I ended up working closely with Herbie on finishing the Grammy-winning Dis Is Da Drum, and along with Herbie, I co-produced, the Grammy-winning The New Standard. As a side note, of the original 40-song demo that I gave Herbie for his input re song selections on The New Standard were four songs by Joni Mitchell: "Coyote,” "Jericho,” "Edith” and the Kingpin" and "Furry Sings the Blues.” After a few months of trying to get Herbie to focus and listen to the proposed tunes, I edited the list to 20 songs, and finally down to the 12 we recorded for the album. We did not record any Joni tunes for that session, but a seed was planted.
I am so happy for Herbie’s continued success. It was about time he was honored for his artistry on the grand stage. All of the Verve albums released under the deal I made in 1994 have won Grammys, too, including Dis Is Da Drum, The New Standard, 1+1 with Wayne Shorter, Gershwin's World and River: The Joni Letters.
In one of my responses to the LennyBeerBlog, I alluded to the fact that either "something has gone wrong with pop music, or the Grammy voters are hipper than we thought." I guess we now know the answer!
Congratulations to Herbie and to the Verve staff on a job well done, 15 years in the making!
Just keeping it real,
Guy Eckstine
MUSIC REVENUE TOPPED $17B IN 2023: RIAA
Streaming subscriptions lead the charge. (3/27a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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