From: owner-basia-digest To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V1 #226 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Monday, 16 September 1996 Volume 01 : Number 226 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: tomayyto, tomahhhto... Lyrics, we got lyrics, we got lots and lots of lyrics... Re: Lyrics, we got lyrics, we got lots and lots of lyrics... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Dennis J. Majewicz" Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 22:08:42 +0000 Subject: Re: tomayyto, tomahhhto... On Fri, 13 Sep 1996 Diane wrote: > What is "pure" jazz? Big bands? Benny Goodman? Glenn Miller? The Andrew > Sisters? Or is it Al Jolson? Or is it David Sanborn? Earl Klugh? Miles > Davis? Kenny G? Rosemary Clooney? Basia? Herb Alpert? Sade? Peter > White??? (had to get a plug in there somehow!) (heh!) Anita Baker? Aretha > Franklin??? Soul II Soul? Suzanne Ciani? Di, I don't like the comparison to be between "pure" jazz and anything else. Perhaps distinguishing between "traditional" and "modern" (or light) jazz is more appropriate. Pure jazz could include anything that came about from the roots of this truly American art form. I'm not sure that big bands fit in there, though I enjoy the music. But the groundwork was laid by Louis Armstrong and Charlie Parker and Coltrane and Miles and a whole bunch more which I would call traditional jazz musicians. Interestingly, I don't much care for this form of jazz and it's improvisational nature although there are individual pieces here and there that I do enjoy. Funny, the acid jazz CD's that I mentioned originally only have several tracks that I truly enjoy. I wonder what the connection is. Maybe just a lack of familiarity. Your list included a lot of artists that I dearly love to listen to. In addition to Peter and Earl, I would add Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton and Russ Freeman to the guitarist category. I love David Sanborn and Boney James and Grover Washington Jr. I know how you will re-"ack" to this one, but Dave Koz's acoustic album sounds good, too. And Sadao Watanabe and Kirk Whalum. How about Dave Grusin, David Benoit, Bob James, Keiko Matsui, Joe Sample and Bobby Lyle for keyboards? I guess I would put all these (and more, of course) in the modern jazz category. Simon added his suspicion of the acid jazz label in his post. As far as I can see, it seems to be a more aggressive form of the modern jazz I listen to. Maybe it is just a marketing ploy to grab a segment of the buying public that otherwise might ignore the artists. Simon also mentioned the relevance to our beloved Basia in his message citing another CD by Incognito. These performers also appeared on the album "Maysa" last year. You might enjoy that one, Simon. > I realize that doesn't answer your question, Dennis, it only raises > more questions... But... the subject is open to debate! :) Indeed. But in fairness to the others, it probably doesn't belong in this forum. Forgive me for straying. BTW (in keeping with the "prime directive" of this mailing list), regarding Ms T, I am still trying to get Dzien Sie Budzi translated. I was at the in-laws today and my mother and father-in-law, who both speak fluent Polish, had great difficulty with the lyrics. They say much is untranslatable. Perhaps they have been away from Poland too long and new colloqialisms fill the lyrics - I don't know. I must sit down with my neighbors, who came to America more recently, and may have a different grasp of the language. Or maybe Zbigniew can help... :) Dzien drobry, Dennis - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis J. Majewicz Empire Sports Network majewicz@buffnet.net "On the road to a non-linear, tapeless, DIGITAL tomorrow!" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ From: soundman Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 20:12:40 +0000 Subject: Lyrics, we got lyrics, we got lots and lots of lyrics... Someone (I'm embarassed to say that I don't remeember who), was looking for some lyrics the other day for "Masquerade" and "Come to Heaven" (I believe)... Well, something about those two titles finally jogged a circuit in my brain, and I remembered that my Japanese CD-5 single of "More Fire Than Flame" (Sony ESCA-5898, released 10/27/93, as a special advance(!) single, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Tokyo's J-Wave FM station [81.3 on your Japanese radio dial!]) had both tracks added on, with lyrics in the booklet!! So without further adieu (or permission from Basia and Danny, I might add...) here are the official words to each song: MASQUERADE (Trztrzelewska/White/Ross) I've got a friend who had a schoolboy dream He wanted every luxury that money could bring He fancied himself as a King of the castle Impressing all the ladies with the size of his car But none of them would have it They left the morning after As a giver of love he was a walking disaster Who will ever know of this charade Unless you tell us who you really are How far will you go Down a road that's paved with gold but takes away your soul Come to masquerade Keep your heart out of sight You can be a winner A master of disguise Then one night he met a beautiful girl She was a viable concern, he couldn't help thinking But he ran out of small talk and started to panic The comedy was turning into something tragic Never mix business with pleasure You can play them independently but never together Who will ever know of this charade Unless you tell us who you really are How far will you go Down a road that's paved with gold but takes away your soul Come to masquerade Keep your heart out of sight You can be a winner A master of disguise COME TO HEAVEN (Trztrzelewska/White/Ross) Sitting forever, looking at heaven Wanting it so much A born worrier, you better wake up to your heart Or you'll break it, forsake it I can't stand by and let you ruin it We've come so far to be turned down now I'm on your side, I'm a friend To be certain isn't easy anyway Come to heaven I'm waiting, but tomorrow never comes Come to heaven Now or never, just take it Oh baby, you only have to try it once Wanting a miracle, getting too cynical Taking it too far I won't carry you You've got to find out for yourself Like I did, be decided I can't stand by and let you ruin it We've come so far to be turned down now I'm on your side, I'm your friend To be certain isn't easy anyway Come to heaven I'm waiting, but tomorrow never comes Come to heaven Now or never, just take it Oh baby you only have to try it once Now or never may be forever Only now we could be together No time for being clever Gonna stay with you whatever Let's embark on this endeavour Baby it's now or never Come to heaven Oh baby you only have to try it once Well, I think that's about enough unauthorized activity for this post (sorry, Bash and Danny!!). Hope this answers the question effectively, though. Y'know, I'd also like to say that "More Fire Than Flame" was a hell of a lot better choice for a single than the ones that U.S. Epic/550 came up with...(much as I love "Yearning"...). Oh well--- Monday morning quarterbacks, you know. All the best, everybody Kevin (soundman@chatlink.com) ------------------------------ From: dleuty@Onramp.NET (Don Leuty) Date: Mon, 16 Sep 96 03:59:29 GMT Subject: Re: Lyrics, we got lyrics, we got lots and lots of lyrics... > Someone (I'm embarassed to say that I don't remeember who), was looking for some lyrics > the other day for "Masquerade" and "Come to Heaven" (I believe)... > > Thanks, we got Thanks, we got lots and lots of thanks. Vielen Danke, Bolshoe Spacibo, Mucho gracias. Ol' Tex owes ya one. - ---- Don Leuty dleuty@onramp.net dleuty@aol.com 96º8'W 34º11'N ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V1 #226 ***************************