> Something that really bugs me here is all the comparison that goes on. This > artist is better than that one, that artist is trying to be like so and so, > and on and on. I think it is true that all of us cannot avoid being > influenced by all of the events/things/people/songs that we grow up with, > but we each have our own unique interpretation and expression, and I think > that we all deserve to be respected and valued if we are trying to bring > beauty into the world in however limited a fashion. Rickie Lee Jones has a > solid base of people who think she is the best musician who ever walked the > face of the earth, just as most people here feel that way about Joni, and > other people I know feel that way about Natalie Merchant, Jewel, Brittany > Spears, Madonna, Bob Dylan, etc.
i agree with you tho i don't think joni is the BEST. Nor do I think Carly is the BEST nor DAR nor Tracy nor Janis nor any of the people whose music enriches my life. they are all different and each have their own contribution to make to life. It is as silly as comparimng human beings as better or worse than one another. No one is here by accident. each has her/his role to play, whether or not we appreciate or undertsand it. Comaprisons are not much good in this arena. > > > Marian > Vienna > > On Mon, 3 Dec 2001 23:58:31 EST Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >>17. Keith Jarrett - All I Want: Surprisingly, nothing very creative here > >>from piano virtuouso Jarrett. One of his earlier recordings, it's pretty > >>enough and gets the job done and that's about it. > > > There's much more here than meets the ear. Creativity, in covers, > > can be a highly overrated commodity; too many covers are too damn > > "creative," by which I mean that the "creativity" supersedes the song. > > Yeah, a radical reworking can sometimes work, but often all a song > > needs is the firm stamp of the cover artist's own voice. With Jarrett it's > > > the latter; the thing is, that stamp is somewhat masked by the fact that > > the song itself lays squarely on the broad intersection of Joni's and > > Jarrett's melodic/harmonic language. I think that's a big part of why > > he played it: to demonstrate the hipness of Joni's music, just as it is, > > with no further "hipping it up." He recognized a kinship in her music and > > celebrates by just "singing" her song in his voice, which shares so many > > characteristics with hers. Also, few jazz musicians at that time were > > investigating the current popular songs as alternative jazz vehicles to > > decades of Gershwin, Porter, etc. > > - -Fred -- bw colin DAK,BRO GC, 950i, 940,860,864,890, 260,Silver 830,860, 580 and 270, Passap 6000, Duo80. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tantra-apso.com
