| A Tribute to Joni Mitchell | 
| Artist: Various Artists (Collections)
Label: Nonesuch
Category: Music
List Price: CDN$ 20.99
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Sales Rank: 16,767
Format: Compilation
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 4 3 00079989
UPC: 075597998955
EAN: 0075597998955
ASIN: B000NJXCG2
Release Date: April 24, 2007
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | FREE MAN IN PARIS - Sufjan Stevens | | • | THE BOHO DANCE - Bjork | | • | DREAMLAND - Caetano Veloso | | • | DON'T INTERRUPT THE SORROW - Brad Mehldau | | • | FOR THE ROSES - Cassandra Wilson | | • | A CASE OF YOU - Prince | | • | BLUE - Sarah McLachlan | | • | LADIES OF THE CANYON - Annie Lennox | | • | MAGDALENA LAUNDRIES - Emmylou Harris | | • | EDITH AND THE KINGPIN - Elvis Costello | | • | HELP ME - k.d. lang | | • | RIVER - James Taylor |
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From Amazon.com
Tribute records live or die by the performers' ability to interpret the subject's work in new and inventive frameworks, or by how well they evoke the spirit of the original recordings. Joni Mitchell's poetic folk and jazz offers infinite possibilities for the former, which makes the notion of this collection by indie rockers, pop divas, and country and folk practitioners most appealing. Not surprisingly, for most of the men it turns out to be more of an intellectual exercise than an emotional foray (Elvis Costello's harder take on "Edith and the Kingpin," Sufjan Stevens's jumbled sonic landscape on "Free Man in Paris"). But there are some breathtaking performances from the women, starting with Björk's wide-eyed cover of "The Bojo Dance" and moving on to Cassandra Wilson's mahogany-voiced "For the Roses," Emmylou Harris's devastating reading of "The Magdalene Laundries," and Sarah McLachlan's goosebump-raising "Blue," where her vocals approximate Mitchell's so thoroughly some folks might be fooled. Hands down, the most peculiar track is Prince's doo-woppy "A Case of You," which nearly defies description. The project got started in the late '90s and was finished only recently, which probably accounts for a stilted unevenness and seeming lack of continuity. Think of this as an interesting companion to Mitchell's vast and vital body of work. But the revered Lady of the Canyon doubtless deserves a far more comprehensive and well-executed homage. --Alanna Nash
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