Welcome,"redmist". You mentioned
>>>"Blue", "For the Roses" and "Court & Spark" and even the uneven "Miles of Aisles" I love those albums too. Since you are already familiar with "Judgment of the Moon And Stars", you might also like her extended piano/orchestral piece called "Paprika Plains" on "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter". The extremely personal lyrics of "Blue" are evident on what many here think is her finest hour, an album called "Hejira". The jazzy parts of "Court And Spark" were later fleshed out in "The Hissing Of Summer Lawns". In fact, her jazz singing was never better than on "Mingus" which was enthusiastically welcomed by Leonard Feather of "downbeat Magazine". Joni sings some standards of the 40s on "Both Sides Now" with a huge orchestra replete with audiophile-grade recording. Where live performances are concerned, I think that "Shadows And Light" is beyond comparison; it's even available as a video on VHS and DVD (in high quality stereo) and includes my favorite guitar solo ever captured on mag tape. In short, redmist, "there's **MORE** where that came from"!! Lama
