Personnel: Ina Zdorovetchi (harp); Bonnie Bewick, Michael Rosenbloom, Lisa Crockett, Vyachaslav Uritsky, Si Jing, Ronald Khudsen, Nancy Bracken, Joseph Scheer, Ikuko Mizuno, Glen Cherry, Aza Raykhtsaum, Alexander Velinzon, Wendy Putnam, Gerald Elias, Huang, James Cooke, Tatiana Dimitriades, Sheila Fiekowsky, Jason Horowitz, Bo Youp Hwang, Elita Kang, Xin Ding, Joseph McGauley (violin); Rebecca Gitter, Marc Jeanneret, Cathy Basrak, Rachel Fagerburg, Mark Ludwig, Kazuko Matsusaka, Lisa Suslowicz, Michael Zaretsky (viola); Alexandre Lecarme, Mihail Jojatu, Blaise Dejardin, Adam Esbensen, Jonathan Miller, Mickey Katz, Ronald Lowry, Andrew Pearce (cello); Cynthia Meyers, Linda Toote (flute); Michael Wayne, Thomas Martin , Craig Nordstrom (clarinet); Robert Sheena (oboe, English horn); Mark McEwan (oboe); Gregg Henegar, Richard Ranti (bassoon); Benjamin Wright, Bruce Hall, Richard Kelley (trumpet, flugelhorn); Kate Gascoigne, Jane Sebring, Jonathan Menkis, Jason Snider (French horn); Toby Oft, John Faeita, Douglas Yeo (trombone); Dennis Nulty (tuba); Todd Seeber, Randall Zigler, Joseph Holt, James Orleans, Lawrence Wolf, Dennis Roy (double bass); Timothy Genis (timpani); Lee Vinson, Will Hudgins, Ricardo Monzon (percussion).

Audio Mixer: Allen Sides.

Audio Remasterer: Robert Vosgien.

Recording information: Symphony Hall, Boston Mas.

Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra.

A sequel of sorts to Chris Botti's 2006 PBS special, LIVE WITH ORCHESTRA & SPECIAL GUESTS, the September 2008 event LIVE IN BOSTON found the sartorially splendid cool jazz trumpeter accompanied by the Boston Symphony and a collection of celebrity vocalists. Also available as a DVD, the concert delivers an overview of popular music, with jazz standards like "I've Got You Under My Skin" right alongside "Ave Maria" and Sting's "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You." Whether featuring rocker Steven Tyler, AMERICAN IDOL chanteuse Katharine McPhee, or pop-opera superstar Josh Groban, all the tunes are presented in Botti's inimitable, Chet Baker-influenced uber-smooth style.