PLAYLIST NEW ALBUM RELEASES BLESS HER SOUL.Byline: Fred Shuster Music Writer JOAN OSBORNE: ``How Sweet It Is'' (Womanly wom·an·ly adj. wom·an·li·er, wom·an·li·est 1. Having qualities generally attributed to a woman. 2. Belonging to or representative of a woman; feminine: womanly attire. Hips/Compendia) JOAN OSBORNE places a timely twist on decades-old soul gems on her latest record and makes such classics as Edwin Starr's ``War'' seem fresh as today's headlines. Osborne's throaty throat·y adj. throat·i·er, throat·i·est Uttered or sounding as if uttered deep in the throat; guttural, hoarse, or husky. throat delivery puts across some deliciously unexpected choices, including Jimi Hendrix's ``Axis: Bold as Love'' and Dave Mason's ``Only You Know and I Know.'' She and guitarist John Leventhal John Leventhal is a Grammy Award-winning guitarist, composer, and music producer who has worked with singer-songwriters such as Shawn Colvin, Rosanne Cash (to whom he is married), Rodney Crowell, Marc Cohn, David Crosby, Kelly Willis, Johnny Cash, Michelle Branch, and others. , who co-produced the just-issued ``How Sweet It Is,'' also reinvent Aretha Franklin's ``Think'' with a tasty Malian-style guitar line. Osborne, of course, earned Grammy nominations for her triple-platinum 1995 debut, ``Relish,'' and its chart-topping single, ``One of Us.'' The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of singer cut a sequel in 2000 but then stepped away from the corporate music world to focus on craft. The months spent preparing ``How Sweet It Is,'' released by Osborne's Womanly Hips/Compendia imprint, paid off. She's enjoying unexpected airplay air·play n. The broadcasting of an audio or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television. airplay Noun the broadcast performances of a record on radio on The Wave and other smooth-jazz radio stations for the disc's elegant lead-off track, ``I'll Be Around,'' a Top 10 hit for the Spinners in 1972. We called Osborne - who appears Oct. 24 at the House of Blues House of Blues (HOB) is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. It is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine, whose clubs celebrate African-American culture, specifically - to get the facts behind the wax. Q: What was the concept here? I looked for songs that had relevance to what's happening in the world today - things that are on people's minds. We've been attacked as a country and we're looking to spend more time on things that are important. People are re-examining their lives and have a greater sense of community and appreciation for each other. And luckily, there's this treasure trove TREASURE TROVE. Found treasure. 2. This name is given to such money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion, which having been hidden or concealed in the earth or other private place, so long that its owner is unknown, has been discovered by accident. of material from the flowering of soul music in the '60s and '70s where at the time, there was the same sort of feeling of danger in the air. So, the songs made sense for today. Q: It must've been difficult even considering covering Aretha, Stevie Wonder or the Spinners. Aren't the originals sort of definitive? We realized those records were amazing and couldn't be topped and that freed us to take some liberties and make the songs sound fresh. When you hear them this way, you hear the lyrics again and think about their meaning. I was initially nervous about the reaction because I'm covering sacred texts. I thought I was gonna get creamed. But the response has been incredible. Q: You appeared in the forthcoming documentary, ``Standing in the Shadows of Motown,'' where you're backed on stage by many of the original Detroit session greats. How was that? I was so honored and excited to be part of that experience. To play in Detroit with those guys was unforgettable. These are legendary musicians who didn't get the credit they deserved at the time and hopefully their time has come. CHECK THESE OUT (other new releases): JURASSIC 5, ``Power in Numbers'': The popular hip-hop ensemble accelerates into reverse with an '80s-style instant classic. The group appears in a free show at 6 p.m. today at Tower Records in Northridge. BIRELI LAGRENE, ``Gypsy Project & Friends'': Gypsy jazz Gypsy jazz (also known as "Gypsy Swing") is an idiom sometimes said to have been started by the in the late 1920s, which later became popular due to the work of guitarist Django Reinhardt in the 1930s. guitarist Lagrene channels the bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. sound of Django Reinhardt Jean "Django" Reinhardt (January 23, 1910 – May 16, 1953) was a Belgian Sinto Gypsy jazz guitarist. He was one of the first prominent jazz musicians to be born in Europe, and one of the most renowned jazz guitarists of all time. . WEATHER REPORT, ``Live and Unreleased'': The forward-thinking fusion outfit still fascinates in this double-disc set of '70s concert recordings, especially on Miles Davis' ``In a Silent Way.'' Next Tuesday: VARIOUS: ``The Heart and Soul of Bert Berns'' CAPTION(S): 4 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Joan Osborne) (2 -- 4) no caption (CD covers) |
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