From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2004 #305 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 Tuesday, October 26 2004 Volume 2004 : Number 305 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Happy Birthday Mags [Steven Blue ] Lahm recordings [Dflahm@aol.com] Joni on Miles Davis [Brian Gross ] Joni in Montreal on Wednesday night? ["Michael O'Malley" ] Joni in current issue of "Vanity Fair" [] Re: Joni on Miles Davis [Dflahm@aol.com] Today's Library Links: October 26 [ljirvin@jmdl.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 05:02:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Steven Blue Subject: Happy Birthday Mags Hello Mags, Here is a public message from Saxony.............. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sister With all the love we can send from Germany, enjoy your day. The leaves are turning here, ice remains on the windows in the morning, but the world turns so beautiful! Bless you Mags Steve and Annelie Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 09:37:23 EDT From: Dflahm@aol.com Subject: Lahm recordings Since I will never see a penny from the record company for my two jazz albums of JM songs, I would be happy for Bob Muller to start including the material in his covers series. Bob, let me know if you need copies, please. Also, Judy and I have a new CD in celebration of the 100th birthday of Richard Rodgers. We're very proud of it. I sent a copy to Jerry Notaro for comments, which he has said he will share with you all. The Rodgers CD, entitled "Medleyfyin' " is available from _www.LMLMusic.com_ (http://www.LMLMusic.com) which accepts several major credit cards. a good day to all, DAVID LAHM ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 10:29:27 -0700 (PDT) From: Brian Gross Subject: Joni on Miles Davis Miles Davis' 1970 Isle of Wight Show Hits DVD James Gregory reports: The late 60s saw the introduction of some of Miles Davis' most challenging contributions to jazz. Starting with his two groundbreaking 1969 releases In a Silent Way and Bitches Brew, Davis laid the foundation for jazz fusion, and brought funk and rock rhythms into the once sacred confines of the genre. A year later, with his new sound fully honed, Davis performed one of his most legendary live sets at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival. It's this historic performance that will be featured in the DVD release Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue, due out on November 16th. The film-- produced and directed by Murray Lerner, and presented in 5.1 surround-- chronicles Davis' performance on the festival's second day, and features new interviews with a number of musicians from the era, including his sidemen for the set. Fellow Isle of Wight performers Carlos Santana and Joni Mitchell also offer their recollections of Davis' shift in style, which has often been compared to Bob Dylan "going electric" in that it brought Davis' music into the mainstream and pissed off purists and elitists, who were quick to accuse him of selling out. As for the event itself, the 1970 show was the last of three consecutive annual music festivals held on the Isle of Wight and remains the single largest festival ever held in the United Kingdom some 30 years on. In fact, The Guinness Book of Records lists it as the largest recorded gathering of people, with 600,000 attendees; Davis himself was once quoted as saying, "I had never seen that many people out in front of me before." .: Pitchfork Review: Miles Davis: The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions .: Miles Davis: http://www.milesdavis.com http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-10/25.shtml _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:54:31 +0000 From: "Michael O'Malley" Subject: Joni in Montreal on Wednesday night? Hi, I've been off-list all summer because of computer problems and changing servers and email. Ive also been having trouble logging back on to the list. This is my third attempt at sending a message to the list. I've been following threads for weeks in the smoe archives. I've missed you guys. Anyway, it looks like Joni is going to be in Montreal this Wednesday night. Are any listers planning to attend the symposium or the ceremony? I hope to attend both. Get in touch if you like. >http://www.mcgill.ca/music/events/concerts/ > >http://www.mcgill.ca/music/events/jmitchell_symposium/ > >http://www.mcgill.ca/music/events/jmitchell_symposium/program/ > > McGill University Faculty of Music > Concerts and Publicity > 555 Sherbrooke Street West > Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E3 > > PRESS RELEASE > > ************* > > Joni Mitchell > At the Faculty of Music > October 27, 2004 > >Montreal, October 18, 2004  As part of the celebrations of the 100th >Anniversary of Music Teaching at McGill University, and on the occasion of >her being conferred a Doctor of Music honoris causa, the Faculty of Music >will pay a tribute to the great Canadian songwriter, singer, musician, poet >and painter Joni Mitchell on Wednesday, October 27, 2004. > >Born in Alberta and raised in Saskatoon, Ms. Mitchell is among the most >influential women of her generation. Her unique melodies and vocal styles >have inspired many performers. She has produced over twenty albums and >collaborated with such musicians as Herbie Hancock and Charles Mingus. Her >music has been recorded by Buffy Ste. Marie, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, k d >lang and Joshua Redman, to name just a few. Multi-Grammy winner, inductee >of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Juno Hall of Fame, she was >granted the Century Award for creative achievement by the Billboard >Magazine, the Swedens Polar Music Prize and the Governor Generals >Performing Arts Award. > >On October 27, 2004, from 10:00am to 6:00pm in Redpath Hall, musicologists, >critic, visual arts and performing artists will gather to Explore the Art >and the Music of Joni Mitchell. Guests speakers include Lloyd Whitesell >(Music, McGill University), Jennifer Rycenga (Comparative Religious >Studies, San Jose State University), Daniel Sonenberg (Music, University of >Southern Maine), and Howie Klein (former president, Reprise Records). The >complete symposium program can be consulted at >www.mcgill.ca/music/events/jmitchell_symposium/ . > >The Honorary Degree Ceremony conferring the degree of Doctor in Music >honoris causa to Ms. Mitchell will be held at 8:00pm in Pollack Hall. A >limited number of passes will be available through the Pollack Hall Box >Office (398-4547) from October 25, 2004 at 12:00 (noon). _________________________________________________________________ Take advantage of powerful junk e-mail filters built on patented Microsoft. SmartScreen Technology. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines Start enjoying all the benefits of MSN. Premium right now and get the first two months FREE*. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:19:38 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: Lahm recordings **Bob, let me know if you need copies, please. Thanks David...I don't need copies, I bought both at my local record store when they came out. They're both excellent collections in my opinion and every Joni fan should have them - I hope that's the case. I'll sneak in a tune or two on future volumes, but it'll be awhile as I'm way ahead of the pace at the moment. Bob NP: Led Zeppelin, "Fool In The Rain" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:37:23 -0700 From: "Mark or Travis" Subject: Re: travelogue? Mike Friedman wrote: > I really enjoyed Joni's discussion of both of these issues on the > Fresh Air interview. She sort of poo-poohed her own high soprano of > the long ago past. Personally, I'm a big fan of later voices rather > than earlier ones. Sarah Vaughan was one who's voice only got richer > and more glorious as the years went on. > > My big problem with Travelogue is that some of the arrangements are a > bit overdone, but Joni's voice sounds great, if rough sometimes. > I will admit that some of the arrangements work better than others for me. But I agree with you about the voice. I have come to a better appreciation of the helium voiced Joni, but I do think I like her current voice more. The 2000 version of 'Both Sides Now' gives me goosebumps. Mark E. in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:15:32 -0400 From: Subject: Joni in current issue of "Vanity Fair" Bad news / Good news: Bad news: Johnny Dep-Gel is on the cover. Good news: Elvis Costello and Joni Mitchell compare notes, with new photos. Maybe next time, they'll get the cover story right. :) All the best, Jim ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:16:43 EDT From: Dflahm@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni on Miles Davis As one of the purists who was disappointed at the direction Miles took in the 70s, may I say this: I always felt he was entitled to look for a new way to play. He had probably played "My Funny Valentine" hundreds of times, also perhaps "Freddy Freeloader," "Oleo," "Summertime" and other Davis classics. He created a band style that set the pace. He exposed and helped the careers of great sidemen. When he wanted to make a change, who could begrudge him? The first electric bands kept a connection with jazz but as time went on this connection frayed and frayed. Jazz has given a lot to my life and I will speak up for its integrity the best I can. Play anything you want, but if it doesn't swing, don't call it jazz. Play it but don't call it jazz. Listening to a jazz rhythm section is like looking fascinated into a fire in a fireplace. Listening to most pop music (and all "fusion" music) is like staring, catatonic, at a light bulb. Just my truth, friends. LAHM ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 02:07:26 -0400 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Library Links: October 26 On October 26 the following article was published: 1998: "Rock review, Joni Mitchell at United Center" - Chicago Tribune (Review - Concert) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=66 ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2004 #305 ********************************* ------- 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? (http://www.siquomb.com/siquomb.cfm)