Larry's influence on Joni's 80s/90s work is clear, but I'm not sure it's safe
to say he he had a negative effect on the quality. It would be hard to pin
this all down anyway. One could hardly compare WTRF and DED favorably to the
70's classics. On the other hand, Klein clearly was closely involved in TI,
and it stands as one of her better works. He was less involved in TTT and it
is one of her weaker works. As for what's next: my vote is for a
straight-ahead jazz album, recorded with a quartet or quintet. But I don't
think that's likely to happen.
Bryan
