From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2009 #313 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, November 18 2009 Volume 2009 : Number 313 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- joni covers at jazz festival and new Amelia film [Lieve Reckers Subject: joni covers at jazz festival and new Amelia film I attended the Teignmouth Jazz Festival in Devon (England) this past weekend. I friend lives there and had invited me. The timing was a bit ironic, as I discovered on my way out from London, reading the paper on the train, that the London Jazz Festival had also started and that Melody Gardot was playing at the Royal Festical Hall. Damn damn damn! Oh well, I told myself that that show would have been sold out anyway... But the reason I'm writing is that at the Teignmouth festival, I twice got a special "Joni buzz" that I felt I should tell you about. At two of the concerts, after the intermission, the musician in question announced that he/she had just received a special request and was now going to do a song by Joni Mitchell. Each time, there was a noticeable "ahh" coming from the audience when her name was mentioned. It was so unexpected, in this very "serious" jazz festival, that it made the surprise even more thrilling. It made me wonder if there was another JMDLer secretly in attendance. If so, please stand up and wave! In any case, it must have been a very determined Joni fan (or two) who had done his or her research in advance, because the song requests were for actual covers that had been recorded by those artists. They are: Both Sides Now, a very beautiful instrumental version by the fantastic pianist David Newton, and River by the singer Liane Carroll, another great talent I was very happy to have discovered. Bob Muller, if you haven't got them yet (and I really hope I have beaten you to it!) then let me know, and I will give you more details and try to get them for you. And then quickly something else which is kind-of Joni related. Apparently there is a new film out, called Amelia, about - yes - Ms Earhart. I wonder if Joni's song will be used in the credits? The film is made by Mira Nair and features Hillary Swank and Richard Gere. For anybody in the UK, you can hear a Front Row interview with Mira Nair on the BBC Radio 4 website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qsq5 - just go to the programme for 13 November. From what I heard in this interview, I got the impression that Joni really managed to not just use Amelia as a vehicle for her own emotions, but that she really captured the spirit of Amelia Earhart herself. For instance, Amelia kept diaries and wrote: "The lure of flying is the lure of beauty". If anybody knows any more about this film and whether Joni's song is used, please let us know! Lieve in London ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:39:54 -0500 From: Rose M Joy Subject: Re: joni covers at jazz festival and new Amelia film Hi Lieve, sounds like you got a treat. I want to see that movie Amelia, and was wondering the same thing...anyone see it yet? Rosie Sent from my iPhone On Nov 17, 2009, at 1:54 PM, Lieve Reckers wrote: > I attended the Teignmouth Jazz Festival in Devon (England) this past > weekend. > I friend lives there and had invited me. The timing was a bit > ironic, as I > discovered on my way out from London, reading the paper on the > train, that the > London Jazz Festival had also started and that Melody Gardot was > playing at > the Royal Festical Hall. Damn damn damn! Oh well, I told myself > that that > show would have been sold out anyway... > > But the reason I'm writing is that at > the Teignmouth festival, I twice got a special "Joni buzz" that I > felt I > should tell you about. > At two of the concerts, after the intermission, the > musician in question announced that he/she had just received a > special request > and was now going to do a song by Joni Mitchell. Each time, there > was a > noticeable "ahh" coming from the audience when her name was > mentioned. It was > so unexpected, in this very "serious" jazz festival, that it made > the surprise > even more thrilling. It made me wonder if there was another JMDLer > secretly > in attendance. If so, please stand up and wave! In any case, it > must have > been a very determined Joni fan (or two) who had done his or her > research in > advance, because the song requests were for actual covers that had > been > recorded by those artists. > They are: Both Sides Now, a very beautiful > instrumental version by the fantastic pianist David Newton, and > River by the > singer Liane Carroll, another great talent I was very happy to have > discovered. > > Bob Muller, if you haven't got them yet (and I really hope I have > beaten you to it!) then let me know, and I will give you more > details and try > to get them for you. > > And then quickly something else which is kind-of Joni > related. Apparently there is a new film out, called Amelia, about - > yes - Ms > Earhart. I wonder if Joni's song will be used in the credits? The > film is > made by Mira Nair and features Hillary Swank and Richard Gere. For > anybody in > the UK, you can hear a Front Row interview with Mira Nair on the BBC > Radio 4 > website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qsq5 - just go to the > programme > for 13 November. From what I heard in this interview, I got the > impression > that Joni really managed to not just use Amelia as a vehicle for her > own > emotions, but that she really captured the spirit of Amelia Earhart > herself. > For instance, Amelia kept diaries and wrote: "The lure of flying is > the lure > of beauty". > If anybody knows any more about this film and whether Joni's song > is used, please let us know! > > Lieve in London ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:18:47 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: joni covers at jazz festival and new Amelia film Hi Lieve - those are both lovely covers, I've had both of them for awhile. Thanks for thinking of me! As for the Amelia film, I haven't seen it but I do know that Joni's song isn't involved. It has been mentioned in a couple reviews and articles about the film however. Bob NP: Me'Shell Ndegeocello, "Outside Your Day" (been playing her stuff all day and really digging it, such sensual soul-jazz-funk music) - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. 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