Not a note is wasted in the succinct running time, and every song is good, whether putting lyrics to popular jazz tunes or in material fully penned by members of the trio. One teenage fan up in Saskatchewan was so influenced by the record - "I considered that album to be my Beatles. I learned every song off of it" - that she later returned the favour by covering two songs from it on her own albums: Annie Ross' Twisted on Court & Spark, and Edison/Hendricks' Centrepiece on The Hissing Of Summer Lawns.
The original versions of those two songs are great to discover after being so accustomed to Joni's versions, and other highlights for me (among many) are the languid Moanin' (used to such great effect in Fargo), Sermonette, Summertime... pretty much all of them. Love this uplifting little treasure.
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What a lovely post! Thank you. This kind of sincere encounter with music (tho I knew LHR well) is nonetheless what I love about reading this blog. So, I hope everyone who hasn't heard this marvelous record follows up. And thanks, Alan, for the many things I didn't know of, and learned of here. And don't get me stated on the treasures...Karel Goeyvaerts? Bravo!
ReplyDeleteCheers! Really enjoyed discovering this album.
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