From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2008 #72 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, June 9 2008 Volume 2008 : Number 072 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Why did it have to be snakes [Chuck Eisenhardt Subject: Why did it have to be snakes there's a HUGE difference between petting the reticulating python at the Children's Museum school visit and encountering something in the unknown wilds. I remember bushwacking through tall grass on Mt. Desert Is. trying to find the shore, and well, there was this snake....and I never jumped so high in my life. It was like Kobe Bryant taking off from the top of the key. Bob, I'm pretty sure you set a personal best that day for long jump! Chuck ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:36:53 -0400 From: rosemjoy@aol.com Subject: I'm Traveling, Traveling I'll be leaving the great state of New Jersey and?headed down south?by the end of June, so sadly over the next few days I'll be offering a lot of my Joni Collection up on Ebay. My load is heavy so I need to do this quickly. I just wanted to give my Joni?family the heads up and hopefully they will get a good home! Currently I have Voices: The Work of Joni Mitchell?and her first songbook"The Music of Joni Mitchell"?up there, so take a look if interested. Love, Rosie xxoo ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2008 18:43:42 EDT From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni Covers, Volume 101 - a silly millimeter longer Hey Bob, Sorry I'm late with a response to your latest cover, but I was busy fixing my hair :) I thought for sure you would title this volume "101 Dalmatians" or at least "Rays Dad's Cruella Deville" LOL Anyway, another great bunch of covers, and I thank not only you, but those who help you find such jewels. > > 1. Mads Baerentzen Trio - > Trouble Child: In case you don't know by now, I love to kick off the disc > with > something that I think is pretty awesome, and this one from 2005 is > certainly > no exception. Some tasty jazz from Denmark; Mads is on piano, and Vivian > Sessoms provides the sultry soulful vocal. Some lovely sax work and a > bass-drum section round out the sound and a sweet, sweet sound it is, > stretched out to over 6 minutes and still ends too quickly. Makes you wish > more jazzers picked up on this one. Bob, now that I think about it, most of the time you do put one of the best covers in the number one position, and this is no exception. Vivian's voice is awesome. It's nice to hear this song covered, and the jazzier twist on the song makes it even better. This song was my favorite from this volume. > 2. Sara Gazarek - Carey Another great jazzy sound. Kind of reminds me of that playful Charlie Brown's Christmas piano, plus Sara has a great voice. > > 11. Colored Wolf - Shadows And Light > 12. Colored Wolf - Amelia > 13. Colored Wolf - Sunny Sunday > 14. Colored Wolf - Magdalene Laundries > 15. > Colored Wolf - The Crazy Cries Of Love: Firstly, my hats off to Germany's > Colored Wolf for the song selections here. Imagine doing an album with FIVE > Joni covers and ALL of them are way off the road always traveled. CW plays > electric guitar and sings. His playing is always very solid, I do have to > say > that the vocals vary a bit - some of these songs suit him better than > others. > He sounds a bit like Paul Carrack (Squeeze's "Tempted" &Mike &The Mechanics) > for those of you who remember him. The song selection that Colored Wolf covers is great, and the guitar playing is right on. Still, the vocals are missing. I don't know if it's a language barrier, but I don't think so. I wouldn't call his voice BAD, but it certainly isn't good in my opinion, so I had to skip these songs on my 3rd listen. > > 18. Terry Duggins - Rainy Night House: Danger, Will Robinson! Man, this > one is really awful. Terry plays the dulcimer on this one, and should have > either made it an instrumental or employed another singer as his voice is > simply unbearable. I don't even know who to compare it to, sort of a cross > between Count Chocula and Anthony Newley. Well, I never hear you say a song is really awful, so I thought this one would be great to listen to so I could cringe along with ya. After a second listen, I jumped the fence to the other side. I actually like Terry's voice on this song. I see where you're coming from, but it's just one of those voices that hit me in a good way. Perhaps if I heard him sing another song, I might agree, but to me is was like David Bowie singing......".......ground control to major Tom....." I liked it. Anyway, thanks again for another great cover. You're the man, Bob. Jimmy, keeping an eye on some funnel clouds out in the distance ************** Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. 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