I've looked at collaboration this way. [ :) ] But I gotta tell you, I was listening to "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" last night. I can't imagine that we'd appreciate her heights if she had never met Wayne Shorter or Jaco Pastorius. Earlier this week, I was appreciating how great the "Mingus" collaborations were. I would go further and say that most of Joni's co-creators have complimented her. Think of Stephen Stills' bass playing on the early albums and Brian Blade more recently. Can you imagine "Carey" without percussion?
I have my favorite periods, of course. The thing is though, I'm lucky to have the gems I do and the near misses don't matter. It's the beautiful tree that you find that matters, not the walk you have to take to find the beautiful tree. Any mountain climber will tell you that the climb itself is 90% of the reward. Sensei checking in, Lama walterphil said, >>well you certainly solved part of the problem for me as to why i hate that album so much. if they were his melody lines i understand. there isn't a decent melody line on the album. certain artists should never collaborate>>
