From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #63 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Friday, January 17 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 063 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- New Library item: Counterbalance No. 159: Joni Mitchell's 'Court and Spark' [TheStaff@JoniMitchell] Joni mention on CBC radio today [Michael quebec ] Re: JMDL Digest V2014 #59 [Catherine McKay ] New music - NJC [Jack Merkel ] Re: JMDL Digest V2014 #59 [Catherine McKay ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:34:59 -0700 (MST) From: TheStaff@JoniMitchell.com Subject: New Library item: Counterbalance No. 159: Joni Mitchell's 'Court and Spark' Title: Counterbalance No. 159: Joni Mitchell's 'Court and Spark' Publication: PopMatters Date: 2014.1.17 http://jonimitchell.com/library/view.cfm?id=2733 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:32:48 +0000 From: Michael quebec Subject: Joni mention on CBC radio today I happened to catch a nice segment on CBC radio's My Playlist today, in which Murray McLaughlin spoke of the songs that were special in his life. I had a feeling he might mention Joni, and sure enough, he did. He explained that the first time he met Joni was in 1965, in an airplane en route to Sudbury, Ontario for the taping of the TV show, Sing Out, with host Oscar Brand. He said he thought Joni stood miles apart from the typical female folk singer-songwriters of the day, who were a little rough around the edges, because she was so nattily dressed, so pretty and refined, like a goddess, he said. He fell for her, as many others did in thevday, like a ton of bricks, but she would have none of it. The song he chose was Joni's description of a man's life, heart on her sleeve, The Circle Game, which he contrasted to Sinatra's My Way, which to his mind was pure malarkey. http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/6/My-Playlist-with-Murray-McLauchlan Enjoy Michael in Quebec ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:34:50 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: New music - NJC Hi Jack - happy to spread the gospel of new music, always. So much of what I enjoyed the most last year was thanks to tips from friends. I'll bet the Croz and Beck are going to be killer. I haven't heard that Milk Carton Kids album but will add it to my current playlist and check it out tomorrow. I'll let you know what I think. And while I'm thinking about it, I heard "Hana" on the radio yesterday. (Sirius Xm Channel 30). Blew my little mind. Bob NP: Pixies, "Magdalena" ________________________________ From: Jack Merkel To: "joni@smoe.org" Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 5:51 PM Subject: New music - NJC Bob - thanks for the heads up about the new Beck and Crosby. I absolutely love Seachange (the multi-channel SACD is fantastic and my favorite demo of music in surround sound) so would love to hear a follow up to this. Also have a ticket to see Crosby in a small club in Chicago on Feb 8 so it's nice to hear he's got new music on the horizon. I don't know if The Milk Carton Kids have been discussed here at all as I haven't been following the NJC posts very closely, but I am crazy about The Ash And Clay. Simply gorgeous harmonies and acoustic guitars - reminiscent of early Simon and Garfunkel. Might be too laid back for some, but I expect most on this list would enjoy this. I can't say enough about this album. Will likely pick up the new Bruce on my way home tonight. He was pretty funny on Fallon last night doing a Christie based parody of Jungleland (Jerseyland)! Jack ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:36:46 -0800 (PST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2014 #59 The film reminded me very much of some of the work of Norman McLaren, a Scottish-Canadian filmmaker, who used a lot of hand-painting and stop-action in his films, combined with appropriate music and sound effects. Here's an early example (pretty basic): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3-vsKwQ0Cg A particular favourite of his for me, although starting to get off-topic and yet still potentially Joni-related, is a longer piece using ballet dancers and stop-motion and lots of shadows-and-light, called 'Pas de deux' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bXWWz5Tv_I These things obviously impressed me very much because I was in high school when I first saw his work and I still remember it over forty years later. As of how things go viral, 'tis a bit of a mystery to me, although sharing on Facebook is one way to get started. >________________________________ > From: Laurie Antonioli >To: JMDL >Cc: joni-digest@smoe.org >Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 10:23:30 AM >Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2014 #59 > > >Thank you SO much for watching this video. We're very curious on how to >make this video go "viral" as so many silly things "do." Any information >from this educated group of listeners (you on this chat room) would be >greatly appreciated as we just put it on Facebook, YouTube and sent it >around to friends. > >This little art piece has so many aspects to it. First, the young woman >who did it is a student of mine and what she did was like "transcribing" a >song, but instead of writing down the notes, she created a visual >expression for each sound. 100 hours of hand-painted work for a couple of >minutes. Amazing. > >Improvisors often think "visually" so when I saw how she interpreted the >notes I felt her intuition was spot on. Very perceptive. Susana Pineda is >her name. She's also a beautiful developing singer. > >Because of her nature, I invited her to be the production assistant in the >studio for the Joni album I just recorded. She knew just when to ask me >and the musicians when we needed a glass of water, and helped us with all >kinds of little things that made the studio experience something like >having a personal "butler" or "concierge" for the band. > >She'd never been in a world-class studio like Fantasy Studios, so she >learned a lot (for a student to watch a record being made is a great >learning experience) and during the recording she also ended up actively >participating in the project in subtle but lovely ways. She was unfamiliar >with Joni's music, as she's from a much younger generation, and comes from >another country, so it was very interesting to see which songs of Joni's >that she liked or responded to. Funny enough, she loved Both Sides >Now...and said that people in "her country," Columbia, would really "feel" >this song. > >Also interesting: she's into the popular creative music of >*her*generation and yet, Joni's songs, for her, were revelatory. >Having English >as a second language, with Joni's lyrics flying by at such a fast speed the >poetry needs to be absorbed after multiple listenings even for native >English speakers. She "got" the music. It made clear that Joni reaches >over the boundaries of language and the heart of the matter connected her >to the compositions. > >By the way, Richie Beirach (who is the pianist on the above mentioned >video) was very good friends with Don Alias and knew about Don's deep >fondness and respect for Joni when they were a couple many years ago. Don >really loved Joni and she spent time at his loft in New York, not far from >Richie during the years they were together. This is a private part of her >life - only to say that two jazz cats talking about how incredible Joni is >is a heart-warming and wonderful thing to know. The jazz world is very >small and Joni's presence in it was/is beloved. Herbie Hancock can attest >to that. Please excuse my connecting all these dots, but, connected they >are. The way music connects us all is the stuff of life. A good life. > >Laurie ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:51:07 -0600 From: Jack Merkel Subject: New music - NJC Bob - thanks for the heads up about the new Beck and Crosby. I absolutely love Seachange (the multi-channel SACD is fantastic and my favorite demo of music in surround sound) so would love to hear a follow up to this. Also have a ticket to see Crosby in a small club in Chicago on Feb 8 so it's nice to hear he's got new music on the horizon. I don't know if The Milk Carton Kids have been discussed here at all as I haven't been following the NJC posts very closely, but I am crazy about The Ash And Clay. Simply gorgeous harmonies and acoustic guitars - reminiscent of early Simon and Garfunkel. Might be too laid back for some, but I expect most on this list would enjoy this. I can't say enough about this album. Will likely pick up the new Bruce on my way home tonight. He was pretty funny on Fallon last night doing a Christie based parody of Jungleland (Jerseyland)! Jack ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:36:46 -0800 (PST) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2014 #59 The film reminded me very much of some of the work of Norman McLaren, a Scottish-Canadian filmmaker, who used a lot of hand-painting and stop-action in his films, combined with appropriate music and sound effects. Here's an early example (pretty basic): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3-vsKwQ0Cg A particular favourite of his for me, although starting to get off-topic and yet still potentially Joni-related, is a longer piece using ballet dancers and stop-motion and lots of shadows-and-light, called 'Pas de deux' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bXWWz5Tv_I These things obviously impressed me very much because I was in high school when I first saw his work and I still remember it over forty years later. As of how things go viral, 'tis a bit of a mystery to me, although sharing on Facebook is one way to get started. >________________________________ > From: Laurie Antonioli >To: JMDL >Cc: joni-digest@smoe.org >Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 10:23:30 AM >Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2014 #59 > > >Thank you SO much for watching this video. We're very curious on how to >make this video go "viral" as so many silly things "do." Any information >from this educated group of listeners (you on this chat room) would be >greatly appreciated as we just put it on Facebook, YouTube and sent it >around to friends. > >This little art piece has so many aspects to it. First, the young woman >who did it is a student of mine and what she did was like "transcribing" a >song, but instead of writing down the notes, she created a visual >expression for each sound. 100 hours of hand-painted work for a couple of >minutes. Amazing. > >Improvisors often think "visually" so when I saw how she interpreted the >notes I felt her intuition was spot on. Very perceptive. Susana Pineda is >her name. She's also a beautiful developing singer. > >Because of her nature, I invited her to be the production assistant in the >studio for the Joni album I just recorded. She knew just when to ask me >and the musicians when we needed a glass of water, and helped us with all >kinds of little things that made the studio experience something like >having a personal "butler" or "concierge" for the band. > >She'd never been in a world-class studio like Fantasy Studios, so she >learned a lot (for a student to watch a record being made is a great >learning experience) and during the recording she also ended up actively >participating in the project in subtle but lovely ways. She was unfamiliar >with Joni's music, as she's from a much younger generation, and comes from >another country, so it was very interesting to see which songs of Joni's >that she liked or responded to. Funny enough, she loved Both Sides >Now...and said that people in "her country," Columbia, would really "feel" >this song. > >Also interesting: she's into the popular creative music of >*her*generation and yet, Joni's songs, for her, were revelatory. >Having English >as a second language, with Joni's lyrics flying by at such a fast speed the >poetry needs to be absorbed after multiple listenings even for native >English speakers. She "got" the music. It made clear that Joni reaches >over the boundaries of language and the heart of the matter connected her >to the compositions. > >By the way, Richie Beirach (who is the pianist on the above mentioned >video) was very good friends with Don Alias and knew about Don's deep >fondness and respect for Joni when they were a couple many years ago. Don >really loved Joni and she spent time at his loft in New York, not far from >Richie during the years they were together. This is a private part of her >life - only to say that two jazz cats talking about how incredible Joni is >is a heart-warming and wonderful thing to know. The jazz world is very >small and Joni's presence in it was/is beloved. Herbie Hancock can attest >to that. Please excuse my connecting all these dots, but, connected they >are. The way music connects us all is the stuff of life. A good life. > >Laurie ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #63 **************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------