September 9, 2002

Posted September 09, 2002

Joni's new double CD is due out November 19, according to reports in various newspapers. The New York Daily News was the first paper out of the gate with an announcement, as far as I know; the story was quickly picked up by USA Today and The New York Times.

The announcement in The New York Times erroneously reports that it's going to be an album of new material -- as reported here earlier, the CDs will contain orchestrated versions of songs from throughout Joni's career. As with Joni's 2000 Both Sides Now CD, Vince Mendoza is on board as arranger and conductor, with appearances by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter. A partial song list:

Amelia
Be Cool
Borderline
Cherokee Louise
Chinese Cafe
Coyote
For the Roses
God Must Be A Boogie Man
Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune)
Sex Kills
Slouching Toward Bethlehem
The Circle Game
The Last Time I Saw Richard
Woodstock
You Dream Flat Tires

We can also look forward to seeing Joni's paintings in the CD packaging.

Filmmaker Allison Anders' documentary of the recording sessions for the CD is tentatively due for release in January, with the American Masters program due for broadcast on PBS in March, according to Edna Gundersen's USA Today story.