From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #484 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 Monday, March 10 2008 Volume 2007 : Number 484 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- River in Catalonia ["mike pritchard" ] covers collection 98 ["Oddmund Kaarevik" ] Re: River in Catalonia [Bob Muller ] Joni and her smoking [Monika Bogdanowicz ] Joni Covers, Volume 98 - information and opinions [Bob Muller Subject: River in Catalonia Herbie Hancock plays here in Catalonia in July with 'River: The Joni Letters'. Is he on tour with this in the US? Who's singing? mike in barcelona np John Cale - The Island Years ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:59:30 +0100 From: "Oddmund Kaarevik" Subject: covers collection 98 Hmm ! What an extraordinary orignal and nice colletion of Covers you got there Bob ! Of course not all of them makes their to the stars - but there are quite a few very interesting !!! Amelia sung in spanish (is it spanish?) is very - I don't know, appropriate. I don't understand the words, but feel they suite the melody very well ! Billy Carrothers "Roses blue" this is vere nice. A jazzy take on such an old melody. Due to me not being too familiar with Joni's early work I didn't recognize this at once, but when I did, I think it's really nice. And such an original choice for a cover without vocals ! Billy Thorpe "Free man i Paris" is kinda raw, in a way the energy that lacks in Sufjan Stevens version is really here ! Dirk Darmsteader - Both sides now, I guess I kind of like this, just because it is a man with a raspy voice who sings it. It crashes with the poetic and kinda feminine text, and I love crashes ! Jessica Molasaky's the Circle game is really great - bozza nova version linked up with this very well known standard, that I don't remember the name on. ("A stick a stone, end of the road") Most cleverly done, lovely !! La Jeunisse Girl's choirs version of the same song is lovely too - a very innocent take ! Well I hope you all download it and give it a try it's well worth it. Here is the link again: http://tinyurl.com/2kt6c2 I also have to thank Richard for sharing the great excerpt you provided for us from the new book on Carole, Joni & Carly . This is the most intriguing and well written stuff about Joni I have read for years. Not only has Sheila Wellers done her homework well,as Bob claims. She has the gift of telling a story in a most exciting way - that just makes you want to read on and on. I think it's rare to read such inspired texts ! So thanks a lot - it really made my day when I read it ! Have a great sunday! NP: Roelof Stalknecht "Both sides ,now" which is also quirky and jazzy Best ! Oddmund, Norway ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 06:36:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: River in Catalonia He has been touring in the USA, Mike - Luciana Souza (Mrs. Larry Klein) is the vocalist. You can probably hit his website and get some additional details. Bob NP: Ani, "Anticipate" ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 10:56:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Monika Bogdanowicz Subject: Joni and her smoking http://smokingsides.com/asfs/M/Mitchell.html This is not judging Joni on her smoking or anything like that! Just something very miscellaneous that I found..... -M - --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 16:32:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Joni Covers, Volume 98 - information and opinions OK, even though I'm wracked with pain from my 3-hour tennis match (at least we won - yay! My partner & I are currently 3-0), I'm determined to pull a Lou Gehrig and keep plugging away through the pain to provide some information/opinions about this month's covers. Firstly, thanks to the 27 of you have downloaded it, and if you haven't please be aware that the link is still good until the 14th, so plenty of time if you're interested. Here's the link: http://tinyurl.com/2kt6c2 And here's my take on the tunes: 1. Roxana Amed & Pedro Aznar - Amelia: We featured Roxana's lovely studio versions of Amelia a while back (she recorded it both in Spanish & English), but she does such a great job I couldn't help including a live version as well - she pours herself into it and the musicians are just as wonderful. 2. Amy B - Chelsea Morning: The audio suffers just a bit on this one as it comes from a home-made YouTube video, but I really like her voice and the Joni-like spirit she brings to it, a mix of mellow excitement and melancholy. 3. Whim 'N Rhythm - Both Sides Now: All-female acapella from Yale University, features a very pretty vocal and some swooning sweeping harmonies. 4. Bill Carrothers - Roses Blue: A recent (2007) jazz instrumental of one of Joni's lesser-done songs, with some nice twists and turns along the way. Bill's a jazz pianist with lots of experience on his resume, I love the improvisation on this track in that he explores without getting too far out there. His band, bass & drums, also offer great support and play very creatively as well. 5. Billy Thorpe - Free Man In Paris: Thanks to my Aussie pals for the background on Billy Thorpe, who is no longer with us. This raw-sounding take on FMIP has a nice rhythm and energy to it, and I can vouch that it's not an easy sone to easy, quite a range between the high highs and the low lows. Comes from his posthumous 2007 release. 6. Cat Coward - Twisted: Cat's from California but now calls Anchorage Alaska home. Her version of the Ross-Gray classic is just fine, and she does more than sing, she also plays the fine piano licks you'll hear on this track, supported by a solid jazz combo who also step up with some enjoyable solos. 7. Dirk Darmstaedter - Both Sides Now: German guitarist who released this song officially and through one of his podcasts. His voice has a little David Bowie-thing going on and he brings some other interesting colors into the mix as well. 8. Illman Riley - For Free: Guitar version, from 1971, fresh on the heels of Joni's own 1970 release. Don't have a lot of knowledge about the artist, sounds like British folk - he's got some folks putting on a harmony, that's for sure. 9. La Jeunesse Girls Choir - The Circle Game: A very pretty arrangement from this young Ontario, Canada choir. Angelic soaring harmonies, and they do a great job of building the momentum, starting simply and expanding with each verse/chorus into a more complex sound. 10. Marge Morian - Urge For Going: This one is pretty obscure - don't know much about the artist, the recording came from an anthology put out in 1969 by the Nameless Coffeehouse. She's pretty much using Tom Rush's arrangement and rolling guitar frills. Such a pretty song, unless you can't sing it's going to sound good - and this one does. 11. Roelof Stalknecht - Both Sides Now: This one's back from 1976, a different-sounding solo jazz piano version, nice Art Tatum-like sound and very creative. 12. People Who Get It - A Case Of You: Voice and guitar, both are nice though the singer does waver a bit. 13. Ron Mesland - Carey (Dutch): As I've said before, I'm a sucker for these foreign-language covers, and this one is no exception. Ron's vocal jumps into falsetto when he needs to hit those highs, and it sure does sound to me that he's singing "Joni" instead of "Carey" which is kinda cool too. 14. Jessica Molaskey - The Circle Game/Waters of March: This one is REAL easy to like, a medley of TCG and Jobim's "Waters of March" with a counter male vocal. This one comes from Jessica's 2007 release "Sitting In Limbo" and it's a good one. Her voice has the clarity and strength of someone with a LOT of Broadway experience (which she has) and it also doesn't hurt that she's married to jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli. 15. Sophie Berkal-Sarbit - Both Sides Now: Pretty amazing for a 16-year old! An original arrangement, and a lovely vocal highlighted with a nice violin. And she's another fine young Canadian talent, residing in Mags' lovely Winnipeg. And although she's young, her resume in the Winnipeg & Canadian circuits are pretty impressive. I hope we get more Joni covers from her! 16. Vanessa Jackman - Hejira: This is an unreleased live performance in a small Paris cabaret, just Vanessa's jazz vocals and an electric guitar, nearly 11 minutes long and I don't mind a bit. The guitarist steps up and does some fine soloing. A nice way to close out the CD, I thought. OK, that's the sweet 16 on this collection, not as many tracks as usual but still a full disc's worth. And most likely by the time 99 come out I will have surpassed the 2,500 mark - I'm at 2498 now and it doesn't appear that folks have slowed down with their versions of songs by Joni. And be on the lookout for the next edition of Retro covers, coming up in about a week. And thanks for reading all the way to here, assuming you did. Bob NP: Vanessa Jackman, "Hejira" ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. 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