From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #44 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, February 14 2011 Volume 2011 : Number 044 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Joni In Pictures [Jim ] Re: James Blake [Lieve Reckers ] Jimmy and Ed, Joni and Cheyenne, and the big drug bust at sea [Gerald Not] Re: Carole King's "Tapestry", sjc ["Miguel Arrondo" ] Re: Carole King's "Tapestry", sjc [T Peckham ] Re: Jimmy and Ed, Joni and Cheyenne, and the big drug bust at sea [FMYFL@] Joni mention on the Grammy Awards Show [Gerald Notaro ] Re: Joni mention on the Grammy Awards Show [Gerald Notaro Subject: Joni In Pictures You're right. The dark photo of Joni was shot be Annie. I had it confused with the cover of "Joni Mitchell: The Complete Poems and Lyrics" where she is leaning against a tree. *http://tinyurl.com/6fxnmvn* Jim L'Hommedieu Lindsay said, >I saw briefly about a photo of Joni by Annie and it was mentioned she was > up against a tree in her back yard. I thought that photo was by Herb Ritts > (black& white). ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:59:24 +0000 (GMT) From: Lieve Reckers Subject: Re: James Blake Thanks for the info, Terra! I may just see if it means anything to my youngest son, but in all honesty, like you, I am ready to move on! I am much more excited reading about the link between Jewish and African music as raised by Jim and so beautifully discussed by Jerry and Mark. That's what makes this list so wonderful for me: it discusses things I kind-of half knew, and makes them more clear, more consciously known. Lots of love to you all from (apparently dubstepping) London, Lieve - ----- Original Message ---- From: T Peckham To: Lieve Reckers Cc: Gerald Notaro ; Paul Castle ; joni@smoe.org; Bob.Muller@fluor.com Sent: Sat, 12 February, 2011 8:04:17 Subject: Re: James Blake This from allmusic.com's Styles: Dubstep "A London-centric offshoot of U.K. garage that absorbed and transfigured elements of drum'n'bass, techno, and dub, dubstep germinated in the Forward>> club night. Initially held in a Soho venue, Forward>> later extended its reach through a show hosted by Kode9 on the pirate radio station Rinse FM. Like all forms of underground dance music, dubstep was a single-oriented form -- dispersed on labels like Tempa, Tectonic, Hessle Audio, Immerse, and Kode9's Hyperdub -- and its tense, almost oppressively dark sound was built on tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals (which ranged from toasting, to MC'ing, to "proper" R&B-oriented singing). Artists like Burial, Pinch, Benga, and Martyn (a Dutch producer who transitioned from drum'n'bass) thrived with the full-length format, often by emphasizing the haunting ambience that was almost always present within dubstep's harder hitting tracks, in turn making albums geared toward late night home listening. Releases like Burial's Untrue (2007) and the mix albums series Dubstep All-Stars did not quite bring dubstep to the mainstream, but they gained significant critical notoriety and made the style far more accessible to those not located in and around its epicenter." Oh, well, of course--I knew that! Lieve, given the fact that you're in London, I'm hoping YOU can explain it to ME--ha ha! I do like his live-on-the-BBC with-just-a-piano version of "A Case of You." The rest of this crappola, not so much. He's known first and foremost, from what I can tell, as a producer. Pardon me, my Old Fogey is showing . . . :-P http://youtu.be/7ny8AmxqTV8 He's only 21. Maybe if he starts writing more of his own songs and playing actual instruments instead of electronically manipulating the work of others, I'll have another listen. For now tho, I'm moving on. Terra On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Lieve Reckers wrote: > > > And a question: would anybody care to explain what dubstep is, please? > Thanks, > Lieve > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Gerald Notaro > To: Paul Castle > Cc: joni@smoe.org; Bob.Muller@fluor.com > Sent: Thu, 10 February, 2011 19:00:48 > Subject: Re: James Blake > > He sounds very much like Antony Haggerty of Antony and the Johnsons. > Very individualistic style. > > Jerry > > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Paul Castle >wrote: > > > In the last week seems like everywhere I > > surf on the net someone is raving about > > James Blake - "the 21-year-old British > > dubstep-minimalist artist who has just > > released his self-titled debut album". > > > > Must admit that I dipped in and dipped out > > again, just not in the mood - until, that is, > > today, when I discovered this site - > > > > http://bit.ly/hY95S6 > > > > > Having received almost universally positive > > > reviews on release of his self-titled debut > > > album last Friday, James Blake hit the BBC > > > Radio 1 studio yesterday and took on an > > > unlikely cover for Zane Lowe. > > > > > The minimalist dub-soul experimentalist let > > > his folk influences out with a stark rendition > > > of Joni Mitchell's 'A Case Of You', which Lowe > > > described as "amazing" after the performance. > > > > > Blake recently explained his love for Joni to > > > The Scotsman. "Joni Mitchell's album 'Blue' totally > > > destroyed me and then built me back up again. > > > Second year at uni, I listened to it every day for > > > six months. Every diary entry would have read, > > > 'Got up, made toast, put on Blue.' But it was > > > music that always stayed in my room - I never > > > listened to it outside. Actually, come to think of > > > it, I never went outside much that year." > > > > You can download his version of 'Case of You' at > > http://soundcloud.com/blurasis/james-blake-a-case-of-you-bbc > > and hear his own songs from his debut album at > > http://jamesblakemusic.com/ > > > > best to all > > PaulC > > > > NP Sandy Denny - By The Time It Gets Dark > > http://blip.fm/~11nzxp > - -- "An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing." - ---Louise Bourgeois ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:20:17 -0500 From: Gerald Notaro Subject: Jimmy and Ed, Joni and Cheyenne, and the big drug bust at sea OK now that I have your attention! Other than the drug bust on that big gay cruise on The Allure of the Seas (I'm sure Jimmy will fill us in) is the news that Broadway hunk Cheyenne Jackson (to whom I have been secretly married for many years) sang a gorgeous A Case of You in concert. He explained that his mother played Joni for him all the time and that the song was a tribute to her. Hey Jimmy, were you there? Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:31:38 -0300 From: "Miguel Arrondo" Subject: Re: Carole King's "Tapestry", sjc Hi, Jim. I bought my first vinil of Tapestry in 1979, it was an old recording then, but at that time still the best selling record in the industry. I've always considered it a great album, but the details of its background, time and circumstances I've found recently in the "Girls like Us" book, wich I strongly recommend you to read. Great material and data about Carol King, specially, and the common points between her work and Joni's (and Carly Simon's also, though I think that even as Joni Mitchell is at a far higher position than the other two subjects of the book, well, we can talk on her relation with King... but Carly Simon... just nothing to do here...) Anyway, a good reference this book to get Carole King's work. It took me to wipe the dust off my Tapestry CD. Saludos, Miguel On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Jim wrote: I found a clean LP copy of Carole King's "Tapestry" today. Does anyone know about her? I always wonder why a nice Jewish girl from New York City had so many gospel touches on her record. She's got songs about a promise land (Way Over Yonder), girl-group-like background singers, little keyboard figures from Church etc, etc. Jim L'Hommedieu ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:52:48 -0600 From: T Peckham Subject: Re: James Blake Thanks to you, Lieve, and to Mr. Muller, for reassuring me that I'm not the only Official Curmudgeon here! (Actually, I think that title belongs to Catherine, no? winking). I'm always secondguessing myself, fearing that I'm turning into my (otherwise) wonderful dad, who was so in love with his big band era music that he often dismissed my music before really giving it a good listen. (He eventually came around to appreciate some of it.) ---I really do think this kid has an interesting voice, and I like that he put his own timestamp, if you will, on a Joni tune, instead of just singing and playing it straight. But on repeated listening, I have to wonder if that's a function of his own unique style or more that he just isn't a very accomplished player yet. I guess time will tell. And to each his own! ;-) Terra On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:59 AM, Lieve Reckers wrote: > Thanks for the info, Terra! I may just see if it means anything to my > youngest > son, but in all honesty, like you, I am ready to move on! > > I am much more excited reading about the link between Jewish and African > music > as raised by Jim and so beautifully discussed by Jerry and Mark. That's > what > makes this list so wonderful for me: it discusses things I kind-of half > knew, > and makes them more clear, more consciously known. > Lots of love to you all from (apparently dubstepping) London, > Lieve > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: T Peckham > To: Lieve Reckers > Cc: Gerald Notaro ; Paul Castle < > paulcastle@pdcmusic.com>; > joni@smoe.org; Bob.Muller@fluor.com > Sent: Sat, 12 February, 2011 8:04:17 > Subject: Re: James Blake > > This from allmusic.com's Styles: Dubstep > > "A London-centric offshoot of U.K. garage that absorbed and transfigured > elements of drum'n'bass, techno, and dub, dubstep germinated in the > Forward>> club night. Initially held in a Soho venue, Forward>> later > extended its reach through a show hosted by Kode9 on the pirate radio > station Rinse FM. Like all forms of underground dance music, dubstep was a > single-oriented form -- dispersed on labels like Tempa, Tectonic, Hessle > Audio, Immerse, and Kode9's Hyperdub -- and its tense, almost oppressively > dark sound was built on tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass > lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals > (which ranged from toasting, to MC'ing, to "proper" R&B-oriented singing). > Artists like Burial, Pinch, Benga, and Martyn (a Dutch producer who > transitioned from drum'n'bass) thrived with the full-length format, often > by > emphasizing the haunting ambience that was almost always present within > dubstep's harder hitting tracks, in turn making albums geared toward late > night home listening. Releases like Burial's Untrue (2007) and the mix > albums series Dubstep All-Stars did not quite bring dubstep to the > mainstream, but they gained significant critical notoriety and made the > style far more accessible to those not located in and around its > epicenter." > > Oh, well, of course--I knew that! Lieve, given the fact that you're in > London, I'm hoping YOU can explain it to ME--ha ha! > > I do like his live-on-the-BBC with-just-a-piano version of "A Case of You." > The rest of this crappola, not so much. He's known first and foremost, from > what I can tell, as a producer. Pardon me, my Old Fogey is showing . . . > :-P > > http://youtu.be/7ny8AmxqTV8 > > He's only 21. Maybe if he starts writing more of his own songs and playing > actual instruments instead of electronically manipulating the work of > others, I'll have another listen. For now tho, I'm moving on. > Terra > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 5:07 PM, Lieve Reckers >wrote: > > > > > > > And a question: would anybody care to explain what dubstep is, please? > > Thanks, > > Lieve > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Gerald Notaro > > To: Paul Castle > > Cc: joni@smoe.org; Bob.Muller@fluor.com > > Sent: Thu, 10 February, 2011 19:00:48 > > Subject: Re: James Blake > > > > He sounds very much like Antony Haggerty of Antony and the Johnsons. > > Very individualistic style. > > > > Jerry > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Paul Castle > >wrote: > > > > > In the last week seems like everywhere I > > > surf on the net someone is raving about > > > James Blake - "the 21-year-old British > > > dubstep-minimalist artist who has just > > > released his self-titled debut album". > > > > > > Must admit that I dipped in and dipped out > > > again, just not in the mood - until, that is, > > > today, when I discovered this site - > > > > > > http://bit.ly/hY95S6 > > > > > > > Having received almost universally positive > > > > reviews on release of his self-titled debut > > > > album last Friday, James Blake hit the BBC > > > > Radio 1 studio yesterday and took on an > > > > unlikely cover for Zane Lowe. > > > > > > > The minimalist dub-soul experimentalist let > > > > his folk influences out with a stark rendition > > > > of Joni Mitchell's 'A Case Of You', which Lowe > > > > described as "amazing" after the performance. > > > > > > > Blake recently explained his love for Joni to > > > > The Scotsman. "Joni Mitchell's album 'Blue' totally > > > > destroyed me and then built me back up again. > > > > Second year at uni, I listened to it every day for > > > > six months. Every diary entry would have read, > > > > 'Got up, made toast, put on Blue.' But it was > > > > music that always stayed in my room - I never > > > > listened to it outside. Actually, come to think of > > > > it, I never went outside much that year." > > > > > > You can download his version of 'Case of You' at > > > http://soundcloud.com/blurasis/james-blake-a-case-of-you-bbc > > > and hear his own songs from his debut album at > > > http://jamesblakemusic.com/ > > > > > > best to all > > > PaulC > > > > > > NP Sandy Denny - By The Time It Gets Dark > > > http://blip.fm/~11nzxp > > > > > > -- > "An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing." > ---Louise Bourgeois > > > > > - -- "An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing." - ---Louise Bourgeois ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:56:16 -0600 From: T Peckham Subject: Re: Carole King's "Tapestry", sjc I've been waiting for someone to recommend "Girls Like Us", which examines not only Joni, but also Carole King and Carly Simon. Thank you, Miguel! :-) Terra On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Miguel Arrondo wrote: > Hi, Jim. I bought my first vinil of Tapestry in 1979, it was an old > recording then, but at that time still the best selling record in the > industry. I've always considered it a great album, but the details of its > background, time and circumstances I've found recently in the "Girls like > Us" book, wich I strongly recommend you to read. Great material and data > about Carol King, specially, and the common points between her work and > Joni's (and Carly Simon's also, though I think that even as Joni Mitchell > is > at a far higher position than the other two subjects of the book, well, we > can talk on her relation with King... but Carly Simon... just nothing to do > here...) > Anyway, a good reference this book to get Carole King's work. It took me to > wipe the dust off my Tapestry CD. > Saludos, > Miguel > > On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Jim wrote: > > I found a clean LP copy of Carole King's "Tapestry" today. Does anyone > know about her? I always wonder why a nice Jewish girl from New York > City had so many gospel touches on her record. She's got songs about a > promise land (Way Over Yonder), girl-group-like background singers, > little keyboard figures from Church etc, etc. > > Jim L'Hommedieu > - -- "An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing." - ---Louise Bourgeois ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:56:59 EST From: FMYFL@aol.com Subject: Re: Jimmy and Ed, Joni and Cheyenne, and the big drug bust at sea Jerry, I did get to see Cheyene Jackson, and hear his beautiful voice. His show started at 7:00, and we were not finished with dinner yet. If he sang ACOY that night, I missed it. I only knew of him from when he was on "Glee". Yes Jerry he's a hunk! As for any drug bust, our next door neighbors told me that they saw them handcuff some guys off the ship in St. Thomas, but I didn't see it or know about it until your post. Jimmy In a message dated 2/13/2011 2:23:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, notaro@mail.usf.edu writes: > OK now that I have your attention! Other than the drug bust on that big > gay > cruise on The Allure of the Seas (I'm sure Jimmy will fill us in) is the > news that Broadway hunk Cheyenne Jackson (to whom I have been secretly > married for many years) sang a gorgeous A Case of You in concert. He > explained that his mother played Joni for him all the time and that the > song > was a tribute to her. Hey Jimmy, were you there? > > Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:26:29 -0500 From: Gerald Notaro Subject: Joni mention on the Grammy Awards Show They mentioned that she had once been a winner of the Best New Artist award. Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:37:22 -0500 From: Vince Subject: Re: Joni mention on the Grammy Awards Show Or was that best pop album? On Feb 13, 2011 9:28 PM, "Gerald Notaro" wrote: > They mentioned that she had once been a winner of the Best New Artist award. > > Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 22:01:01 -0500 From: Gerald Notaro Subject: Re: Joni mention on the Grammy Awards Show Must have been Pop Album Vocal. I'm also trying to watch Desperate Housewives at the same time. Really only waiting for Eminem and Rihanna and Babs.. Jerry On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 9:37 PM, Vince wrote: > Or was that best pop album? > On Feb 13, 2011 9:28 PM, "Gerald Notaro" wrote: > > They mentioned that she had once been a winner of the Best New Artist > award. > > > > Jerry ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #44 ******************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe