From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #458 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, February 13 2008 Volume 2007 : Number 458 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Joni Joni Joni !!! [Eric Taylor ] Re: my take on Herbie's big win ["Anita Tedder" ] Re: my take on herbie's big win. [Deb Messling ] Re: my take on herbie's big win. [Monika Bogdanowicz ] re: River:The Joni Letters WIN [c Karma ] XM Radio (a JC question) ["Lori Fye" ] Re: XM Radio (a JC question) [FMYFL@aol.com] A Very Talented Man [Mark-Leon Thorne ] Re: today's NYT on the Herbie win ["Randy Remote" ] RE: A Very Talented Man [Danilo Monno ] Re: my take on herbie's big win. ["Randy Remote" ] RE: A Very Talented Man [Danilo Monno ] Re: my take on herbie's big win. [ajfashion@att.net] Re: my take on herbie's big win. [Michael Paz ] Re: New Orleans Musicians Housing [Michael Paz ] Re: XM Radio (a JC question) ["Christian MACKOWSKI" ] Re: New Orleans Musicians Housing ["Randy Remote" ] Re: my take on herbie's big win. [Jeannie ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:05:41 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: Eric Taylor Subject: Joni Joni Joni !!! Herbie Herbie Herbie !!! Larry Larry Larry !!! Norah Norah Norah !!! Tina Tina Tina !!! Corinne Corinne Corinne !!! Myrtle Myrtle Myrtle !!! Luciana Luciana Luciana !!! Leonard Leonard Leonard !!! SHINE SHINE SHINE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i hope this helps us all remember ... ;~D ET ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:16:28 -0000 From: "Anita Tedder" Subject: Re: my take on Herbie's big win Dear Friends Apologies as always for being so far behind, but I just had to add my jaw drop to those of others at Herbie's win at the Grammys and a couple of other comments. Matt, you made me think when you wrote: "Do you all really feel that herbie's album deserved the grammy for album of the year over the other nominees?!" I actually do own Back to Black. It's a great album and I do love watching Amy sing, though I do sometimes feel a bit frightened that I might be witnessing a car crash or another Sid and Nancy. Kanye West is beyond me, but the Foo Fighters....yeah, they are GOOD. I think the reason I am so pleased that the Joni Letters has won is because I so clearly remember the time HOSL was overlooked at the Grammys (losing out to Linda Ronstadt's 'Hasten Down The Wind'in 1977)- but the worst for me had been in January 1974 when Court and Spark lost out to Olivia Newton John's ground breaking (HA!)album "I Honestly Love You.' God, what times! How COULD they choose Olivia Newton John over Joni? (Sorry, Oz). I think Joni was constantly overlooked. It seems so radical and wonderful to me that the Herbie's take on Joni songs has been so recognised and makes up, a bit, for those truly AWFUL choices in the 70s. As for the responses to Laurent who doesn't quite gel with the Herbie album, I love Fred's description when he says: "In my opinion, a luminous album of great depth and beauty." It's been a real grower on me. My initial take on 'Amelia' was that it felt plodding and laboured - now something else is going on in me in which that track seems full of space, light, grace and air. I find myself humming and feeling odd lines from that version of the song. Lovely. I think Herbie's 'River, The Joni Letters' will stand a long test of time. The musicianship is stunning, the arrangements interesting and ther songs sublime. I'm not sure Back to Black, much as I love it, shake my thing to it and recognise its fine production values, will stand that test. Anita ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:02:26 -0500 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: more of The Grammy Awards (yes!!!! Joni content!!!!) Eric, My comment was meant for all the diatribes Joni goes on about the music business and the public's not appreciating her work. If she can spend 30 years singing that same song you would have thought she could have spent one night accepting praise graciously. Jerry > We love you Jerry Notaro but you are totally wrong when you say > >>> You blew it Joni. You should have been there. It was your hour to Shine.<< > > > Certainly Joni realized that this was the night for Herbie but ALSO Larry to > shine on their own. And shine they certainly did!!! > > Why does everyone still seem to treat Larry Klein like a footnote I often > wonder? > > I am just SO ELATED by what happened at the Grammy Awards last night!!!!!!! > > It looks like real music is at long last making an overdue comeback and who > better to lead the way than Joni and her incredibly awesome band mates! > > In tears..... > > ET > > NP: River: the joni letters (for at least the dozenth time since last > September) > & Buddah bless Tina Turner big time! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:44:47 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: my take on herbie's big win. Hi Matt, thanks for your post and a belated welcome to you! To answer your question, I do own Amy's album (it's incredibly addictive and one of my favorite albums of the year) and also the Foo Fighters album, which is their finest to date and that's saying a lot as I have been a fan ever since day 1. Kanye's album - I've heard it but didn't care for it, didn't buy it when it was released because that has been an elusive genre for me thus far). I am curious as to why you say that The Foos & Vince Gill should not have been nominated? Are you saying that only Pop albums should be considered? I don't understand your thinking here. You state: So, what are the criteria for 'the deserving album'? That is the $6,000,000 dollar question. And there's not a good answer - I do have to object to your dismissing Hancock's album as a "nice little tribute/covers album", for it is here where your age gives you away. For an artist of Herbie's history & integrity to tackle the work of one of our finest contemporary composers, employing a variety of cross-generational talents in the process, is much more than you're giving it credit for. OK, so you didn't like it as much as Kanye or Amy...guess what - that's OK, dude - we all have our favorites. Like he did with George Gershwin on "Gershwin's World", Herbie examines and re-interprets Joni's work in a challenging and revolutionary way, and while I probably played Amy & the Foos more, I don't have ANY problem with Herbie (and Joni) getting recognition for their continuing artistry. Bob NP: David Baerwald, "If (A Boy Whore In A Man's Jail)" - ------------------------------------------------------------ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. 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By BEN RATLIFF ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/ben_ratliff/index.html?inline=nyt-per ) When something newsworthy or popular or positive happens to a jazz musician b a big award, say b many in the jazz world feel astonished for about four seconds, then quickly act very smug. You know: Webve been sitting here patiently, full of our aesthetic virtue, so used to being ignored, and the world has finally come around to our point of view. Are we happy about it? More to the point, what took you so long? Are we entitled to feel that way about bRiver: The Joni Letters,b by Herbie Hancock ( http://movies.nytimes.com/person/93306/Herbie-Hancock?inline=nyt-per ), being named album of the year at the Grammys on Sunday ? We could, but it would be silly. Perhaps the speculation is true that Amy Winehouse ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/amy_winehouse/index.html?inline=nyt-per )and Kanye West ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/kanye_west/index.html?inline=nyt-per )split the vote. And yes, it is very unusual to see a record of such modest sales win the big prize. But inasmuch as it is a jazz album, it is precisely the kind of jazz album that would win this award. First, letbs just get this over with: Where were you in 1965, Recording Academy, when Mr. Hancock made his venerated album bMaiden Voyageb? But look one year further back to 1964. bGetz/Gilbertob won, and besides bRiver,b it is the only more or less jazz album in 50 years of the Grammys to have earned this award. There might be instructive logic there to unravel why bRiverb beat some records that are far more successful and far more emblematic of their time. (bRiverb has sold around 55,000 copies, whereas Kanye Westbs bGraduationb has sold two million.) bGetz/Gilbertob was a collaboration between the jazz saxophonist Stan Getz ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/stan_getz/index.html?inline=nyt-per )and the bossa nova musician JoC#o Gilberto, with his wife at the time, Astrud Gilberto, as occasional singer. It shares some important qualities with bRiver.b Both are quite beautiful, though practical: experiments with strong ideas made moderate. Both are syncretist collaborations between a flexible jazz musician and a famously uncompromising genius who invented his or her own style b two musicians of putatively different worlds. Both feature light-voiced singing on a little less than half the tracks. And on both, the drums sound chastened. (When a jazz record with really assertive, swinging rhythm wins album of the year, then jazz enthusiasts can feel smug. bGood tasteb b an idea that means quite a lot in this category of the Grammys b can be telegraphed quickly by reducing the role of the drums.) bRiverb isnbt just a jazz record. It is a singer-songwriter record. (Norah Jones ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/j/norah_jones/index.html?inline=nyt-per ), Tina Turner ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/tina_turner/index.html?inline=nyt-per ), Corinne Bailey Rae ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/corinne_bailey_rae/index.html?inline=nyt-per ), Leonard Cohen ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/leonard_cohen/index.html?inline=nyt-per )and Luciana Souza are on it, all singing Joni Mitchell ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/joni_mitchell/index.html?inline=nyt-per )songs, as is Ms. Mitchell herself.) It is soft-edged and literate and respectable. It seems, at least, intended as an audience bridger. And it also a very Grammy-ish record, not just because Mr. Hancock, and others on it, have won various Grammys in the past. Institutions like to congratulate themselves, and giving the prize to bRiverb can be understood as a celebration of the academybs more high-minded pop impulses. The best album category, in particular, is often a corrective or an apology for any excesses or shortcomings of the present. It can amount to a sentimental, history-minded celebration of album culture. At this point it can conjure and lament a lost world of musicians and styles from the 1970s or before, those who actually played instruments, sometimes very well, and trusted their listeners to pay attention to them in 40-minute chunks. From the last 15 years of the award this idea could explain the victories of Ray Charles ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/ray_charles/index.html?inline=nyt-per ), Norah Jones, Steely Dan, Santana, Bob Dylan ( http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1548278/Bob-Dylan?inline=nyt-per ), Tony Bennett ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/tony_bennett/index.html?inline=nyt-per )and Eric Clapton ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/eric_clapton/index.html?inline=nyt-per ). (It doesnbt explain Celine Dion ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/d/celine_dion/index.html?inline=nyt-per ), but if we perfectly understood the mind-set of academy members we wouldnbt watch the show.) Some of what bRiverb accomplishes as a jazz record is serious indeed. Mr. Hancockbs version of Duke Ellington ( http://movies.nytimes.com/person/88854/Duke-Ellington?inline=nyt-per )bs bSolitudeb is the modern jazz process itself: a complete reharmonization of a familiar song, with rhythm that keeps vanishing and reappearing. Wayne Shorter ( http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/wayne_shorter/index.html?inline=nyt-per )bs saxophone playing on many tracks, including his own bNefertitib and Ms. Mitchellbs bEdith and the Kingpin,b is casually brilliant b some kind of strange, subconscious vernacular. And though Ms. Mitchell has never called herself a jazz singer, her vocal performance on bThe Tea Leaf Prophecyb has a rhythmic assurance that a lot of self-identifying jazz singers could use. Itbs a cool-tempered album, almost drowsy. In so many ways it does seem a strange choice, not just in its modest commercial profile but in that itbs the first album to win this particular award for either Mr. Hancock or Ms. Mitchell. Yet it is also august and exquisitely acceptable: precisely the qualities that this category of the Grammy Awards tends to orient itself around. from : Barbara L.Stewart, MLS Library - Sesame Workshop 1 Lincoln Plaza, 4th fl, NYC, NY 10023 USA tel: 212-875-6393 fax: 212-875-7309 barbara.stewart@sesameworkshop.org "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter." - ML King ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:45:03 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Flaherty Subject: Re: my take on Herbie's big win This win doesn't change my view of the award itself, but I'm still REALLY happy that Herbie won. I know this means more people will hear his album, and it deserves to be heard. Do I think these brilliant musicians deserved a music award? Yes, I do. That it's SO surprising is is a shame. Michael Flaherty - --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:59:40 -0500 (EST) From: Deb Messling Subject: Re: my take on herbie's big win. The labels "covers album" and "tribute" do seem dismissive. If someone releases an album of Cole Porter songs, is it a Cole Porter tribute? What about a Mozart tribute? Once a person's work has entered the musical lexicon with a degree of permanence, we can expect to see their work interpreted, and it's a little silly to keep talking about "tributes." - ---- Original message ---- > I do have to >object to your dismissing Hancock's album as a "nice little tribute/covers >album" Deb Messling http://www.sensibleshoes.vox.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:06:19 -0800 (PST) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Re: my take on herbie's big win. Well I'll say this about Kanye West. I hate Kanye West...not him but his music. Saying he makes quality music is an opinion. Others would agree with you. Others would not and I don't. In fact, I'd go as far as saying rap isn't really "quality" music. It's not about the music, is it? The music in rap is simple--a constant beat, some "scratching" here and there, etc. Obviously I am not a fan of rap music. As for Amy Winehouse, I don't get the big deal about her. Just yesterday, someone older than me (after seeing the Grammys and her performance which she found awful), said to me, "you're younger than me, tell me, what's the fuss over Amy Winehouse?" I replied, "I don't know, ask my brother (as he likes some of her songs)." She does nothing for me but that's just my opinion as so many others like her...though...I think part of her fame is due to the fact that she is infamous for taking drugs....... As for the Grammys, it's not that big of a deal who wins this or that. Sure I'm happy for Herbie Hancock and Joni (and hope it brings Joni greater recognition) but as I said before, a Grammy doesn't even mean anything. -M rza666odb@aol.com wrote: these two albums are 10x better than the joni letters. mark ro! nson's production on?back to black?is incredible (which is why he won for producer of the year) and amy's voice is amazing. and say what you will about kanye, i hate the guy's personality just as much as you do. i find him to be conceited, vain, spoiled, and pompous that it can be nauseating sometimes, but c'mon, the man makes quality music. graduation is further proof that not only is he a really good rapper, but that he's also a?skilled producer. the album of the year award should go to the deserving album overall though, this year's grammys was an amazing show from beginning to end, and i enjoyed watching every second of it. matt ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com - --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:49:24 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Subject: Herbie's Grammy Nice to hear your thoughts on this album Fred! A grammy win or nomination is so subjective & so often emotional as are humans. Perhaps our general cynicism with the awards are reflective of our cynicism with the industry? Perhaps this win is significant in the other direction? I also believe it is a nod to both Joni & Herbie as living legends. And I too wonder if I dare audicitly (is that a word? lol) hope that this shift could translate into other areas of our world? Kate > Herbie winning Best Album of the Year is nothing short of a tear in the space-time continuum.< ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:05:01 +0000 From: c Karma Subject: re: River:The Joni Letters WIN My initial email sent in a state of shock referred to Herbie's record as having won BEST ALBUM. My bad. We all know there's no such category and the subject of the email should have read "River: The Joni Letters wins ALBUM OF THE YEAR." The body of the email would remain the same, "HOLY SHIT!!!!!" CC _________________________________________________________________ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:08:54 -0800 From: "Lori Fye" Subject: XM Radio (a JC question) So I recently bought a new car and included is XM Satellite Radio, with a 3-month paid subscription. I'm already addicted to it. Those of you who already enjoy XM know that in the "Rock" category is a station called XM LED, which plays Led Zeppelin 24/7. Hard to believe, but true, and here's proof: http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=59 Now I have to wonder: why not a 24/7 JONI station? Any thoughts on how to convince XM to do this? Lori Santa Rosa, CA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:30:12 EST From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: XM Radio (a JC question) Hi Lori, I don't have XM anymore, since I swithced to Sirius, but they used to have a station called the Village which played a lot of Joni. It was billed as a folk channel, but they used to play some "non-folk" Joni. Not sure if they have it anymore, but good luck in getting them to do a 24/7 Joni. They would have to get a gazillion requests. Jimmy In a message dated 2/12/2008 1:15:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, lori.fye@gmail.com writes: > Now I have to wonder: why not a 24/7 JONI station? > > Any thoughts on how to convince XM to do this? > ************** The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:50:31 +1100 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: A Very Talented Man Hello Joni lovers. I'd like to introduce or reintroduce you to a very talented member of our group. A 26 year old musician from Bari, Italy. I first heard Danilo's musical talent last year while scouring YouTube. I was so impressed with his covers of Joni's songs that I got in touch with him and convinced him to join the JMDL. I ripped some of the audio of his covers and put together a CD. He kindly agreed to record some requests as well as more of his own favourites. He allowed me to put together a double CD of his covers and, being a graphic design enthusiast, I constructed a whole CD package which I titled, "For Free: The Songs of Joni Mitchell". If I had the right connections, I would see that he was properly recorded. Danilo allowed me to share the recording and CD package with the group here. Some time has passed so, I have asked him if I could repackage it to share with the group again. I have also redesigned the CD cover. Do yourself a favour and download the whole thing and burn it as it was intended, then print out the cover. Because it is a double CD, it's quite large so, I have divided it into three parts. Just follow the track listing to put it together. The CD cover is included in the extras folder. Enjoy. Download it here: http://download.yousendit.com/EA1F8CFA480FA6BF http://download.yousendit.com/8125A6F5730F7F39 http://download.yousendit.com/FEED220F7C7E0762 Mark in Sydney NP Electricity - Danilo ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:25:42 -0800 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: today's NYT on the Herbie win > And though Ms. Mitchell has > never called herself a jazz singer, Is that true? I think she has, or at least thinks of herself that way. Decent article from the NY Times, but they got the year wrong for "Getz/Gilberto", it won in 1965, not '64 (it's year of release). RR ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:31:01 +0100 From: Danilo Monno Subject: RE: A Very Talented Man Oh My God!!! What can I say? I already knew Mark was intentioned to redo this, but, God, my heart is like blowing up again! I really don't know what to say. First of all I have to thank Mark for the work he's done for this gift. Mark, it's an extremely appreciated effort, words cannot express my gratitude for making my dream come true one more time. And a big Thank You is for Joni, who introduced me to a completely new music world. She really makes me feel music in a different way. Joni's musical genius is the greatest light I have ever seen in my life. God bless the day Mark advised me to join the list. I delurk now and then but I always read you, joniphiles! I wish one day I will meet you all in a worldwide Joni fest somewhere in the middle of the globe! Hugs - a special one for Mark! Danilo > To: joni@smoe.org > From: mark-leon@iinet.net.au > Subject: A Very Talented Man > Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:50:31 +1100 > > Hello Joni lovers. > > I'd like to introduce or reintroduce you to a very talented member of > our group. A 26 year old musician from Bari, Italy. I first heard > Danilo's musical talent last year while scouring YouTube. I was so > impressed with his covers of Joni's songs that I got in touch with > him and convinced him to join the JMDL. I ripped some of the audio of > his covers and put together a CD. He kindly agreed to record some > requests as well as more of his own favourites. He allowed me to put > together a double CD of his covers and, being a graphic design > enthusiast, I constructed a whole CD package which I titled, "For > Free: The Songs of Joni Mitchell". If I had the right connections, I > would see that he was properly recorded. > > Danilo allowed me to share the recording and CD package with the > group here. Some time has passed so, I have asked him if I could > repackage it to share with the group again. I have also redesigned > the CD cover. Do yourself a favour and download the whole thing and > burn it as it was intended, then print out the cover. > > Because it is a double CD, it's quite large so, I have divided it > into three parts. Just follow the track listing to put it together. > The CD cover is included in the extras folder. > > Enjoy. > > Download it here: > > http://download.yousendit.com/EA1F8CFA480FA6BF > > > > http://download.yousendit.com/8125A6F5730F7F39 > > > > http://download.yousendit.com/FEED220F7C7E0762 > > > > Mark in Sydney > > > > NP Electricity - Danilo _________________________________________________________________ Conosci Doretta? Contattala, h ora su Messenger! http://www.doretta82.it/banner/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:13:10 -0800 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: my take on herbie's big win. Hi Matt- I'm not sure who has the record for the longest lurk, but you are probably in the running. I think you are interpreting the joy people felt with Herbie's win (and Joni's) as a judgement about the albums that didn't. Being happy that Herbie's album won also doesn't mean that it deserved to win above the others. Usually, whoever is in that category deserves to win. Nomination is the main honor, winning is just drawing straws. That said, there is an extra joy when the underdog takes the prize. I am sure you are right that most of us do not own the other albums on the list. In my own case, I have heard enough of them on the radio to know I don't want them (with the exception of Winehouse which I will probably get eventually-and I thought her performance was stunning and brought to mind the powerful vocalizing of Janis Joplin). Kanye--yes, seems to be a pompous ass. I've seen him perform many times on these types of shows, and have never been moved one iota by his music. I thought his "Mama" song, which I'm sure is heartfelt, was so personal (and almost childish) that it was 'squirmworthy' and inappropriate for the setting. The other number was interesting visually, though evocative of hell with the flames and all. You are right that he has the producer chops-and of course he has millions of fans who dig what he's doing. To say an accomplished jazz pianist of Herbie Hancock's talent and stature does not deserve Album of the Year for his interpretations of one of the greatest composers of our time, in collaboration with so many top artists...I'm sorry, I can't agree with that. Artistically, it deserves to be there-and it's nice (to me anyway) that the award did not go to "most popular" or "most $ generated" as it often does. It's a great topic though, thanks for bringing it up. I hope you can find the time to post here again. RR ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:20:11 +0100 From: Danilo Monno Subject: RE: A Very Talented Man OMG!!!! The cover, I can't believe it!!!! Thaaaaaaaaaaanksssssssssssssss If only I were in Sydney.... > To: joni@smoe.org > From: mark-leon@iinet.net.au > Subject: A Very Talented Man > Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:50:31 +1100 > > Hello Joni lovers. > > I'd like to introduce or reintroduce you to a very talented member of > our group. A 26 year old musician from Bari, Italy. I first heard > Danilo's musical talent last year while scouring YouTube. I was so > impressed with his covers of Joni's songs that I got in touch with > him and convinced him to join the JMDL. I ripped some of the audio of > his covers and put together a CD. He kindly agreed to record some > requests as well as more of his own favourites. He allowed me to put > together a double CD of his covers and, being a graphic design > enthusiast, I constructed a whole CD package which I titled, "For > Free: The Songs of Joni Mitchell". If I had the right connections, I > would see that he was properly recorded. > > Danilo allowed me to share the recording and CD package with the > group here. Some time has passed so, I have asked him if I could > repackage it to share with the group again. I have also redesigned > the CD cover. Do yourself a favour and download the whole thing and > burn it as it was intended, then print out the cover. > > Because it is a double CD, it's quite large so, I have divided it > into three parts. Just follow the track listing to put it together. > The CD cover is included in the extras folder. > > Enjoy. > > Download it here: > > http://download.yousendit.com/EA1F8CFA480FA6BF > > > > http://download.yousendit.com/8125A6F5730F7F39 > > > > http://download.yousendit.com/FEED220F7C7E0762 > > > > Mark in Sydney > > > > NP Electricity - Danilo _________________________________________________________________ Scarica GRATIS la versione personalizzata MSN di Internet Explorer 7! http://optimizedie7.msn.com/default.aspx?mkt=it-it ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:31:15 +0000 From: ajfashion@att.net Subject: Re: my take on herbie's big win. - -------------- Original message from Monika Bogdanowicz : -------------- > Well I'll say this about Kanye West. I hate Kanye West...not him but his > music. Saying he makes quality music is an opinion. Others would agree with > you. Others would not and I don't. In fact, I'd go as far as saying rap isn't > really "quality" music. It's not about the music, is it? The music in rap is > simple--a constant beat, some "scratching" here and there, etc. Obviously I am > not a fan of rap music. I think West is immensely talented though not nearly as talented as he thinks he is, and his ego and temper tantrums and narcissitic speeches are way offensive. To me, Emimen and Jay-Z and Ice Cube (yes, I'm old) leave West in the dust. (Jay-Z's song, Minority Report, is one of the best things I've heard or read on Katrina, just breathtakingly brilliant and heartbreaking.) I've listened to the whole Winehouse album and while I haven't taken to her music personally, I think she's an original (rare these days) and also really talented. I think Vince Gill is talented. Foo Fighters--not so much. Quite frankly, had Herbie Hancock made a record the quality of The Joni Letters in tribute to someone else (Sondheim anyone?), I would have been just as happy to see him win. The Mitchell componnent was a bonus, but Hancock is one of the treasures of this country. High time the awards shows recognized jazz. - --AJ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:39:38 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: my take on herbie's big win. COOL YOU SAID "SQUIRM-WORTHY" Wish I had said that. He was irritating! Pompous ass was a little to easy on him too. LMAO! Paz (at home in a rainstorm) Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Feb 12, 2008, at 1:13 PM, Randy Remote wrote: Hi Matt- I'm not sure who has the record for the longest lurk, but you are probably in the running. I think you are interpreting the joy people felt with Herbie's win (and Joni's) as a judgement about the albums that didn't. Being happy that Herbie's album won also doesn't mean that it deserved to win above the others. Usually, whoever is in that category deserves to win. Nomination is the main honor, winning is just drawing straws. That said, there is an extra joy when the underdog takes the prize. I am sure you are right that most of us do not own the other albums on the list. In my own case, I have heard enough of them on the radio to know I don't want them (with the exception of Winehouse which I will probably get eventually-and I thought her performance was stunning and brought to mind the powerful vocalizing of Janis Joplin). Kanye--yes, seems to be a pompous ass. I've seen him perform many times on these types of shows, and have never been moved one iota by his music. I thought his "Mama" song, which I'm sure is heartfelt, was so personal (and almost childish) that it was 'squirmworthy' and inappropriate for the setting. The other number was interesting visually, though evocative of hell with the flames and all. You are right that he has the producer chops-and of course he has millions of fans who dig what he's doing. To say an accomplished jazz pianist of Herbie Hancock's talent and stature does not deserve Album of the Year for his interpretations of one of the greatest composers of our time, in collaboration with so many top artists...I'm sorry, I can't agree with that. Artistically, it deserves to be there-and it's nice (to me anyway) that the award did not go to "most popular" or "most $ generated" as it often does. It's a great topic though, thanks for bringing it up. I hope you can find the time to post here again. RR ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:17:02 -0600 From: Michael Paz Subject: Re: New Orleans Musicians Housing I have not seen this but will keep an eye peeled. You can check out what we have been doing at Renewourmusic.org Thanks for keeping us in your hearts and minds. Best Paz Michael Paz michael@thepazgroup.com Tour Manager Preservation Hall Jazz Band http://www.preservationhall.com On Feb 11, 2008, at 5:12 PM, PassScribe@aol.com wrote: I'm not adding a NJC to this 'cause I thought most of you might like to know about it (if you don't already). As most of you are aware, fellow JMDLister, Paz, has been involved for some time helping with the musicians of New Orleans in the aftermath of Katrina. Now, the latest series on "This Old House" (on PBS television) has a duel theme: helping a woman rebuild her house in New Orleans and following the construction of a "musicians village" of homes primarily intended for those musicians who lost their homes during the hurricane. It's been very interesting and I've seen one imprromptu but impressive performance by a few of the locals on the porch of a new house already. You may want to check this series out on your local stations. I don't know if you can catch the previous episodes- maybe by going online? Kenny B ************** The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:49:59 +0100 From: "Christian MACKOWSKI" Subject: Re: XM Radio (a JC question) Hello Lori, You made me think about something else: What would be (if you had to compose the band), the" Fabulous Vocals SEPTUOR Dream Team " with JONI juts in the middle, of course ??? PS: Mine would be (Have been ) : from the left to the right of the stage.......George Harrison,Grace Slick,Graham Nash, JONI, Robert Plant,Carole King,Roger Daltrey...... I am waitin' for your opinions and other MUSIC HALL (ALL) suggestions...... BONSOIR From France...............Christian. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lori Fye" To: "JMDL" Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:08 PM Subject: XM Radio (a JC question) > So I recently bought a new car and included is XM Satellite Radio, with a > 3-month paid subscription. I'm already addicted to it. > > Those of you who already enjoy XM know that in the "Rock" category is a > station called XM LED, which plays Led Zeppelin 24/7. Hard to believe, > but > true, and here's proof: http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=59 > > Now I have to wonder: why not a 24/7 JONI station? > > Any thoughts on how to convince XM to do this? > > Lori > Santa Rosa, CA ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:38:07 EST From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Joni question on "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" I know it's a rerun so some of you may have seen this before but I just had a good laugh at some guy who couldn't even answer the $1,000 question (the first few questions are always pretty easy or obvious... they WANT you to get through them). The question was: "In the 1970 Joni Mitchell song, "Big Yellow Taxi", what was paved over to put up a parking lot?" Now, considering it's probably the Joni song with the most airplay ever, and has probably been covered by the most people (no, that's probably BSN), and has been used as a synonym for "overdevelopment" for many years by everybody... this guy still didn't know the answer. So, he uses a "lifeline"; he uses "50/50" to take away two of the wrong answers, leaving him with just one right answer & one wrong one. It's between "Central Park" and "Paradise." You guessed it... he chooses "CENTRAL PARK!" I can't believe it! This guy must have been living in a cave for the last 38 years. Kenny B ************** The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:42:25 -0600 From: "Sue Cameron" Subject: celebrity iTunes playlists So for fun I thought I would look at some celebrity lists of folks who I figured for Joni fans. It is amazing the number of artists who cite her genius. For example: Diane Keaton Seal Sarah Silverman Gina Gershon Amy Grant John Mellencamp Jennifer Beals Amy Sedaris Mandy Moore Sandra Bernhard Kevin Bacon Kyra Sedgewick Sarah McLachlan Alanis Morrisette Herbie Hancock Just thought folks might be interested. Suze from snowy Wisconsin ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:49:41 -0800 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: New Orleans Musicians Housing This is great-an organization to help the musicians of New Orleans-you can donate (but I couldn't resist getting one of their cool shirts & there are lots of designs-I like the one with the old microphone and the rest, too). Fe na nay and all that. Good work, Michael & friends!! RR >I have not seen this but will keep an eye peeled. You can check out > what we have been doing at > http://renewourmusic.org/ > Thanks for keeping us in your hearts and minds. > Best > Paz ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:02:13 -0800 (PST) From: Jeannie Subject: Re: my take on herbie's big win. I'm like, speechless! Love, Jeannie ps: xoxoxo ~nj~ - --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #458 ********************************* ------- 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)