| Product Summary | | Label: Nonesuch Records | | UPC: 00075597981728 | | Release Date: 11/19/2002 | | Buy.com Sku: 60580186 | | Item#: M2X6DS | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Otis And Marlena ~ Joni Mitchell |  | | 2. Amelia ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 3. You Dream Flat Tires ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 4. Love ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 5. Woodstock ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 6. Slouching Towards Bethlehem ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 7. Judgement Of The Moon And Stars (Ludwig's Tune) ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 8. Sire Of Sorrow, The (Job's Sad Song) ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 9. For The Roses ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 10. Trouble Child ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 11. God Must Be A Boogie Man ~ Joni Mitchell | | Disc 2
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Be Cool ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 2. Just Like This Train ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 3. Sex Kills ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 4. Refuge Of The Roads ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 5. Hejira ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 6. Chinese Cafe / Unchained Melody ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 7. Cherokee Louise ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 8. Dawntreader, The ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 9. Last Time I Saw Richard, The ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 10. Borderline ~ Joni Mitchell | | | 11. Circle Game, The ~ Joni Mitchell | |
| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | Personnel includes: Joni Mitchell (vocals); Andy Findon, Helen Keen, Anna Noakes (flute); Nick Bucknall (clarinet); Sue Bohling (oboe, cornet); John Anderson (oboe); Julie Andrews (bassoon); Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone); Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone); Kenny Wheeler (flugelhorn); Herbie Hancock (piano); Billy Preston (Hammond B-3 organ); Larry Klein (electric bass); Brian Blade (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion). | | Recorded at Air Studio, Lyndhurst Hall, London, England; Ocean Way, Hollywood, California; Recorded One, Sherman Oaks, California; Market Street, Venice, California. | | "Woodstock" won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists. | | This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. | | With all the artistic milestones behind her, Joni Mitchell would seem to have attained the kind of iconic status that allows her to do whatever she damn well pleases. Previous to TRAVELOGUE, her last album consisted almost entirely of standards from the Great American Songbook. This time around, she decided to revisit two discs' worth of (mostly) her more obscure material from various stages of her career, with full orchestral accompaniment. From a lesser artist, such indulgences might scream (or at least whisper) "loss of direction." Leave it to an artist of Mitchell's stature, however, to make such an ostensibly questionable move pay off in spades. | | As it turns out, the asymmetrical, artsong-like aspect of Mitchell's more progressive compositions lends itself so well to orchestral arrangements that you'll be hard pressed to remember what tunes like "Otis and Marlena" (from DON JUAN'S RECKLESS DAUGHTER) or "Cherokee Louise" (NIGHT RIDE HOME) sounded like in their original versions. Though there are a couple of Mitchell's staples included here, one of the most striking achievements of TRAVELOGUE may be the way it renovates the reputation of some of the tunes from Mitchell's less well-regarded '80s efforts. Okay, Joni, you've pulled it off; now will you give us another batch of new songs? |
Producer: Larry Klein; Joni Mitchell |
Engineer: Geoff Foster; Helik Hadar |
Musical Guests | | Brian Blade | | Kenny Wheeler | | Herbie Hancock | | Plas Johnson | | Billy Preston | | Paulinho Da Costa | | Vince Mendoza | | Wayne Shorter |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 11/19/2002 | | Original Release Date : 2002 | | Catalog ID : 79817 | | Label : Nonesuch Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00075597981728 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Q (01/03, p.120)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Triumphant....A 2CD Best Of that rejuvenates originals such as 'Hejira' and 'For the Roses' while staying faithful to them..."Uncut (1/03, p.116)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Ambitious and richly textured....There's a melancholy sense of a whole era passing away in these reflective performances..." Mojo (Publisher)
(12/02, p.116)
- "Once as fresh and clear as Canadian spring water, Joni Mitchell's voice these days is as complex and adult as bourbon whiskey..." |
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