Iyer's ESSENTIAL Liner Notes

[Natalie]

Hi everyone,

Well, Pico Iyer's Liner Notes are disappointing, to say the least. I felt like I was reading "Cohen for Dummies."

I wish Stephen Scobie would have been called to do that job.

But, hey, that's just my opinion. I have no idea who Iyer is, but he does have an interesting name.

Take care,
Natalie

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[Andrew McGeever]

Natalie,
I posted a message on this board, dated September 17th, asking why Leonard didn't write the liner notes to "The Essential...".I also asked who had control of this project...Leonard or Sony.
I guess it's all down to business; I guess my post is worth as much as yours.
As aye,
Andrew.

[David]

Pico Iyer is, apparently, a travel writer. How he got the gig to write Leonard's liner notes is anyone's guess.

[lizzytysh]

He's written on Leonard before, so it may be related to the nature of their relationship, i.e. friendship and trust. I got the sense it was intended to be more of an overview for newcomers, rather than in-depth material...he'd have had to address many more areas and likely wouldn't have had enough liner-note space for the depth we longtimers look for anymore, based on cumulative knowledge over the years. I saw him on the TV-interview program that also hosted Judith Fitzgerald, and he's an amazingly cool man.