Jurt heard a familiar and haunting cover of Joni Mitchell's Woodstock ("We are stardust, we are golden...) and hunted down whose version it was.
Duh. It was the original, a very young Joni Mitchell! Her voice has changed a lot since then. I'm more familiar with her Blue period, she sounded deeper.
If you don't know Joni Mitchell, check out Blue and The Hissing of Summer Lawns, and so many more ...
@timbray whoa! I bought Shadows and Light so long ago, I didn't know who any of those musicians were. Now ... mind blown. Gonna have a re-listen asap! 🙂
To see her recent work, search for the Joni Mitchell concert at the Newport festival, on youtube. Even while coming back from illness, she's an amazing performer ❤
@Reinald@timbray after reading this, I see these Granny's Place sessions differently:
“When I’m playing the guitar,” she said, “I hear it as an orchestra: the top three strings being my horn section, the bottom three being cello, viola, and bass—the bass being indicated but not rooted.”
@timbray oh, I see ... I know Shadows and light (the song), but this is a live version, with those amazing jazz musicians (gasp!). I must look that up. Thanks for the tip!
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