Description
Also available as a tribute concert DVD, this compilation features a star-studded cast paying homage to one of the most innovative and prolific folk singers of all time, Joni Mitchell. Featuring Brandi Carlile, James Taylor, Seal, Rufus Wainwright, Emmylou Harris, Los Lobos, Norah Jones, Kris Kristofferson and more, the album was recorded at a tribute concert put on by the Music Centre in Los Angeles.
Wrote Rolling Stone of the evening, “The unifying effect of Mitchell’s music rang out with a closing group singalong to ‘Big Yellow Taxi,’ one of the more ebullient standouts from her oeuvre. The billed artists stood side by side … and belted the number, a bright rumination on the harrowing effects that man has on society. They each delivered solos, then bowed in unison, as a portrait of Mitchell loomed in the background, a fitting homage to an icon whose presence is still felt, even in her absence.” Mitchell herself was not able to attend due to ongoing health issues, but her presence was more than felt. A fitting and moving tribute.
