pyramus said, > ..I bought 'Mingus' today which means I now have all of Joni's stuff on CD. Now what do I have to look forward to? > > Maybe the 'Hissing' tapes... Hmmmm. ***** Well, yeah. There's the Hissing Demos. There's still lots of primary material to be explored. There are hours of video, beginning with "Painting With Words and Music" (in print), and "Shadows and Light" (in print SOME places). In a special category by itself, are David Lahm's two volumes covering Joni in the Jazz idiom, "Jazz Take On Joni Mitchell" and the new one. Both are in print. ---- If you're open to collecting Joni stuff that's not store bought, there's an additional world available to you. Like there are tons of concert cassettes. This stuff spans her entire career, from the pre-recording contract days in coffeehouses to the BSN tour of 2000. I make my collection (acquired through the grace and generosity of Simon) available on a blanks and postage basis. Others have made CDs available on B&P basis. You could delve into the JMDL video trees (on four tapes so far). I make them available on a blanks and postage basis (thanks to the grace and generosity of Ashara). Then there's "Refuge Of The Road" (out of print). --- Or Bob Muller's Covers project. Through the first gazillion volumes, with contributions from around the world, he has mastered Joni songs covered by many, many artists. Available on CD from Bob on a blanks and postage basis. The latest volume, on 2 CDs, sports an audiophile mastering job by the Joni Archivist, Simon. Bob has vowed to keep the Covers coming until he "assumes room temperature". --- And we are lucky enough to have lots of musicians and songwriters in our midst here at the JMDL. You can start exploring at http://www.jmdl.com/artists/index.cfm but some folks like Clark Carlton, Fred Simon, the Mixons, and the aforementioned David Lahm are not on this page yet! C'mon folks! --- Then there are CDs of JMDLers singing Joni and non-Joni songs at JoniFests. These might be harder to find but there are some real gems. (Everyone has their favorites and I **won't** name mine!) Some of these folks don't have official releases yet but don't "pass this good music by." All the best, Lama As that sage Marcel Deste once quoted, "Don't worry about the No's, just focus on the Yes's. No's all have the same value (zero) its the Yes's that can buy you a new life."
