Show Notes
Live from New Orleans and “the jazz side of life”, Rickie Lee Jones joins the MOJO Record Club – not just to discuss Van Morrison’s Veedon Fleece, but to sing us a fair portion of it! Plus Andrew Male and Jenny Bulley on the latest new releases from Bill Orcutt and Jana Horn. Let’s improvise!
Tracklisting:
1. Just in Time, by Comden & Green, performed by Rickie Lee Jones and released on BMG, Modern Recordings 2. Weasel, written and performed by Rickie Lee Jones Live from her Living Room (YouTube) 3. Linden Arden Stole the Highlights, written by Van Morrison and released on Warner Bros Records 4. The Life Of Jesus, written by Bill Orcutt and released on Palilalia Records 5. Leaving Him, written by Jana Horn and taken from The Window Is The Dream on No Quarter Records
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