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A
Tribute
To JONI
MITCHELL
As with
many
of her
contemporaries
from
the
‘60s
and
‘70s,
Joni
Mitchell’s
folk
flavoured
songs
were
very
poetic
in nature,
outspokenly
reflecting
the
North
American
landscape
and
psyche
on the
wave
of hippy
optimism
- its
melodic
renditions
casting
many
of them
in legendary
status.
When
it comes
to good
songs,
the
sex
of the
singer
is not
a set
prerequisite,
and
it often
gets
a whole
new
dimension
if the
way
we know
it gets
flipped.
Here
male
artists
approaching
Mitchell
songs
include
Elvis
Costello,
Prince,
Caetano
Veloso,
James
Taylor,
Sufjan
Stevens,
and
Brad
Mehldau
(with
an instrumental
piano
piece).
The
ladies
on board
are
Annie
Lennox,
Björk,
Emmylou
Harris,
Sarah
McLachlan,
and
Cassandra
Wilson.
I guess
k.d.
lang
can
be placed
somewhere
in the
middle.
Most
of these
musicians
have
very
definite
sounds
and
styles
and
it translates
well
through
Mitchell’s
songs.
Not
having
heard
Joni
Mitchell
songs
in a
while,
this
album
made
me interested
to hear
them
again
as they
were
originally
recorded.
Unfortunately
the
CD contains
no sleeve
notes
on the
Mitchell
legacy
or this
project
of new
versions.
Executive
producer:
Robert
Hurwitz
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