June 10, 2004

Posted June 10, 2004

Here's an interesting entry from Who mastermind Pete Townshend about Joni's Travelogue CD, from his May 23, 2004 diary entry on PeteTownshend.co.uk:

"I am listening to Joni Mitchells' CD called Travelogue. It is a revisit to her career with full orchestra. It is, quite simply, a quantum masterpiece. Joni is at the peak of her powers. Even her paintings seem to me to be especially revelatory gathered as they are in the sleeve. Someone told me last night, after The Who's show at Madison Square Garden, that she plans no more recording. If she never made another record, this one will stand as a testament not only to her work, but to the greatness of American Orchestral music. I hear Oliver Nelson, Aaron Copland, Edgar Meyer and even Thomas Newman in this work. But her arranger, under the guidance of her ex- husband Larry Klein - who could do nothing more to express his ongoing love and respect - is Vince Mendoza. This guy knows how to score, and someone certainly knows how to fix the right musicians."

I know it's not an uncommon occurrance, but I still love it when Joni gets her due from other well known musicians!