this much savvy,(to me) is David Sancious.
I came back this year to purchase any work I could find of Cincotti's. Amazon had it all, at a great price!
Barry K. Snyder, International Master Artist, Musician, Designer
 Audio is great, Video terribleAug 18, 2009
I couldn't wait to get the Peter Cincotti Live in New York DVD. The reviews here were good. The audio was really the best quality I've heard. The mix was excellent considering it was done outdoors. My biggest gripe is the way the video was done. It is very tiring on the eyes when every 3 to 5 seconds the scene switches and most of the time it is in and out of focus. Certainly, the technique such as going to a soft out of focus to another scene is a common transition but these out of focus scenes were not intentional. Most, if not all video was done using hand held cameras, constantly moving around so you never get to settle in to watch a great performance. It's like watching home video. The video editors are trying to show us how fancy they can get but it doesn't work for me. It seems to me that the video people should go back to doing weddings and Peter Cincotti should find himself a professional team that knows how to produce a video that he could be proud of.
AmazingJun 15, 2009
This is the most amazing DVD musical recording I have ever heard and watched. Cincotti is an awsome talent, and Monster Music has produced an absolute gem. I saw Peter live at Jazz Alley in Seattle a few years ago when he was still at Columbia University and was hooked. But this album is just so much fun to watch. And it's very emotional. The band is world class. Everything about this video is world class. Finally, the HiDef video and surround sound audio sets it apart from most other music DVD's. And Peter's "I Love Paris" alone is worth the price of the album.
 "POP JAZZ AT IT'S BEST!!!"Apr 04, 2009
CINCOTTI IS A FINE SINGER/PIANIST/ARRANGER/WRITER OF SONGS/ THE OTHER ARRANGERS ALSO DO A FINE JOB.(STRINGS/BRASS) I GIVE THE CD;*****. **** FOR THE DVD. IT WOULD HAVE GOTTEN FIVE STARS
IF THEY DIDN'T USE THE MTV STYLE OF CAMERA WORK.(A DIFFERENT SHOT EVERY 7 TO 10 SECONDS.)
PETERS GUYS GET MORE SOLO WORK ON THE DVD. SCOTT KREITZER'S TIGHT MUSCULAR TENOR IS ON
TARGET THROUGH OUT. PETER HAS A COUPLE OF PIANO SOLO'S I LIKE;"I LOVE PARIS"/"CHEROKEE".
GREAT HD&SOUND! THIS DVD/CD IS GOING TO GET A LOT OF PLAY ON MY SONY.
BY THE WAY,THERE IS SOME NICE EYE CANDY ON THE ROOF WHERE PETER AND HIS GROUP ARE PLAYING.
LOTTA MUSICAL GOODIES HERE! PS. INCLUDES LIBRETTO+INTERVIEW.
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Musical Gift From The UniverseJan 28, 2009
Yesterday was my lucky day! Out on a walk (and out of the blue)
I found this DVD/CD package, still shrink-wrapped, on a street
corner along with other stuff someone had left there.
As I love music and especially watching it performed,
I snapped it up. I had never heard of Peter Cincotti
before, but the cover looked very promising. This is
one case where the contents more than live up to the
cover!
I played the DVD that evening. I listened to all the songs,
including the bonus tracks. Then I listened to all the main songs
and a couple of the bonus tracks again. I couldn't believe my
luck in finding this gem. A musical gift from the universe, indeed!
This is not just good music, it's transcendent. Peter and
his band work beautifully together. Someone here posted
that Peter's inspiration is what makes it happen. He sure
is doing something right--they all are!
I enjoy all the songs, and in particular
Peter's songs, On The Moon and He's Watching.
I did a bit of digging today, and learned that (like myself) Peter is a Cancer sun sign (July 11), ruled by the Moon. So appropriate!
The genre of the music is hard to categorize. Bluesy,jazzy... the most apt
label I can come up with is "trippy."
Peter's piano playing is mind-boggling, his singing smooth and expressive, and his energy and enjoyment are infectious, I found myself laughing
along with him at certain high points.
I am very grateful that I (literally) found this, and I look forward to
hearing and seeing much more from this prodigiously talented young man and
his amazing band.
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