From: owner-harbinger-digest@smoe.org (harbinger-digest) To: harbinger-digest@smoe.org Subject: harbinger-digest V4 #33 Reply-To: harbinger@smoe.org Sender: owner-harbinger-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-harbinger-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk harbinger-digest Friday, March 26 1999 Volume 04 : Number 033 HARBINGER DIGEST To post, mail harbinger@smoe.org To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger-digest To get list info file, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info harbinger-digest Today's Subjects: ---------------- (harbinger) Paula Makes Guest Appearance On New Jazz Album [Kenneth R Car] Re: (harbinger) Paula Makes Guest Appearance On New Jazz Album [Kenneth R] (harbinger) Paula Makes Guest Appearance On New Jazz Album [Kenneth R Car] Re: (harbinger) Paula Makes Guest Appearance On New Jazz Album ["Steve Bo] Re: (harbinger) Paula Makes Guest Appearance On New Jazz Album [Kenneth R] (harbinger) Paula and jazz album [Zia MiChelle Subject: (harbinger) Paula Makes Guest Appearance On New Jazz Album Hey, 'bingers ... Just made a purchase today of a new jazz album which features Paula singing on one track. The album, titled _Moonlighting_, is a new release from a guy named Gary LeMel and the song is the well-known standard "Call Me Irresponsible." I was surprised to find that the track is basically all Paula's. Gary LeMel sings the opening verse and jumps in for a duet on the chorus, but otherwise, Paula does all the lovely, lilting singing on this five-minute-plus track. There's even a minute or so of Paula singing a nice free-form piece of doo-wop scat stuff at the end of the song. Mr. LeMel has a really nice Sinatraesque voice, but -- nice voice aside -- I'm grateful that he allowed Paula to have centerstage. It's almost like LeMel guested on Paula's song. _Moonlighting_ was released by Atlantic Records earlier this month. I checked around and found that the CD is available through CDNow (as well as a few other companies) and is probably easily found in the jazz section of most larger local music stores. Add another jazz piece to Paula's discography! This makes three so far. Hope you all enjoy it as much as I am! :^) Peace. Kenn - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger That's the way to unsub even for poor, benighted AOL users. Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html For This Fire kinda-lyrics write Riphug@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 17:22:54 -0500 From: Kenneth R Carpenter Subject: Re: (harbinger) Paula Makes Guest Appearance On New Jazz Album I wrote: >> Add another jazz piece to Paula's discography! This makes three so far. Actually, this makes four. I had forgotten about the vocals Paula provided on The Mandala Octet's "Das Waldsterben," so with "Call Me Irresponsible," "You've Changed" and "Autumn Leaves" that makes four. "Das Waldsterben" is a study in pain for me. I suppose that's why I blocked it out of my mind. Twenty minutes of acid jazz for about one minute of Paula's vocalizing.... sheer torture. ;^) Peace. Kenn - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger That's the way to unsub even for poor, benighted AOL users. Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html For This Fire kinda-lyrics write Riphug@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 18:05:02 -0500 From: Kenneth R Carpenter Subject: (harbinger) Paula Makes Guest Appearance On New Jazz Album Hey, 'bingers ... Just made a purchase today of a new jazz album which features Paula singing on one track. The album, titled _Moonlighting_, is a new release from a guy named Gary LeMel and the song is the well-known "Call me Irresponsible." - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger That's the way to unsub even for poor, benighted AOL users. Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html For This Fire kinda-lyrics write Riphug@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 15:16:41 PST From: "Steve Bornstein" Subject: Re: (harbinger) Paula Makes Guest Appearance On New Jazz Album Hey Kenn Ever vigilant, eh? I appreciate that. Hope everyone isn't scratching their heads over this. Paula did say many months ago that she wanted to do a jazz album, and these solo shots would seem to indicate she's heading that way. Is the world ready for that? Or does everyone want more of her soul-searching pop/rock? I would hate to see her fall flat after she's built up so much momentum . . and expectations. True fans will stick by her but the general public can be so fickle. Peace JourneyBear Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger That's the way to unsub even for poor, benighted AOL users. Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html For This Fire kinda-lyrics write Riphug@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 19:04:06 -0500 From: Kenneth R Carpenter Subject: Re: (harbinger) Paula Makes Guest Appearance On New Jazz Album Steve wrote: >> Ever vigilant, eh? I appreciate that. I'm glad to know someone else is benefitting from it. :^) Actually, after an obscenely long period of time, I'm only a few more weeks away from having the new Paula site finished. The vigilance with regard to Paula music only stems from wanting the discography to be as complete as possible. Well, that and I love hearing Paula perform jazz. >> Hope everyone isn't scratching their heads over this. Paula did say many months ago >> that she wanted to do a jazz album, and these solo shots would seem to indicate she's >> heading that way. Is the world ready for that? Or does everyone want more of her >> soul-searching pop/rock? I would hate to see her fall flat after she's built up so much >> momentum . . and expectations. True fans will stick by her but the general public >> can be so fickle. I'm guessing that she'll hold off on the jazz album for a little while. I can't see the next album being jazz. That would be way too soon for her recently found fans to handle. I think that most of them would drop her like a hot potato. That might be something she should consider after a few more non-jazz albums. I don't think I'm even ready for a jazz-only album from her. I'm just enjoying these little treats she's giving us along the way. That'll keep me for a long time. Another couple of albums -- Lilith Fair live CDs -- will be coming out this year (allegedly in May when Lilith tiks go on sale) that might feature Paula, but no definite information has been released from Nettwerk or Arista. One of the albums being worked on is supposed to be a jam session album that will feature songs performed off the cuff by various Lilith performers. Apparently this is stuff that never made it to stage. That should be interesting. I'd love to hear the song Paula and Mary Chapin Carpenter performed together at the first Lilith Fair. Anyone remember what that was? Anyway... Peace. Kenn Peace JourneyBear Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger That's the way to unsub even for poor, benighted AOL users. Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html For This Fire kinda-lyrics write Riphug@aol.com - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger That's the way to unsub even for poor, benighted AOL users. Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html For This Fire kinda-lyrics write Riphug@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 19:37:53 -0600 From: Zia MiChelle Subject: (harbinger) Paula and jazz album Hey Harbingers,just me poking my head out to make a few comments. Reading the past few postings I am seeing more and more talk of Paula making a jazz album more than her pop image and I tend tp agree that it will be the fans of her work who didn't jump on the ladder when she starting making the fire that has erupted from "This Fire" and all the hype that has come from "I Don't Wanna Wait" being the Dawson's Creek theme. I am wondering though how the introduction of jazz might be looked upon by Warner Bros. I am looking at this from the things I have seen happen in the music industry with artists being told what they can and can't do artisticlly for example Anything Box in the mid-90's was told to move away from the electronica sound they were known for by their record label and now Sophie B. Hawkins and her third album "Timbre'" are in major delay all because she has chosen to use the rather non-traditional banjo on her CD. I mean it is the musicians choice to take the plunge and dive into a new style but will Paula's label support her if she decides to make such a album?? It is surely something I am not worried about her selling cause there are alot of us who are loyal fans and will stand behind Paula no matter where the doors lead us. That is just my comments.... Until next time ...it is me :) ~ZiaMiChelle~ Be sure to visit my UnOfficial Paula Cole Site at http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Studio/9346/ More things added as I can get em up :) and sign my guestbook!!! - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger That's the way to unsub even for poor, benighted AOL users. Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html For This Fire kinda-lyrics write Riphug@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 21:11:25 -0500 From: Kenneth R Carpenter Subject: Re: (harbinger) Paula and jazz album Unbelievable. An actual thread on Harbinger! And it's even a meaty one! ;^) ZiaMiChelle (hey, Zia!), wrote: >> I mean it is the musicians choice to take the plunge and dive into a new style but will >> Paula's label support her if she decides to make such a album?? It is surely something >> I am not worried about her selling cause there are alot of us who are loyal fans and will >> stand behind Paula no matter where the doors lead us. I wouldn't be surprised to see Warner Bros. support Paula in her desire to release a jazz album. They already have a considerable number of jazz acts on the label and they were, after all, responsible for releasing the film and soundtrack of Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil, which was greatly focused on Johnny Mercer songs. Will the WB support a jazz album from Paula now? Who knows? I doubt it. I can't imagine the label taking that kind of risk this early in their involvement in Paula's career. They've only distributed one album from her so far. It kicked ass and grabbed seven Grammy nominations, but she was also named Best New Artist at the Grammys. That has been the kiss of death for many before her. As such, I would think they would ask her to put out at least one more pop/rock album first. Harbinger wasn't as widely popular when it was released as This Fire (and look how long it took for people to start buying This Fire!) so I can see Warner Bros. viewing Paula's upcoming release as her "sophomore" effort, at least as far as they are concerned. At the end of the day, Imago is still her label. Warner Bros. is simply acting as distributor. Ultimately, Warner is probably going to have a lot more say about what is going to fly and what isn't with regard to the style of music (please refer to the Artist Formerly Known AS Prince). When the risk of failure is lower, I think (ok... I hope) they'll back a jazz CD from Paula all the way. Peace. ~Kenn - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger That's the way to unsub even for poor, benighted AOL users. Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html For This Fire kinda-lyrics write Riphug@aol.com ------------------------------ End of harbinger-digest V4 #33 ******************************