Joni Mitchell

Thoughts_Arrive
Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
in Other Music
Where do I start?
I listened to Ladies of the Canyon and I enjoyed it. Which other albums are good to start with?
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  • BIGDaddyWil
    BIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,089
    Blue and Hejira are awesome.  Anything with Jaco Pastorius on fretless.
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Thanks. I actually listened to Blue before I read your post. I thought it was good.
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  • Glorified KC
    Glorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,818
    I've been considering getting into her as well.  I was at Brandi Carlile's show a few weeks ago and she told a pretty cool story about meeting her for the first time.
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  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,978
    Joni is one of the greatest singer/songwriters of all time.
    I would start at the beginning of her catalogue and make your way through. From folk to jazz, it's a great journey.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,843
    Joni is one cool lady.  I love her jazz leaning albums.  Excellent!
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Which albums are jazz?
    I don't listen to jazz but will give her jazz albums a listen.
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  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,978
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    Which albums are jazz?
    I don't listen to jazz but will give her jazz albums a listen.
    Hejira and Don Juan's Reckless Daughter are the best examples. It's more jazz fusion than actual jazz, although she did collaborate with Charles Mingus on the album dedicated to him.
    As mentioned above, Jaco features on Hejira, especially the title track.
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Thanks!
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Court and Spark.

    Beauty.
  • Who Princess
    Who Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305
    There's a great DVD of her live called Shadows and Light.  Her backup band has Jaco, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays.  It looks like the whole DVD is on YouTube.
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  • DJ253147
    DJ253147 Posts: 711
    hedonist said:
    Court and Spark.

    Beauty.
    Probably goes without saying but it’s just a fantastic song too that Court and Spark. 
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    DJ253147 said:
    hedonist said:
    Court and Spark.

    Beauty.
    Probably goes without saying but it’s just a fantastic song too that Court and Spark. 
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Thanks all.
    I love the song 'the circle game'.
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I never knew she's a painter! Holy fk!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUu1MvnAecc
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    From what I've heard so far, I really love:
    Ladies of the Canyon
    Blue
    Court and Spark (not as much as the two above)
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  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,978
    Thoughts_Arrive said:
    From what I've heard so far, I really love:
    Ladies of the Canyon
    Blue
    Court and Spark (not as much as the two above)
    Blue is a masterpiece. It's one of those albums where I can't find a fault in any of the tracks. It takes you on a painful journey, and you can't help but let out a deep breath when it's over.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 42,198
    Joni Mitchell doesn't lie...
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    This is so good....
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGHjHU_Z8d8
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