.....;Posted on 01/12/2014 7:45:17 PM PST by virgil283
""Free Man In Paris" by singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell.... on her 1974 album 'Court and Spark'...If there is one Joni Mitchell album to own this is likely it. Her singing, writing, and playing are all terrific....."
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I can’t stand her voice
A great album. Listened to it in full many times as a 16 year old. Made me feel very girly.
This song was written with David Geffen in mind.
I will suggest that “Blue” was her finest.
She is an artistic maestra and a certifiable flake. Maybe that goes hand in hand ?
that cool jazz stuff by her at your link.......I like the early folkie much better up to her first jazzy albums.
“It’s loves illusions I recall.”
I guess it is considered a woman’s song but it has had great impact on my life.
“I will suggest that “Blue” was her finest.”
I will second that emotion!
A great album to listen to if you are having a sad Christmas, too.
Hubby and I did that not too long ago with Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks”. Just sat and listened to the whole album, just like in the old days. It was an awful lot of fun.
It’s close. Blue is excellent, but Hejira edges it out on the strength of Amelia and Refuge of the Road.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in0g-rpb9S4
THE LADY IN NEWPORT
By Lachlan MacLearn
In the summer of 1966 [sic, should be 1967] a relative unknown walked onto the stage at the Newport, Rhode Island Folk Festival, after being introduced by Judy Collins. It was a breezy summer’s evening and the crowd was restless. I remember thinking that this newcomer, whoever she was, was stepping into some serious company. I can’t recall the exact lineup. Probably Tim Hardin, Fred Neil, Odetta, Phil Ochs, Tom Paxton, and the like. As I said, `serious company...’ She appeared to be carrying a tiny Martin Triple-0, but I couldn’t be sure. She wore a long dress. I was too far back to decipher the face.
There was a round of light applause when she was introduced. A tentative strum rolled from the huge PA, then another, and she was beginning her opening number.
The song was ‘Michael from Mountains’. And by the end of the first verse, the crowd had gone from bordering-rude to pin-drop silence. I was riveted.
When the song ended, the strangest thing occurred. For at least five seconds (look at your watch...try to imagine it) the place was dead-silent - ten or fifteen thousand people - dead silent - and then a huge release of cheers and applause.
The short set included `Chelsea Morning’, and I think she played `The Circle Game’ before leaving the stage to a tumultuous and prolonged standing ovation.
I remember feeling so grateful for this amazing new talent and feeling equally sorry for anyone unfortunate enough to be going onstage after her.
Third it. But Court & Spark was very, very good, too. Probably my favorite of the two (because Blue was so melancholy).
Thank you
I like “Shadows and Light” because her band was Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays and Jaco.
Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays and Jaco. Roger that!
Great record. Smokin’ players.
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