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Jazz Takes on Joni Mitchell

David Lahm

Label: Arkadia Records
Released: 2021
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Tracks

Solid Love; Song for Sharon; Edith and the Kingpin; Coyote; Blue Motel Room; The Blonde in the Bleachers and the Vamp from Hell; The Fiddle and the Drum; Solid Love (alternate version); Shadows and Light.

Personnel

David Lahm

piano

Randy Brecker

trumpet

Lew Tabackin

saxophone, tenor

Mark Feldman

violin

David Friedman

vibraphone

Roger Rosenberg

saxophone, baritone

Ron Vincent

drums

Peter Herbert

bass, acoustic

Mike LeDonne

organ, Hammond B3

Kenny Washington

drums

Peter Washington

bass

Album Description

“…Lahm’s takes are distinctive enough to create his own thing while underscoring the jazz lines that inform Mitchell’s work. Lahm gets so personal that he becomes a collaborator in his own right. He starts with her heartfelt music and makes some of his own.” – Karl Stark, The Philadelphia Inquirer Jazz pianist David Lahm and his All-Star guests, Randy Brecker, Thomas Chapin and Lew Tabackin, use Jazz music to re- imagine the songs of Joni Mitchell, one of the century’s greatest musical talents, on this imaginative Arkadia Records album entitled “David Lahm: Jazz Takes on Joni Mitchell”. “An admirable piece of work with musicians who add eloquence to the compositions. One can only rejoice in the glow of the music.” – Jerry D’Souza, Planet Jazz The individualistic, esoteric nature of Joni Mitchell’s repertoire bears a natural affinity to Jazz. Now pianist, arranger, and composer David Lahm pays tribute to her in the idiom that has permeated her repertoire: Jazz. This recording represents a new kind of recognition for one of Pop and Folk-Rock’s most endearing song sculptors. Features 19 all-star Jazz musicians including Randy Brecker, Lew Tabackin, Thomas Chapin, and Kenny Washington, “David... Lahm: Jazz Takes on Joni Mitchell” proves that Joni Mitchell’s works are Jazz compositions that have a place in the repertoire of that most vital and uncompromising genre of music, mainstream American Jazz. “Lahm captures the musical and emotional complexity of a range of Mitchell pieces, which cuts straight to the heart!” – Hilarie Grey, JazzTimes “A strong tribute to Joni by a collection of musicians that understand her compositions. Your ears are in for a treat, and you’ll agree with me when I peg it as HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Joy for the ears.” – Rotcod Zzaj, Improvijazzation Nation

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