From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #988 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 Tuesday, July 29 2014 Volume 2014 : Number 988 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: JMDL Digest V2014 #982 [Laurie Antonioli ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:01:58 -0700 From: Laurie Antonioli Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2014 #982 Hi Everyone -- I'm so touched by your positive response and support - it's been incredible. Thank you so much. It really means so much coming from this group. I know how much you value Joni and her music - as do I - and it's an honor to be recognized in such a sincere and heartfelt fashion!! There was definitely some risk involved making a record like this. However, we did a number of concerts prior to going in the studio and it was clear that people really wanted to hear this music. We saw lots of new faces in the audience just because we were doing Joni's music. She is deeply loved and that came through. Taking on Joni meant taking on recent history and an iconic legacy that I respect tremendously. I didn't know if I could, or should or would be able to pull this off. The truth is, the power and ease with which these songs came together made it clear we had to go forward. The band loved it - and we found our voice. It all made sense. I did produce it, as Bob said. After we recorded, the band went home and I sat with editing, mixing and mastering engineers for countless hours. That part takes months. Some of this took place on the East Coast. I have an "A" team of engineers that I like to work with and they know my voice. I'm completely happy with the sonics of the record (well, there is this one place on that one song...hah - we're never completely happy!) But all to say - it takes really skillful people to work on sound and make it beautiful. Beauty is something in short supply these days and this record had to be beautiful *sounding *or it wasn't going to work! I love this project. But it's also really nice to know that others are enjoying the music. This is a great reward. You made my day, my week, my month. As well, I appreciate everyone's input on "favorite songs" and am thrilled that it seems to be all different songs. Even the critics are finding different songs to focus on. So - this is good. I love hearing about this! The record is not officially released for another 3 weeks (Aug. 19) - the radio stations will get copies this week. You, the Joni fans and the people who donated to the Indiegogo campaign are in on this as it's getting ready to go out into the world. I hope to meet some of you in person some time and invite you to come to the CD Release concert in San Francisco on Sept. 28 if you can make it. SF is a wonderful city and September is THE time to visit. With warm regards and gratitude, Laurie On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 11:43 AM, JMDL Digest wrote: > > JMDL Digest Tuesday, July 29 2014 Volume 2014 : Number > 982 > > > > ========== > > TOPICS and authors in this Digest: > -------- > Re: Laurie Antonioli Songs of Shadow Songs of Light [Anita G > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 19:42:34 +0100 > From: Anita G > Subject: Re: Laurie Antonioli Songs of Shadow Songs of Light > > My copy arrived at the week-end and it is a really great album. I am with > Michael on both Barangrill and Eastern Rain. Barangrill seems to lend > itself so well to Laurie and her musician's arrangement. The flutes and > clarinets with her scatting at the end is just so good and the messing > around and additions to Joni's original riff work really well. I will go as > far as saying I like Laurie's Barangrill BETTER than Joni's original. > Laurie's eggs over easy are a particular triumph! > > What I particularly liked about 'Eastern Rain' was the vocal mix at the > beginning - very warm against the (reverbed hand?) drums and there are some > great touches. The 7/8 (I think it is) rhythm with some stylish eastern > vocal flourishes bring something so fresh to the song. Brilliant. > > There is so much to enjoy here - I wasn't quite so taken, as you were Paz, > with WOHM, but CBS&SF is chilling. Lauries timing on the chorus.... 'Come > with me' and 'Down the Dark Ladder' fairly froze me. I remember a similar > experience watching Susan Guzzi singing CBS&SF at Joni Fest in 2003, when I > felt on a similar knife edge. > > I also really like 'This Flight Tonight' - what a great groove! Neat drums, > heavy piano and in Laurie launches and when the chorus comes in that she > shouldn't have got on this flight 'TONIGHHHHHHHt'. I loved it. Even the > much covered 'California' is given a super swing. 'Californ YA' . I bought > it that Laurie was coming home. > > I have never been a great jazz afficiando, but I had a jazz loving friend > who, if he liked something he would say 'Man, that is fat!' Well, I would > say that Laurie Antoniol's 'Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light' is very,very, > very fat. > Anita > > > On 29 July 2014 18:30, Susan E. McNamara wrote: > > > I ordered my disc yesterday. Can't wait to get it!!! I would be willing > > to help organize a fest in 2015 ... any location ideas? I'll have to > brush > > up on my event planning skills ... just don't depend on me to bring the > > liquor ... Right Paz? !! I'll never forget the look on your face at > > Pazfest 3 ... boy was I in the doghouse! :-) > > > > Susan Tierney McNamara > > email: sem8@cornell.edu > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of > > Michael Paz > > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 1:09 PM > > To: Joni List > > Subject: Laurie Antonioli Songs of Shadow Songs of Light > > > > Hi All > > I have been meaning to take the time to write and say how much I have > been > > enjoying this record. Laurie has hit a home run here. > > Laurie has taken many of the songs from WAY before the jazz era Joni and > > made them into beautiful original creations that I am truly impressed > with. > > David Lahm did the same thing with a few early Joni tracks like The > Fiddle > > and The Drum, Blonde in the Bleachers, and Ladies of the Canyon, but > doing > > them instrumental and doing them with vocals is really the key here. Her > > vocals are amazing and she really hints at the original melody while > making > > her own way and keeps it compelling and very appealing. > > Stand out tracks for me so far are: Eastern Rain, Barangrill, and Woman > of > > Heart and MInd. > > The album has been in heavy rotation since I got it last week. Laurie I > > wish you alot of success and hope to be able to hear you do these songs > > live sometime. Hopefully someone steps up to the plate and does a > JoniFest > > in the near future.... > > Come on all you would be festival producers!!!!! > > > > > > Love > > > > Paz > > > > NP-Pet Step Sitters Theme Song-TBQ Live in Europe (unreleased) > > ------------------------------ > > End of JMDL Digest V2014 #982 > ***************************** > > ------- > To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. > Unsubscribe by clicking here: > mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe > ------- ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #988 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------