Fred wrote: > Joni's piano style is very guitaristic, and more specifically, > Joni-guitaristic -- complete with its dense and complex tight clusters of > consonant dissonance embedded within more traditional chord shapes.
Hmm, today as I was looking at the Jimmy Webb songwriting book I saw the opening page "How To Write a Song" by Harry Nielson. It starts out: "If you write it on guitar Place your guitar upon your knee If you write it on piano Don't do that Place your fingers on the strings Of your guitar, not your piano If you write it on piano" I do hear Joni's influence in your music, Fred, and some Lyle, too. I just received the "Homeland" CD tribute to those affected by 9/11 which you recently mentioned for which you wrote the title song. It is SO gorgeous. I hope you can play here in L.A. one of these days so that we can see you live. I highly recommend this beautiful collection which can be ordered at http://www.jazziz.com with proceeds going to the Red Cross. Every song is a complete stunner. Kakki NP: Kindness of Strangers - Leni Stern (from "Homeland")
