From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2003 #24 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/joni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Sunday, January 12 2003 Volume 2003 : Number 024 Sign up now for JoniFest 2003! http://www.jonifest.com ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Best 10 CD's of 2002 [] Re: Dan Fogelberg & Woody Allen (NJC) [] Today in History: January 12 [ljirvin@jmdl.com] Today's Library Links: January 12 [ljirvin@jmdl.com] Re: Best 10 CD's of 2002 [KJHSF@aol.com] Re: BBC Travelogue Review [Bobsart48@aol.com] Joni moment included in VH1 special [BRYAN8847@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:38:46 +0800 (PHT) From: Subject: Re: Best 10 CD's of 2002 responding late to posts: my top CDs for 2002 (some are old albums which i just bought in CD format) 1) caecilie norby - first conversation (a danish jazz singer who reminds you of the exquisite phrasing of nancy wilson [not of "heart" fame] and the musical insouciance of an anita o'day. 2) 8 mile soundtrack (a direct result of watching curtis hanson's "8 mile" starring eminem where rap and hip hop were placed in its rightful context, and how i love the album with performances from eminem to macy gray; thanks vince for the encouragement) 3) dave brubeck - young lions and old tigers (a collaboration project with the piano impressionism of brubeck as framed in the dynamism of guest artists from christian mcbride to george shearing to gerry mulligan to jon hendricks) 4) dizzy gillespie - bird songs (his final live performance in the blue note with the horn players he was with for the last 4-5 decades of his prolific life; the master of afro-cuban music played mostly charlie parker songs and a very ingenious "tunisian fantasy" that had bobby mcferrin's pliant vocals channelling clark terry's trumpet) 5) julia fordham - concrete love (the lowest contralto in contemporary pop music this side of alison limerick, cleo laine and patti cathcart; beautiful ballads in sparse musical setting that showcased the depth of this woman's voice; with larry klein's arrangement) 6) eva cassidy - time after time (sweet rendition of songs that does not betray their integrity; a classic display of good singing and a great album no serious collector should be without) 7) pat metheny - speaking of now (creative, inventive, superlative; thanks to fred simon's early reviews that led me to get this) 8) ann sally - voyage (an engaging voice that is so immersed in the bossa nova idiom; very unaffected just like most singers singing in portuguese; reminds you of astrud, elis regina and gal costa even if she is korean; her version of "all i want" is beautiful in its simplicity) 9) shirley horn - you're my thrill (slow-burning ballads in an impossibly slow pace; haunting vibrato-less voice of someone who seems to have lived through the songs she is singing about; done with little drama but when listened at 2-3AM could be a heady experience) 10) kings of convenience - quiet is the new loud (guitar-driven musical outing from two danish talents; almost sombre; at times heartbreakingly direct; a type of singing that you usually heard people do when they are alone and doing something manual; no-frills) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:57:37 +0800 (PHT) From: Subject: Re: Dan Fogelberg & Woody Allen (NJC) I am not sure I watched all of Woody Allen films with Louise Lasser in it, but it sounds like BANANAS... Satirical, funny Woody at the threshold of his funniest films. I thought WA lost his touch after ANNIE HALL, but CRIMES AN MISDEMEANORS, HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, DECONSTRUCTING HARRY and the underrated HUSBANDS AND WIVES (with the great Judy Davis) are particularly good. His other films like SLEEPER, ZELIG and PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO are also good. Everytime I remember the scene between Dianne Wiest and John Cusack in BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, it never fails to make me smile. Cusack as a young writer told Wiest that he is writing a play for her on Broadway, and she said: "You are writing one for me? Awww, I am flattered that a writer will write a play with me in mind... who am I anyway... I am just a ... Broadway legend!" > We happened upon the middle of a Woody Allen movie last night and I'm > wondering if one of the WA afficionados on the list would be able to > tell me which one it was. It was quite old, with Louise Lasser, his > former wife, as his girlfriend. Just hysterical when she breaks up > with him. She says she wants to go off and help poor people, go help > people with leprosy, live in a leper colony. In desperation, Woody > says something along the lines of, "Leprosy! I love leprosy! Leprosy, > cholera, I love all the major skin diseases ..." We were laughing so > hard. Then the scene switches to him going to some South American town > called San Marcos where he becomes the patsy of their dictator and they > are trying to kill him ... he wakes up from being knocked unconscious, > feels the back of his head where he got butted with a gun, and says, > "No more Polish women!" We had to go to bed finally but we were > reviewing lines while going to sleep. I guess it's Woody when I found > him funny, as some people say they liked Joni best with the first few > albums (not my opinion, but from the outfits sported by some of the > audience members I've seen at her concerts, I'd say they're lookin' for > her to 'paint a Starry Night again, man!') ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 02:00:40 -0500 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today in History: January 12 1986: Joni was interviewed at WNEW-FM. - ---- For a comprehensive reference to Joni's appearances, consult Joni Mitchell ~ A Chronology of Appearances: http://www.jonimitchell.com/appearances.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 02:00:40 -0500 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Library Links: January 12 On January 12 the following items were published: 1969: "The Miami Festival: An Inspired Bag of Pop" - New York Times (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=824 1986: "New York Interview" - WNEW-FM (Interview - Audio Transcription) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=728 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 02:18:54 EST From: KJHSF@aol.com Subject: Re: Best 10 CD's of 2002 In a message dated 1/12/2003 1:39:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, jpalis@kssp.upd.edu.ph writes: > 10) kings of convenience - quiet is the new loud > (guitar-driven musical outing from two danish talents; almost sombre; at > times heartbreakingly direct; a type of singing that you usually heard > people do when they are alone and doing something manual; no-frills) > Yes! These guys are a modern day Simon and Garfunkel with somewhat more complex chord structures and harmonies. One of their tunes is used as background music on the cell-phone commercial where the young guy and his girlfriend are traveling on a train and he sends her a message that reads "I spy something that begins with a 'B'"--just as a herd of cattle run alongside the train. Thought I would pass that along in case anyone is wondering who performs that beautiful song. It's frustrating when you hear a song you like on a commercial and have no way to discover the performer! Ken ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 02:19:47 EST From: Bobsart48@aol.com Subject: Re: BBC Travelogue Review Thanks, Andrea, for posting this one. > BBC Travelogue review > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/classicpop/reviews/jonimitchell_travelogue.shtml > > Don't know if we've discussed this one yet. > > At the risk of looking biased, I must say that this review is a lot more like a review ought to be. Even though it is a lot more favorable than Rockwell's in the NY Times. ;-) I was a bit non-plussed by the saccharine reader comments - as if, in England, if one has nothing nice to say, one says nothing. Only kidding, Azeem :-) Bob S ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 02:44:55 EST From: BRYAN8847@aol.com Subject: Joni moment included in VH1 special Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson and The Beatles Hit the Top Slots on VH1 and TV Guide's '100 Moments That Rocked TV' Countdown VH1 and TV Guide Open the Vaults of Television and Music and Count Down Legendary Moments in a Five-Hour, Five-Night Special, Premiering Monday-Friday, January 13-17 at 10:00 P.M. (ET/PT) NEW YORK, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- From Michael Jackson's moonwalk on Motown 25 to Madonna's sexually charged performance of "Like a Virgin" at the first MTV VMA's, music on television has come a long way since Elvis first shook his pelvis in primetime. Hosted by "Saturday Night Live's" Molly Shannon, VH1 and TV Guide's "100 Moments That Rocked TV" count down those unforgettable moments when rock music and television combined to make entertainment history in a five-hour, five-night special, premiering Monday, January 13, through Friday, January 17, from 10:00-11:00 p.m. (ET/PT) each night. The chosen 100 Moments also appear in TV Guide's January 11th issue (on newsstands January 6). Following in the tradition of VH1's hit "100 Greatest" specials, "100 Moments That Rocked TV" features archival clips and classic performances, plus exclusive new interviews including Dick Clark, Arsenio Hall, Tommy Smothers, David Cassidy, Barry Williams, John Corbett, Davy Jones, Ice Cube, Norah Jones, Justin Timberlake, Melissa Etheridge, Kelly Rowland, Heart, Chris Isaak, Leann Rimes, Vanessa Carlton, Snoop Dogg, Richie Sambora and Ashanti, among others. Viewers can log onto http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/100-greatest/63769/episode.jhtml to see photos of TV's most rockin' events, play a trivia game and check out the full countdown with extensive artist info. Fans can also vote for what they think is the top music moment that rocked TV beginning on Monday, January 13 at TV Guide Online (http://www.tvguide.com) The complete list of VH1's "100 Moments That Rocked TV" is attached. #70 DICK CAVETT SHOW - post Woodstock broadcast features Joni Mitchell's American TV debut. I deleted the rest of the list, I though it a little long to post here Bryan ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2003 #24 **************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe ------- Siquomb, isn't she? (http://www.siquomb.com/siquomb.cfm)