From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #1190 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 Thursday, September 18 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 1190 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Larry Klein, Billy Childs, Shawn Colvin, Rickie Lee Jones at Grammy Museum 9/30 NJC [Anita Gabrielle Subject: Re: Larry Klein, Billy Childs, Shawn Colvin, Rickie Lee Jones at Grammy Museum 9/30 NJC Excuse my ignorance, but may I politely enquire as to the name of this new record,please? Anita x > On 18 Sep 2014, at 18:50, Bob.Muller@Fluor.com wrote: > > Oh, if you get chills THINKING about it, wait until you HEAR it. > > I was listening to it again this morning. The production (by Larry Klein, > I assume) is masterful and as I stated with Laurie's album is such a key > to the sonics of the album. Production never gets the recognition it > deserves, in my opinion. The balance between the more complex and > orchestrated pieces and the simpler more basic pieces is perfect. Every > artist involved is utilized to their full potential and the pairings are > inspired. I wonder if Joni was invited to this project? She has said that > she considers Nyro a peer. > > Here's the tracklist - EVERY track is killer: > > 1. New York Tendaberry - Renee Fleming w/Yo-Yo Ma > 2. The Confession - Becca Stevens > 3. Map To The Treasure - Lisa Fischer > 4. Upstairs By A Chinese Lamp - Esperanza Spalding w/Wayne Shorter > 5. Been On A Train - Rickie Lee Jones > 6. Stoned Soul Picnic - Ledisi > 7. Gibsom Street - Susan Tedeschi w/Steve Wilson > 8. Save The Country - Shawn Colvin w/Chris Botti > 9. To A Child - Dianne Reeves > 10. And When I Die - Alison Krauss w/Jerry Douglas > > Billy Childs contributes keyboards on every track and like Herbie's Joni > project he embellishes without grandstanding; blends seamlessly with the > arrangements, the vocals, the other musicians. By the same token he > establishes himself on each track such that you realize this is HIS > project. And I'll show my ignorance here and say that I had not heard of > prior to this album. > > I was reading the new Vanity Fair over breakfast when this was playing and > I literally had to close up the magazine because I could not focus on it > with the music playing. This music commands and demands your full > attention. > > Of course, much of the strength of this project is the SOURCE MATERIAL, > which is to say the compositions of Laura Nyro. Another comparison between > this album and Laurie's "Songs of Shadows, Songs of Light"...songs, > musicians, production, all coming together to form a whole that only comes > around every once in a while. > > Bob > > NP: Counting Crows, "Palisades Park" > ------------------------------------------------------------ > The information transmitted is intended only for the person > or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. > If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are > hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, > distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon > this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please > contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. > > Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual > sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. > ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #1190 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------