I agree with James. If the songs Joni sang will be included in the Covers
Project of Bob, then we might as well include other jazz singers' version
of STORMY WEATHER, I WISH I WERE IN LOVE AGAIN, etc. and other standards
from her BSN album.
Joseph
(guilty for sending Marlena Shaw's version of `twisted' to Bob)
On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, James L. Leonard wrote:
> I just saw that Joseph had written the following to Bob:
>
> "Just reconnected to the List. My question to you: do you already have the
> version of CENTERPIECE with Van Morrison, Annie Ross and Georgie Fame? I
> listened to Van Morrison's HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON album with
> Georgie Fame and there was CENTERPIECE with the three of them singing at
> the same time. If you don't have it, tell me, so I can send this song along
> with the Paganini Ensemble's version of GOODBYE PORKPIE HAT."
>
> I'm a *diehard* Van fan, but think that including his version of
> "Centerpiece," as much fun as it is - or any of a great number of other
> versions of these two songs - would be taking the "Covers" concept one step
> too far. Joni based her own covers on Lambert, Hendricks and Ross' version
> of "Centerpiece," and Charles Mingus' 1959 version of "Goodbye Pork Pie
> Hat." Both of those are already included in Bob's "Covers" series.
>
> Just an opinion ... :)
>
> "Boston Jim"
>
> NP: "Wharf Rat," the Dead at Nassau Coliseum, 1990
>
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