From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #32 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, January 31 2002 Volume 2002 : Number 032 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. ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- back briefly ["Wally Kairuz" ] Re: Miles Of Miles......:-) [Lance Michel ] Re: back briefly ["Robert Holliston" ] Re: Joni and Astrology (long) [Thomas Monroe ] Re: jm live [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: back briefly [Murphycopy@aol.com] Re: jm live, me too [Kammass@aol.com] Re: back briefly [chiaroscuro@SNET.Net] Re: Miles Of Miles......:-) ["Bree Mcdonough" ] Re: Advice concerning Miles Davis [Jerry Notaro ] Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #31 [KLCass21@aol.com] Both Sides Now, the book (1992) [BigWaltinSF@aol.com] Re: Joni piano chords. [johnirving ] Re: jm live ["Mark or Travis" ] Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #31 [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 07:03:07 -0300 From: "Wally Kairuz" Subject: back briefly i have only a few seconds to pop in and out. i am alive and i am healthy. i have recovered my apartment, my internet access and my telephone line. i'll be writing more soon. you will never fathom how much i've missed you all these crazy days. i'll be back in a few hours with more. i'll label njc then. thank you for bearing with me now. wally ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 02:20:32 -0800 From: Lance Michel Subject: Re: Miles Of Miles......:-) Ahhhhhhh, I envy you.....Miles' work is extraordinary and revolutionary and beautiful, and majestic, and powerful, and gentle, and, and, and..... He is one of the, if not THE seminal musical artist of the past century; he changed how music is played, looked at, and felt for ever... Anywho, now that that is said....:-) I personally always like to listen to the 'arc' of a musician's career and their own personal musical evolution; so I usually try to start at the beginning and go forward from there....Mind you, this is just my personal proclivity; but if you were to approach your discovery of Miles in this way, here are some landmark albums from his career which I think are good places to start to see this evolution I mention: **The Birth of Cool--1948--Helped define this new movement in Jazz and really started to distinguish Miles approach to his instrument and his 'sound'.... **Walkin'--1954--Someone else mentioned this one as well as a good example of his mid-50's work; kinda "Cool" kinda "Bop"..Well, it just swings! :-) Check it! :-) **Milestones--1958--Here is a wonderful example of Miles' most famous Quintets (there is another couple in the 60's as well, but this is a classic line-up); featuring John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, John Coltrane, William "Red" Garland, Paul Chambers....Amazing album of Hard Bop...This album was actually MY intro to Miles and is dear to my heart therefore; I musta played this album everyday, twice a day for months....Wonderful music and energy, high energy! **Kind Of Blue--1959--What can I say about this album that hasn't already been said before..Consider by many THE seminal jazz album of all times... Sometimes I think lauding one single piece so much has a tendency to to oversaturate it's, and/or dilute it's, majestic and impact; but it really is an amazing piece of music and history...All songs were entirely improvised from 'sketches' Miles gave the musicians in one take.... Breathtaking, yes....:-) **Sketches Of Spain--1960--Possibly the ultimate example and expression of the collaborative work of Miles and arranger Gil Evans....Revolutionary for the time and once again Breathtaking in scope...Beautiful music to drive to and to make love to....;-) **Miles Smiles--1966--The beginning of yet another profound transition for Miles, and ultimately for music in general....A powerful example of one of Miles' other famous Quintets; featuring: Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams.....This IS the beginning of Miles' forrays into Electric Jazz (or Fusion, as it were)....Kind of as a side note, but... You will notice that Miles has the savvy to really hook up with the "Young Lions" on the scene to keep himself fresh and on the edge and always willing to experiment; and even more than that, to really challenge himself and his artistry, his music, his spirit.... **Nefertiti--1967--Someone also mentioned this record and of Joni's affection for it....It continues in the footsteps of 'Miles Smiles', though broadens the path greatly...Amazing music..Stretching the boundaries and conceptions of peoples' notion of what Jazz was all about or could be... What MUSIC could be... **In A Silent Way--1969--WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!! Gently and Magically opening the gateway to Heaven....THE REAL FIRST full 'Jazz-Fusion' album... Two 'pieces' of music; each filling one side of the album....Once again Miles' redefining our notions of music and setting a course for future musical styles and patterns, the full effects of which we are just starting to see now....Can I safely use this word one more time: AMAZING! :-) **Bitches Brew--1969--A Double album monster....A more fully, and I do mean more FULLY, realized continuation of the expressions and explorations of "In A Silent Way"... "In A Silent Way" = Fusion First steps "Bitches Brew" = Fusion runnin' like a Motha'! - --Once again Miles assembles the cream of the crop: Wayne Shorter, Bennie Maupin, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Josef Zawinul, Dave Holland, Harvey Brooks, Jack DeJohnette, Lenny White, Charles Don Alias, Jumma Santos, Larry Young - --An interesting connection to Joni here....J. Zawinul and Wayne Shorter went on to form 'Weather Report' which of course Jaco Pastorius joined after their first album (I think)....Just an interestin' tidbit...:-) **After this point Miles gets Waaaaaaaaaay 'Out There', and some people really can't stand the stuff he does from this point forward in the 70's; it is all heavily electric, with a large usage of Wah-Wah on his horn for most of it, very percussive, often very atonal, and also very rhythmically it can be repetitatively cyclical......It is very hard to define, and quite honestly why should we...? Although Miles wasn't very well received at the time for this RADICAL new direction he took, once again time has proved the man's artistry to be revolutionary and in this instance very visionary... The full effects and influence are just now beggining to be felt... This period's music is very much the harbinger for much of today's Trance/Jungle/Drum & Bass music as well as so much more....It has stimulated several generations of musicians to continue to explore boldly the ever expanding boundaries of music, and more importantly I think to realize that those boundaries are just illusionary constructs to be dismantled, dissolved, and ultimately dismissed.... **Some of the key albums from this period I will briefly mention (mainly 'cause I is fallin' asleep here...It's late.....lol...:-) as I think they are, well....Key...:-) **Big Fun--1972 **Get Up With It--1974 **Miles Davis Live at the Fillmore East--Recorded 1970, released ? **On The Corner--1972, released ? **Agharta & Pangaea--Both recorded Live in Japan 1975, and the last recordings of Miles before his 'retirement' (or sabbatical) from playing until the late 70's. - -----Well, I hope this gets you started......LOL....:-) Seriously, I do envy the position you are in....I still regularly listen to Miles, in all his periods, and continue to find something new for myself all the time.....He is THE man....But you are on the threshold of a really wonderful world to explore and I hope you find the landscape as breathtaking and inspiring as I have and continue to do.... Goodnight and God Bless....Peas.....Sir Lance :-) - -- Lance A. Michel: - -There are as many shades to reality as there are windows unto the soul- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 02:49:46 -0800 From: "Robert Holliston" Subject: Re: back briefly WALLY!! Great to hear from you and such a profound relief to know that you're well and back home with your beloved books and music and computer and pots and pans and everything else that makes an apartment a home. Please get back to us soon and frequently. There's no "bearing" with you, Wally. You've been missed, and this is good news indeed. Like many people here, I've been really worried about you. We should all have known that it takes a fuck* of a lot more than a mere government to bring down a great spirit like you!! Love you! Roberto * - after all, it was you who implored us all not to employ the euphemism "feck" ;-) np. Beethoven Piano Concerto #5 ("Emperor") - like Joni, I cherish coincidences.... > >i have only a few seconds to pop in and out. >i am alive and i am healthy. >i have recovered my apartment, my internet access and my telephone line. >i'll be writing more soon. >you will never fathom how much i've missed you all these crazy days. >i'll be back in a few hours with more. i'll label njc then. >thank you for bearing with me now. >wally _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 03:00:14 -0800 (PST) From: Thomas Monroe Subject: Re: Joni and Astrology (long) Go back and check the last two days postings. Someone had offered Joni's chart to anyone interested. It makes it much more interesting (and accurate IMHO) when you add in the Chinese astrology factor. Joni is a Goat, which according to what I've read is the sign with the greatest degree of creative ability. Tom - --- Kate Bennett wrote: > interesting...joni's a scorpio sun & pisces moon...i > have a pisces sun & a > scorpio moon...i wonder what her other planets are > in... > > to me, this explains her sometimes shyness & > sometimes boldness... > ******************************************** > Kate Bennett > www.katebennett.com > sponsored by Polysonics > Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: > http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html > ******************************************** Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:11:04 EST From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: jm live > has anyone seen joni live? > if so can you tell me (us) about it?>> Joe, this could turn into the longest thread in history if everyone responds! :~) Suffice to say that lots of us have seen lots of Joni over the years. I saw her on the BSN tour in Atlanta, but the first time I saw her was in '98. Read the full story here: http://www.jmdl.com/performances/docs/981107.cfm (you'll have to scroll halfway down the page) You can also access many others concert reports on both jmdl.com & jonimitchell.com Bob NP: The Monkees, "Goin' Down" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:13:53 EST From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: Re: back briefly In a message dated 1/30/02 5:10:46 AM, wallykai@fibertel.com.ar writes: << i am alive and i am healthy. >> So our prayers have been answered! I am so happy to hear from you, Wally. Please write more when you can. XO, --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:39:23 EST From: Kammass@aol.com Subject: Re: jm live, me too My first Joni concert... New Orleans Jazz Fest - sat, stood, danced in poop all day waiting on Joni. (it's a race track-not sure dog or horse, but sure of the poop) I was in awe, couldn't believe I was listening and watching Joni and that she was so close. Memories-hottest weather, coldest beer, and wildest party! A Day in the Garden--flew, drove, and stayed by myself to see Joni - yep, everyone thought I was nuts then. Stood up against that metal gate all day waiting on her-UNBELIEVABLE. She was even closer! Most memorable moment... Joni pulling a disposable camera from her pocket and taking a picture of everyone and crying because I was at Woodstock. BSN Tour (Atlanta)- again drove by myself this time very pregnant. Saw her at Chastine Park-the best venue in the SE (IMO)-very memorable because of the magical setting, orchestra, and, of course, sharing Joni with my unborn son. Kammy in alabammy ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 11:39:00 -0500 From: chiaroscuro@SNET.Net Subject: Re: back briefly i'm glad to hear from you wally! i look forward to your update about what is going on. your worry wart friend, heather At 07:03 AM 1/30/02 -0300, Wally Kairuz wrote: >i have only a few seconds to pop in and out. >i am alive and i am healthy. >i have recovered my apartment, my internet access and my telephone line. >i'll be writing more soon. >you will never fathom how much i've missed you all these crazy days. >i'll be back in a few hours with more. i'll label njc then. >thank you for bearing with me now. >wally ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 09:12:46 -0800 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Re: Miles Of Miles......:-) Don't like Miles,do you? WOW!! You sir,are incredible. I stopped to get gas the other day and I heard on a little portable cd player playing what I thought was MILES. I said to the clerk......."what kind of jazz you listening to?" He said....Kind Of Blue,Miles. He went on to tell me that he could no longer stand ANYTHING on the radio. And that his doctor had recommended MD and to start with KOB. This guy just beamed when he spoke about Miles. Like I do when speaking about Joni. Very flamboyant and gregarious his beautiful blond hair tied in a pony tail half way down his back then went on to say he just could not believe HIS music and he was sorry he jumped on the band wagon so late. We went on to discuss Joni (I don't why she came up ? ) :-) This guy is going to flip when I walk in later today and hand him a copy of your post. I'm sorry to say and I must say a little ashamed to admit that I don't have anything of Miles. This is especially bad considering my father was a jazz musician/lover....purist though. (as a child I can remember the intensity to which he listened to his favorites.....THE DUKE,Johnny Hodges,Count Basie,Coleman Hawkins,BG. Always lamented to my mother that he needed to listen to his music in a vault. Which was his way of saying no children around and therefore NO interruptions.) I have most of father's collection mostly 78'S. And scattered about on shelves in my music/my favorite thing room,I have these gorgeous sets of his jazz some of the covers say.....Esquire's Hot Jazz;award-winning,1946.,Mood Ellington this is on Columbia,purple cover. Oh some of the others that stand out are:Bebop...An album of modern jazz on RCA Victor.......Ellington Special;black top hat and walking stick on the cover. These covers adorn my shelves because they are really works of art....conversation pieces. (argggh to Cd's) Anyway,I enjoyed your post and should get something of Miles. I just don't know if I have the energy right now. Because when I get into something it is usually all or nothing. Bree >Ahhhhhhh, I envy you.....Miles' work is extraordinary and revolutionary and >beautiful, and majestic, and powerful, and gentle, and, and, and..... > >He is one of the, if not THE seminal musical artist of the past century; >he changed how music is played, looked at, and felt for ever... > >Anywho, now that that is said....:-) > >I personally always like to listen to the 'arc' of a musician's career and >their own personal musical evolution; so I usually try to start at the >beginning and go forward from there....Mind you, this is just my personal >proclivity; but if you were to approach your discovery of Miles in this >way, here are some landmark albums from his career which I think are good >places to start to see this evolution I mention: > >**The Birth of Cool--1948--Helped define this new movement in Jazz and >really started to distinguish Miles approach to his instrument and his >'sound'.... > >**Walkin'--1954--Someone else mentioned this one as well as a good example >of his mid-50's work; kinda "Cool" kinda "Bop"..Well, it just swings! :-) >Check it! :-) > >**Milestones--1958--Here is a wonderful example of Miles' most famous >Quintets (there is another couple in the 60's as well, but this is a >classic line-up); featuring John Coltrane, Philly Joe Jones, Julian >"Cannonball" Adderley, John Coltrane, William "Red" Garland, Paul >Chambers....Amazing album of Hard Bop...This album was actually MY intro to >Miles and is dear to my heart therefore; I musta played this album >everyday, twice a day for months....Wonderful music and energy, high >energy! > >**Kind Of Blue--1959--What can I say about this album that hasn't already >been said before..Consider by many THE seminal jazz album of all times... >Sometimes I think lauding one single piece so much has a tendency to to >oversaturate it's, and/or dilute it's, majestic and impact; but it really >is an amazing piece of music and history...All songs were entirely >improvised from 'sketches' Miles gave the musicians in one take.... >Breathtaking, yes....:-) > >**Sketches Of Spain--1960--Possibly the ultimate example and expression of >the collaborative work of Miles and arranger Gil Evans....Revolutionary for >the time and once again Breathtaking in scope...Beautiful music to drive to >and to make love to....;-) > >**Miles Smiles--1966--The beginning of yet another profound transition for >Miles, and ultimately for music in general....A powerful example of one of >Miles' other famous Quintets; featuring: Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, >Ron Carter, Tony Williams.....This IS the beginning of Miles' forrays into >Electric Jazz (or Fusion, as it were)....Kind of as a side note, but... >You will notice that Miles has the savvy to really hook up with the >"Young Lions" on the scene to keep himself fresh and on the edge and always >willing to experiment; and even more than that, to really challenge himself >and his artistry, his music, his spirit.... > >**Nefertiti--1967--Someone also mentioned this record and of Joni's >affection for it....It continues in the footsteps of 'Miles Smiles', though >broadens the path greatly...Amazing music..Stretching the boundaries and >conceptions of peoples' notion of what Jazz was all about or could be... >What MUSIC could be... > >**In A Silent Way--1969--WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!! Gently and Magically >opening the gateway to Heaven....THE REAL FIRST full 'Jazz-Fusion' album... >Two 'pieces' of music; each filling one side of the album....Once again >Miles' redefining our notions of music and setting a course for future >musical styles and patterns, the full effects of which we are just starting >to see now....Can I safely use this word one more time: AMAZING! :-) > >**Bitches Brew--1969--A Double album monster....A more fully, and I do mean >more FULLY, realized continuation of the expressions and explorations of >"In A Silent Way"... > >"In A Silent Way" = Fusion First steps >"Bitches Brew" = Fusion runnin' like a Motha'! > >--Once again Miles assembles the cream of the crop: >Wayne Shorter, Bennie Maupin, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Josef Zawinul, >Dave Holland, Harvey Brooks, Jack DeJohnette, Lenny White, >Charles Don Alias, Jumma Santos, Larry Young > >--An interesting connection to Joni here....J. Zawinul and Wayne Shorter >went on to form 'Weather Report' which of course Jaco Pastorius joined >after their first album (I think)....Just an interestin' tidbit...:-) > >**After this point Miles gets Waaaaaaaaaay 'Out There', and some people >really can't stand the stuff he does from this point forward in the 70's; >it is all heavily electric, with a large usage of Wah-Wah on his horn for >most of it, very percussive, often very atonal, and also very rhythmically >it can be repetitatively cyclical......It is very hard to define, and quite >honestly why should we...? Although Miles wasn't very well received at the >time for this RADICAL new direction he took, once again time has proved the >man's artistry to be revolutionary and in this instance very visionary... >The full effects and influence are just now beggining to be felt... >This period's music is very much the harbinger for much of today's >Trance/Jungle/Drum & Bass music as well as so much more....It has >stimulated several generations of musicians to continue to explore boldly >the ever expanding boundaries of music, and more importantly I think to >realize that those boundaries are just illusionary constructs to be >dismantled, dissolved, and ultimately dismissed.... > >**Some of the key albums from this period I will briefly mention >(mainly 'cause I is fallin' asleep here...It's late.....lol...:-) as I >think they are, well....Key...:-) > >**Big Fun--1972 >**Get Up With It--1974 >**Miles Davis Live at the Fillmore East--Recorded 1970, released ? >**On The Corner--1972, released ? >**Agharta & Pangaea--Both recorded Live in Japan 1975, and the last >recordings of Miles before his 'retirement' (or sabbatical) from playing >until the late 70's. > > > >-----Well, I hope this gets you started......LOL....:-) >Seriously, I do envy the position you are in....I still regularly listen to >Miles, in all his periods, and continue to find something new for myself >all the time.....He is THE man....But you are on the threshold of a really >wonderful world to explore and I hope you find the landscape as >breathtaking and inspiring as I have and continue to do.... > >Goodnight and God Bless....Peas.....Sir Lance :-) > > > > >-- >Lance A. Michel: >-There are as many shades to reality > as there are windows unto the soul- _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 10:53:53 -0800 From: Mike Friedman Subject: Re: jm live I've seen Joni live twice. The first time was with Van Morrison and Bob Dylan at the UCLA arena in 1998. We had awful seats, but to see Joni was fantastic. We sat in the top row of the arena, which is designed for basketball, so the acoustics for music are pretty lousy. It really left me wondering what the appeal of Bob Dylan is, though. He just played the first song, when the people sitting below us arrived. They were young and clearly stoned and whooping it up. When Bob started playing the second song, one of them yelled " play Maggie's Farm!" My lover leaned over to me and whispered in my ear, "He just did. " Not that I could tell, since during the whole set it sounded like he was singing with mashed potatoes in his mouth. I didn't understand one word he sang the entire set. It was appalling. But Joni was sublime. While she was playing Amelia, which I think is a gorgeous song, our friend who was with us, who is a musician but doesn't know Joni, leaned over to me and said "That's an amazing song. " I bought him the album the next day. The second time I saw Joni, was also in L.A., but this time at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park. I'd never been there before, and it was a warm summer night, so it was fantastic. It was the Both Sides Now tour, I think it was the first night of the tour in fact, but Joni wasn't nervous and she looked fantastic, and both she and the orchestra sounded wonderful. I much preferred the second concert, because the setting was so wonderful, and we weren't in a basketball arena full of people who didn't really appreciate Joni, but were there to see Bob Dylan. On Tuesday, January 29, 2002, at 07:51 PM, joemezz@yahoo.com wrote: > has anyone seen joni live? > if so can you tell me (us) about it? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 14:33:43 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Advice concerning Miles Davis Tyler Hewitt wrote: > This can return us back to Joni (in a roundabout way): > Lambert, Hendricks and Ross did a great vocalese > version of Summertime that was based on Miles' > arrangement (they were apparently going to do an > entire lp based on Miles' Porgy & Bess, but the > project was scrapped). > We all know Joni has done her own versions of at least > two LH&R songs: Twisted and Centerpiece. Joni herself has recorded and performed Summertime. > > > By the way, if you don't have any of their work, run, > don't walk to your nearest record store and pick up > some Lambert, Hendricks and Ross. They are amazing! Saw them at Joni's Jazz. They were wonderful. Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 14:36:12 -0800 From: Lindsay Moon Subject: Questions to Joni in '95 From Les's article database: On January 26 the following article was published: 1995: "Cyber-Talk" - America On-Line (Interview) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/950126aol.cfm Hey! After all this time, I found it! I wrote in two questions to her that she answered (I think I was the only one who got two questions answered). My address at that time was BJMoon. Ha! Thanks, Les. Lindsay ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 19:47:38 EST From: KLCass21@aol.com Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #31 In a message dated 1/30/2002 3:02:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, les@jmdl.com writes: > I've never listened to his son's music Jeff Buckley's "Grace" is a great recording - highly recommend it! Poetic, full of imagery and musically diverse. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 20:44:23 EST From: BigWaltinSF@aol.com Subject: Both Sides Now, the book (1992) Hi, gang, Um, what's the story with the book? I was looking around alibris.com, and found it. It's now (as I thought) the sheet music to the album from 200, given the year, and the *author* is listed as JM herself. Was it an auntobiography, or what? A synopsis was not available at alibris. Is it worth having? Thanks, Walt ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 19:57:51 -0600 From: johnirving Subject: Re: Joni piano chords. Hi Bob M, I'm not a pianist so I think I can give you a lay person's ultra-simple take on Joni piano chords. If you string the basic notes along: c, d, e, f, g, a, b, c -standard chords are based on thirds. the first note being the root of the chord. Take every other note and you've got a simple chord: ceg for example. Usually the root chord, c here, would also be played in the bass as well: cceg. Joni likes to add notes to the root chord, or substitute notes (suspend notes) , and/or add or change the base note. The new notes change the tone and character of the chord. In Paprika plains, the basic "add on" to the root chord of the song is a D note replacing the c. So the simplest home chord of the song is cdg. It's a simple variation on Joni's favorite open chord. Lots of her open tunnings are variations on C. There is a basic fingering to piano chords, so changing the fingerings opens the tuning, so to speak. What's remarkable is that Joni can resolve the added notes as the melody plows along. --Well, mostly. When Joni toured BSN in Chicago, we stopped one of the musicians afterwards and asked what it was like performing with Joni. He said it was a dream come true, except everyone was worried because all the notes were wrong and they they all felt they were playing the music incorrectly the entire time. Maybe that Christmas cd will be brimming with piano tunes. She likes change. -That would be a change. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 19:03:42 -0800 From: "Mark or Travis" Subject: Re: jm live > I much preferred the second concert, because the setting was so > wonderful, and we weren't in a basketball arena full of people who > didn't really appreciate Joni, but were there to see Bob Dylan. I've seen Joni twice as well, the same two tours as Mike and my impressions are very similar. After waiting 20 plus years to finally see Joni in concert, I was, of course, about to jump out of my skin with anticipation when I saw her at the Gorge in 98 with Dylan and Van Morrison. The musicians she assembled were so well suited to her & her material and the songs she played were wonderful selections. Joni did not disappoint and it was so great to see her up there performing her own songs at long last. But the crowd was downright rude. Talking & getting up and down all during Joni's performance. I wanted to smack every last one of them. Dylan and Van were enjoyable. I really do appreciate the fact that I can say that I actually saw both or them live. But in my heart neither one of them holds a candle to Joni or even comes close. Then in May of 2000 I saw Joni with the orchestra in Concord on the BSN tour. A wonderful & talented lady named Leslie Mixon (Natasha, are you still out there?) got seats in the 7th row for herself, her talented husband and me. It was heaven. The crowd was there for Joni and Joni alone and she was floating on the energy & soaring through the sounds welling up from the orchestra like a bird. Although my first time seeing Joni (with my partner Travis & two very dear friends) was very special, I have to say that seeing her as the sole headliner was even better. It is an experience I will treasure always. (Thanks again, dearest Natasha) Mark E. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 12:04:13 +0800 (PHT) From: Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #31 > In a message dated 1/30/2002 3:02:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, > les@jmdl.com writes: > > >> I've never listened to his son's music > > Jeff Buckley's "Grace" is a great recording - highly recommend it! > Poetic, full of imagery and musically diverse. as well as his LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA album where he sang "Hallelujah" yet again and "Lilac Wine". he also did a brief Edith piaf impersonation. his "Hallelujah" version rivals that of Leonard Cohen and rufus Wainwright. joseph (delurking) ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #32 ******************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe ------- Siquomb, isn't she?