New York Times, Sunday, 1.5.'03, section 2, "Arts and Leisure," page 31, the
first "Music" page:
John Rockewll, "Joni Mitchell's Long and Restless Journey." It's a review of
"Travelogue." I get the only-jmdl Digest, and have just read Saturday's
posts today, Sunday; probably others have already posted about this article.
However, maybe I'll include something not mentioned by others.
This article occupies about half the page, and, in turn, about half that
half is occupied by a rather flattering picture of S who IQUOMB performing
in November. The text of the article is not very flattering abuot
"Travelogue," but it is candid and nonmalicious. The author establishes his
bona fides as a J.M. fan early in the article: "As a longtime admirer of Ms.
Mitchell -- ... I thought of her song 'Amelia,' which was once my prime
evidence when I called her a 20th-century American Schubert." The quote-out
says, "A songwriter who has traversed many genres arrives at soggy
orchestral jazz." The last paragraph refers to John Kelly, and concludes,
Mr. Kelly sings Ms. Mitchell far better than she sings herself now. If
you want her unadulterated, buy albums like "Ladies of the Canyon," "Blue,"
"Court and Spark" or "Hejira." If you want to see her in person, catch John
Kelly.
Text from The New York Times is available online; it involves opening an
account. The paper itself is available in many public libraries in the
U.S.A., even those far from New York, and, I would guess, in larger
libraries abroad.
Tim Spong
Dover, Del., U.S.A>
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