From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2000 #420 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/onlyjoni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Thursday, November 2 2000 Volume 2000 : Number 420 The 'Official' Joni Mitchell Homepage, created by Wally Breese, can be found at http://www.jonimitchell.com. It contains the latest news, a detailed bio, Original Interviews, essays, lyrics and much much more. --- The JMDL website can be found at http://www.jmdl.com and contains interviews, articles, the member gallery, archives, and much more. --- Ashara has set up a "Wally Breese Memorial Fund" with all donations going directly towards the upkeep of the website. Wally kept the website going with his own funds. it is now up to US to help Jim continue. If you would like to donate to this fund, please make all checks payable to: Jim Johanson and send them to: Ashara Stansfield P.O. Box 215 Topsfield, MA. 01983 USA ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- equal time for the keys (VLJC) [BarBearUh ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 23:25:05 -0500 From: BarBearUh Subject: equal time for the keys (VLJC) there are, of course, many incredible technical players out there (and most of 'em are jazz & classical players). i could think about this for quite a while, but i'll just jump to the things that immediately come to mind... steve nieve of EC&the attractions - hands down, my favorite. has anyone ever heard any of his solo work? this guy can play anything. that tour he & EC did as a duet was pretty staggering, especially when they played the piano-driven version of 'watching the detectives'. cyrus chesnut - haven't heard any of his solo work (tho it's been well-reviewed), but i saw him in betty carter's band 5 or 6 times and he was quite something. his playing on her album 'it's not about the melody' is sweeeet, one of my favorite jazz albums ever. i don't know the name, but whoever plays on eric clapton's 'unplugged' album - the thing i like best about that record is the piano. stevie wonder & kate bush get complete adoration for using-the-keyboard-for-everything. kate can be very complex, but the beautiful simplicity of the piano track on 'moments of pleasure' is to die for. gregg allman is a fabulous blues organ player, especially live-jammin'. bob dylan - i've always been a sucker for his very basic, very rolly r&r piano playing. nina simone is worth a mention for the riff she plays on her cover of leonard cohen's 'suzanne'. there's been a lot of exquisite piano work on many van morrison albums, and i love the piano in the song 'aryan mist' (don't know if i spelled that right). jacky terrason's work with cassandra wilson was great, and whoever she had playing with her on her last tour was just fabulous. hoagie carmichael - i love his playing in "to have and have not", my favorite part of the movie (you know, the movie where betty tells bogie to whistle). i LOVE piano! in fact, i think one of the things that i really love about joni's guitar playing is that it has a real piano feel... barbara np: brian blade, perpetual ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2000 #420 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list at ------- Siquomb, isn't she?