From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2005 #158 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org 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 Wednesday, June 1 2005 Volume 2005 : Number 158 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Congratulations David and Judy [Jerry Notaro ] Re: Congratulations David and Judy [Dflahm@aol.com] Piano Dominated Albums ["Lama, Jim L'Hommedieu" ] The Circle Game (Joni) [OzWoman321@aol.com] Re: Piano Dominated Albums [Mike Friedman ] Re: Congratulations David and Judy [revrvl@comcast.net (vince)] Re: Casting sessions for the film of Joni's life... [ROBMSTEEN@aol.com] Re: Casting sessions for the film of Joni's life... [Jamie Zubairi ] Re: Piano Dominated Albums ["Mark Scott" ] Re: Piano Dominated Albums [Jerry Notaro ] Re: Piano Dominated Albums ["Lama, Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Re: Joni's piano ["Michael O'Malley" ] Joni Covers #65 - ready to retire? [Bob Muller ] joni parodies ["Patti Parlette" ] Re: joni parodies ["Mark Scott" ] Re: joni parodies ["Mark Scott" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 08:18:17 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Congratulations David and Judy Our own David Lahm and Joni Jazz interpreter: JUDY KRESTON & DAVID LAHM CELEBRATE 25 YEARS IN CABARET JUNE 1st - --------------- A great bug congratulations to Judy Kreston and David Lahm, who will celebrate their 25 years in cabaret on Wednesday, June 1st at 9:15 pm at DANNY'S SKYLIGHT ROOM (342 West 46th Street, NYC - 1-212-265-8133 - http://www.dannysgrandseapalace.com/ ). They are joined by Tim Ferguson on bass and David Silliman on drums, with direction by Richard Hendrickson. There are additional dates scheduled for Saturdays, June 11th, 18th & 25th, all at 9:15 pm as well. There is a $20 cover, $12 food/drink minimum. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 08:39:25 EDT From: Dflahm@aol.com Subject: Re: Congratulations David and Judy THANKS, JERRY. THAT GUY NEEDS A PROOFREADER---"A great BUG congratulations" indeed. DL ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 09:15:21 -0400 From: "Lama, Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Piano Dominated Albums Hi Jo Lar, Welcome to the JMDL. I love almost all of Joni's songs but I too think there's something extra special about the piano songs too. There's an 18 minute piano driven piece called "Paprika Plains" on "Don Juan's Reckles Daughter". Except for "Song To A Seagull", I think most of the first 8 albums have a piano song or two. Without looking, I'd say "Clouds", "Ladies Of the Canyon", & "Blue" are rich in piano songs. There's a latter day piano miracle called "Chinese" Cafe" which starts off the "Wild Things Run Fast" album. The album covers, release date, and lyrics are here: www.jmdl.com/lyrics Jim Covington, KY >Does Joni have any other piano dominated albums besides FTR & C&S? I love her open tunings and chords on the guitar, but those chord progressions on the piano are amazing.> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 10:16:11 EDT From: OzWoman321@aol.com Subject: The Circle Game (Joni) Hello, All - Long time, no post! - I was reading a book review earlier today and came across the following Joni mention (obscure but oh-so-there... :-) << The Mommy Wars of which Peskowitz writes break things down much more simply, pitting working moms against stay-at-homes. But Peskowitz argues that this is a false division. According to data she cites, only 37 percent of working mothers actually work full time; most of us are on a "carousel" of full-time to part-time to no work that we're continually stepping on and off >> For the full article, go here... http://www.powells.com/review/2005_05_31 The paragraph is about 3/4 of the way down... Susan http://www.heartsdesireconcerts.com http://www.horseofadifferentcolorbooking.com "This world is so amazing The sun is shining and itbs raining too..." ~ Todd Snider ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 16:18:53 -0700 From: Mike Friedman Subject: Re: Piano Dominated Albums Last time I checked, 'Last Time I Saw Richard' was on 'Blue'... ;-) MIke with all the houselights left up bright. On May 30, 2005, at 12:53 PM, Bob Muller wrote: > It would be a stretch to call them "piano-dominated", but Blue & > Ladies of the Canyon (LOTC) have some amazing piano stuff on them. > (Rainy Night House, Last Time I Saw Richard) Both of these are also > on Miles of Aisles (her first live one). > > Bob > > NP: New Order, "I Told You So" > > Jo Lar wrote: > Does Joni have any other piano dominated albums besides FTR & C&S? > I love her open tunings and chords on the guitar, but those chord > progressions on the piano are amazing. > ========================================= "No matter how cynical you get, it's impossible to keep up." - -- Lily Tomlin from "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" Mike Friedman San Francisco, CA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 15:38:29 +0000 From: revrvl@comcast.net (vince) Subject: Re: Congratulations David and Judy let me add my congrats Vince - -- http://www.southsiders.net - -------------- Original message -------------- > THANKS, JERRY. > > THAT GUY NEEDS A PROOFREADER---"A great BUG congratulations" indeed. > > DL ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 11:45:41 EDT From: ROBMSTEEN@aol.com Subject: Re: Casting sessions for the film of Joni's life... Hugh Grant as Graham Nash? Bang on, Azeem! My dream cast list would be as follows: Joni - Meryl Streep (The Queen plays The Queen!) Daughter - Jewel (who, I heartily agree, can act) Chuck Mitchell - James Woods (Mr Sleazeball) Nash - H Grant Taylor - Keith Carradine (almost invariably plays the soulful-but-selfish ladykiller) Crosby - Dennis Hopper (in Apocalypse Now mode) Geffen - Dustin Hoffman (nobody does a better superiority complex) Guerin - Michael Madsen (elusive macho man) Klein - John Corbett (N Exposure, Sex In T' City, Serendipity, squire to older women) Mingus - Forest Whitaker (anyone who can pull off an impression of Charlie Parker...) Rob in Cornwall ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 17:00:40 +0100 (BST) From: Jamie Zubairi Subject: Re: Casting sessions for the film of Joni's life... You forgot - Jaco Pastorius - Jamie Zubairi (well, I've got to be in there with a chance, I've had my hair that long several times in my career, I understand Joni's music and it would be fecking cool to play bass like that!) - --- ROBMSTEEN@aol.com wrote: > Hugh Grant as Graham Nash? Bang on, Azeem! My dream > cast list would be as > follows: > > Joni - Meryl Streep (The Queen plays The Queen!) > Daughter - Jewel (who, I heartily agree, can act) > Chuck Mitchell - James Woods (Mr Sleazeball) > Nash - H Grant > Taylor - Keith Carradine (almost invariably plays > the soulful-but-selfish > ladykiller) > Crosby - Dennis Hopper (in Apocalypse Now mode) > Geffen - Dustin Hoffman (nobody does a better > superiority complex) > Guerin - Michael Madsen (elusive macho man) > Klein - John Corbett (N Exposure, Sex In T' City, > Serendipity, squire to > older women) > Mingus - Forest Whitaker (anyone who can pull off an > impression of Charlie > Parker...) > > Rob in Cornwall > ___________________________________________________________ Save time, find those important emails with search capabilities for scanning your inbox and folders. Get Yahoo! Mail http://uk.mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 16:31:03 +0100 From: Garret Subject: France and French Jonifest I spent the last few hours perusing a travel guide to the Languedoc and Roussillon regions of France and have to say that this seems to be a very beautiful part of the world. There seems to be so much to see and do there that i am wishing i could drive and see everything. This is not going to happen but i have decided that post-fest i will go to Pezenas and then on to Nimes for a few nights. This genearl region seems to be the perfect place for a European Jonifest. Joni herself would surely love to be in a region that played a part in the lives of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Moliere, and Andre Gide. I want to see it all! GARRET - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 09:54:16 -0700 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: Piano Dominated Albums > Except for "Song To A Seagull", I think most of the first 8 albums have > a piano song or two. Without looking, I'd say "Clouds", "Ladies Of the > Canyon", & "Blue" are rich in piano songs. "Song To A Seagull" does have 'Night in the City' but I don't think 'Clouds' has any piano at all. Maybe you got those two mixed up? There's a latter day piano > miracle called "Chinese" Cafe" which starts off the "Wild Things Run > Fast" album. And don't forget that other latter day piano miracle, 'Two Grey Rooms' off of "Night Ride Home", one of Joni's finest albums, imo. Mark E. in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 13:08:17 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: Piano Dominated Albums > And don't forget that other latter day piano miracle, 'Two Grey Rooms' off > of "Night Ride Home", one of Joni's finest albums, imo. Made me a believer again! Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 16:52:29 -0400 From: "Lama, Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Re: Piano Dominated Albums That's what I get for posting without research. I'll take your word on it (Richard & Mark) when you say that "Clouds" doesn't have any piano songs. Sorry. This is my 2nd apology in the week and it's only Tuesday! Jim Covington, KY Mark Scott wrote: > "Song To A Seagull" does have 'Night in the City' but I don't think > 'Clouds' has any piano at all. Maybe you got those two mixed up? I was wrong when I said, > >>Except for "Song To A Seagull", I think most of the first 8 albums have > a piano song or two. Without looking, I'd say "Clouds", "Ladies Of the > Canyon", & "Blue" are rich in piano songs. >> ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 01:12:20 +0000 From: "Michael O'Malley" Subject: Re: Joni's piano Bob Muller said: It would be a stretch to call them "piano-dominated", but Blue & Ladies of the Canyon (LOTC) have some amazing piano stuff on them. (Rainy Night House, Last Time I Saw Richard) Both of these are also on Miles of Aisles (her first live one). To which I would add: I also love Joni's piano work. Shades of Scarlet Conquering form HOSL is lovely. Joni's two last great piano tunes were Two Grey Rooms (from NRH) and Man From Mars (from TTT). Geez, does that mean there will be no more? :-( There is an acoustic piano version of Man From Mars floating around - much nicer than the synth piano on TTT, imho. Also, the acoustic version of Impossible Dreamer from the London Rock Master Class is a great treat. Michael from Quebec _________________________________________________________________ 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: Tue, 31 May 2005 19:12:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Joni Covers #65 - ready to retire? Wow, it seems like just yesterday when our little child, the Joni Covers project, was in its infancy, and Volumes 7 and 8 were coming out. Now we're already at 65, but this old-timer has no thoughts of retiring, nope he's still very much kicking even though he can start drawing Social Security! Anyway, here's what's on this month's edition, all rounded up by me, myself & I: 1. Mike Ragogna - Medley: Some Kind Of Wonderful/Night Ride Home: Carole King meets Joni in a nice lite jazz/pop reading of these two great songs. 2. Matt Flinders - Both Sides Now: I think Matt is from Australia...this is pretty much run-of-the-mill lounge BSN. 3. Volker Niehusmann & Christiane Weber - For Free 4. Volker Niehusmann & Christiane Weber - Conversation 5. Volker Niehusmann & Christiane Weber - The Circle Game: Last Volume introduced you to this dynamic German duo - this month features another triple play of LOTC covers, all very pretty and some nice original guitar & vocal work too. 6. The John Cameron Orchestra - Both Sides Now: Instrumental - sounds like there's a group of recorders/song flutes carrying the melodic line, nothing too fabulous but certainly pleasant enough. 7. Rose Mary Rees - Chelsea Morning (Purple Mix): This is the flip side of the 12" Dance record from last volume - not a whole lot different, still there for you to get your groove on with. 8. Wally Whyton - Big Yellow Taxi: We originally heard from Wally a long time ago with his version of Urge For Going. This one features a Jim Croce-ish guitar. Whyton was a fixture in early British folk, getting his start with the skiffle band The Vipers. 9. Ken Hamilton - The Circle Game: Very soft & tender voice/guitar folk indie version. 10. Joe Cantada - Both Sides Now: As I understand it, Joe was a Filipino boxing/sports announcer who sang on the side. He's got a good voice, like a Robert Goulet sorta. 11. Robert Mosci - River: New York singer/pianist Robert Mosci turns in a very lovely cover, features a nice accenting soprano sax ala Wayne Shorter. 12. Voce - Big Yellow Taxi: All-male acapella version....shoooo, bop bop bop. 13. Susan Jansen - The Circle Game: I can't tell if this one sounds more like corny country or kiddie show style; in any event I find it annoying with really annoying backing vocals. 14. Steve Situm - Both Sides Now: Why does he start with "Flows and flows of angel hair"? It's amazing how many different variations there are on that intro, from "swirls and curls" (Leonard Nimoy) to "Oors & Ploors" (Kathryn Grayson) and everything else as well. Anyway, Steve's voice has that Mel Torme velvet fog quality that sounds OK. 15. Steve Situm - Michael From Mountains - The same guy, so he sounds the same, as far as I can tell he sings all the right words on this one. 16. Patrick McGinley & Family Style - Big Yellow Taxi: This one's got a real country feel to it, but I don't know where the Family Style is as this is just a guy and his guitar - some nice guitar though. 17. Gary Shum & Carl Occhipinti - The Circle Game: Duo with guitar, some nice harmonies. 18. Alice Babs - Both Sides Now: Hey, Swedish jazz singer Alice Babs recorded her first songs before Joni was even born! Here she is 30 years later singing the franchise in a concert setting. 19. Debra Blaquiere - Michael From Mountains: Sydney Australia is home to this jazz vocalist, who turns in a simple but pretty piano-accompanied take on one of Joni's earlier songs. 20. George Kahn - Woodstock: Saving the best for last, we close out Volume 65 in grand style with this 2004 recording. George plays the piano and leads a very talented group of musicians through this cover with some great solos. The track is a terrific 6 minutes, you can hear about a third of it here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/gkahn5 And that wraps it up for Volume 65 - 20 more slices of Joni covers, proof that our project isn't just getting older, it's getting better! Bob NP: George Kahn, "Woodstock" - --------------------------------- Discover Yahoo! Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news & more. Check it out! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 03:24:34 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: joni parodies For what it's worth, I was googling some lyrics for an old friend tonight (Smile a Little Smile for Me, 1969) and stumbled upon this: http://www.amiright.com/parody/performers/j/jonimitchell.shtml If it is old hat (beret) to all you JMDL veterans, please forgive me for the duplication. Newbies are allowed *some* mis-steps, no? And I cannot vouch for the quality here...I did not have time to read them...but my intentions are pure Joni. And Smurf, if you deem it appropriate, you might want to submit your BRILLIANT Sheryl Crow/Joni "For Free" parody here....we will all vote for YOURS as the best ever, cuz you da BLUE man! Love to all, Patti, yawning, ready for Dreamland ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 22:01:32 -0700 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: joni parodies Patti Parlette wrote: > And Smurf, if you deem it appropriate, you might want to submit your > BRILLIANT Sheryl Crow/Joni "For Free" parody here....we will all vote > for YOURS as the best ever, cuz you da BLUE man! Wasn't there a whole page of parodies written by JMDLers on the JMDL site at one time? Smurf is brilliant but he is not the only one to have written a wicked parody or two of a Joni song. Mark E. in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 22:17:11 -0700 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: joni parodies Mark Scott wrote: > Patti Parlette wrote: >> And Smurf, if you deem it appropriate, you might want to submit your >> BRILLIANT Sheryl Crow/Joni "For Free" parody here....we will all vote >> for YOURS as the best ever, cuz you da BLUE man! > > Wasn't there a whole page of parodies written by JMDLers on the JMDL > site at one time? Smurf is brilliant but he is not the only one to > have written a wicked parody or two of a Joni song. > > Mark E. in Seattle But we knows it was not a Joni parody! Inner Circle Masters are nice to us! They will look after poor Smeagal! OK, OK, OK, OK!!! So it was a SHERYL CROWE song. Ok, so we gets it, Precioussss! We will go away and never come back (gollum) leave Smeagal to serve nice Masters in Inner Circle! (gollum, gollum).... Gollum E. crawling back in our hole to let Smeagol E. out again.... ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2005 #158 ********************************* ------- 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)