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JONI MITCHELL ~ AT NEWPORT RHINO 603497832071 (Barcode: 603497832071) ~ CANADA ~ Classic Rock Recorded: 2022 Released: 2023 This is a live album by the legendary Canadian singer / songwriter Joni MitchellFind albums by this artist, recorded in July 2022 at the Newport Folk Festival. The album presents twelve tracks, an intro and eleven songs, all bar one by Mitchell. Old?, Sick?, Broken? Hell, Joni has still more in her than most contemporary Rock scene put together. Although she is remarkably supported by the vocals of Brandi CarlileFind albums by this artist and an impressive cast of instrumentalist, she is still able to carry a tune in the unique way that remains unmatched in its power of expression, artistry and remarkable aesthetics. The entire concert is a wonderful tribute to one of the greatest American Rock artists of all time, and the crowd understands well the immense weight of the event, bursting into ovation, respectfully only when the music transforms into silence. What might have turned into a pitiful fiasco, turns out to be a victory of spirit over body in every sense. It must have been a truly heroic effort, considering Joni’s health condition, to agree to this concert in the first place and then to carry it out the way it appears here for everybody to hear. The only song Joni did not write is the magnificent rendition of “Summertime”, which shows her affinity to Jazz, which she displayed so many times in her career. Overall, this is a deeply moving album, full of sublime music and an almost supernatural presence of Joni. Should this be her last recorded moment (hopefully not), she definitely went out with a bang! I fell in love with her music well over fifty years ago and never stopped for a moment… Thank you Joni for all that musical bliss!

Updated: 19/12/2023Posted: 10/09/2023

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