From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V2 #11 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Tuesday, January 14 1997 Volume 02 : Number 011 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Hello goobers Phil, Burt and Di [none] Comments on WOM Re: Comments on WOM Re: Phil, Burt and Di ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 08:17:26 -0500 From: NCR Subject: Hello goobers Since the first of December I've moved from the snow of the North = Carolina mountains back to the beaches of Flordia (sorry Jacki, I'm = still more than 30 minutes from Orlando), thrown a TV sales department = out of its offices, helped put together a new news deparatment, and put = it on the air. So there was no time for Roach Ravings until this weekend. I've downloaded "WaterS of March" and, of course, now must find a copy. = As for understanding the words, I've got versions by Tom Jobim and Gal = Costa, and Jobim and Ellis Regina, and the words are difficult to = understand there, too.=20 As for midi versions of Basia songs - I've tried a couple, including a = version of "WaterS of March" and ran into a huge problem. One of the = characteristics of Basia's work is the way she layers her vocals. In one = interview, she says she records vocals in the control room, where she = can change the effects on her voice as she records. How does one get a = similar layered sound in midi? Roach, does the midi file you have do = this? un abrazo juan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 08:07:05 -0600 From: Larry Lipman Subject: Phil, Burt and Di He's Baaccckkk! After a long and lazy vacation, complete with a three-day business trip to sunny Miami, followed by a two-day light snow in Memphis, well...how could the year start off any better! Phil: My parents were going out of town and asked me to record the Bachrach/Warwick special for them. Alas, my VCR picked that very show to go on the blink. Any chance I could grab a copy from you? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Larry Lipman - ------------------------------------------------------------ Division Coordinator; Recording Studio Manager - ------------------------------------------------------------ The University of Memphis Commercial Music Program Campus Box 526546 232 CFA Building Memphis, TN 38152-6546 (901) 678=2559 [min. 6 rings to voice mail] FAX: (901) 678=5118 Internet: Llipman@admin1.memphis.edu ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 08:19:38 -0600 From: Larry Lipman Subject: [none] Just downloaded clips of "Angles Blush" and "Waters of March." WOM is famous hit of Sergio Mendez and Brazil '66! I think I have an old vinyl greatest hits with that cut on it. I'll check it out and report back ASAP. "Angels" is making me crazy 'cause I don't have the whole thing! :( :( :( :( ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Larry Lipman - ------------------------------------------------------------ Division Coordinator; Recording Studio Manager - ------------------------------------------------------------ The University of Memphis Commercial Music Program Campus Box 526546 232 CFA Building Memphis, TN 38152-6546 (901) 678=2559 [min. 6 rings to voice mail] FAX: (901) 678=5118 Internet: Llipman@admin1.memphis.edu ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jan 97 17:33:56 EST From: A-C MEXICANA <74173.3042@CompuServe.COM> Subject: Comments on WOM I'm not an expert, but I realize that many members of the list are not aware that Waters of March is a remake of a very important brazilian bossanova song originally released in the mid 70's, written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and sung by Ellis Regina. This song writer along with several others (Vinicio de Moraes, Joao Gilberto, Baden Powell, etc. ) created a new musical style called "bossa nova" that came from the fusion of the samba and the jazz among others; probably the most known song from this composer and style is "The Girl from Ipanema". It is clear for me that Basia, born in Poland, who lived in US, current resident of UK, frecuent visitor to the olive trees in the south of France, and highly popular in Japan, is fascinated by this rythm and those artists, since many of her songs are influenced by braziliann rythms as well for other latin styles like caribbean salsa and even spanish music. In that sense I think that the Basia & Danny duo are one of the first "global" artists that perform a music which is "unclassificable" under normal commercial standards. What do you think? Regards, Nicolas Montelongo San Luis Potosi, Mexico ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 16:08:02 -0700 (MST) From: David Cervantes Subject: Re: Comments on WOM I'm glad somebody else wrote this message. I was surprised at everyone else's surprise when they discovered "Waters of March." I myself sent a post or two some time back on the song, which I have by Regina et al. and by Dionne Warwick, who did a nice Brazilian album, "Aquarela do Brasil," a couple of years ago. I LOVE Brazilian music, and when I first heard our Miss T on the radio seven years ago, I thought it was the music I'd waited all my life to hear. How's that for a heavy thought? I don't think Basia says anywhere on her video exactly why she loves the samba rhythms so much. She's talked about Motown and jazz, but not sambas, or am I wrong? Oh well, as long as she continues in that style, I'm happy. Talk to you all later. On 13 Jan 1997, A-C MEXICANA wrote: > I'm not an expert, but I realize that many members of the list are not aware > that Waters of March is a remake of a very important brazilian bossanova song > originally released in the mid 70's, written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and sung by > Ellis Regina. This song writer along with several others (Vinicio de Moraes, > Joao Gilberto, Baden Powell, etc. ) created a new musical style called "bossa > nova" that came from the fusion of the samba and the jazz among others; probably > the most known song from this composer and style is "The Girl from Ipanema". It > is clear for me that Basia, born in Poland, who lived in US, current resident > of UK, frecuent visitor to the olive trees in the south of France, and highly > popular in Japan, is fascinated by this rythm and those artists, since many of > her songs are influenced by braziliann rythms as well for other latin styles > like caribbean salsa and even spanish music. In that sense I think that the > Basia & Danny duo are one of the first "global" artists that perform a music > which is "unclassificable" under normal commercial standards. > What do you think? > > Regards, > > > Nicolas Montelongo > San Luis Potosi, Mexico > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 21:08:59 -0500 From: "Phil Hall" Subject: Re: Phil, Burt and Di - ---------- > From: Larry Lipman > To: basia@smoe.org > Subject: Phil, Burt and Di > Date: Monday, January 13, 1997 9:07 AM > > He's Baaccckkk! > After a long and lazy vacation, complete > with a three-day business trip to sunny > Miami, followed by a two-day light snow > in Memphis, well...how could the year > start off any better! And he lived to tell about it. > > Phil: > My parents were going out of town and asked > me to record the Bachrach/Warwick special for them. > Alas, my VCR picked that very show to go on the > blink. Any chance I could grab a copy from you? > Not a problem. Send me a blank VHS cassette: 35 Meader Street; North Berwick, ME 03906. Your parents, Right!:) Phil (showing remarkable restraint from making miraculous comparisons between B&D and D&B) ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V2 #11 **************************