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According to Joni Mitchell, Travelogue is her final recorded work, and if that is so, it's a detailed exploration of moments in a career that is as dazzling as it is literally uncompromising. Over 22 tracks and two CDs (and as stunning package featuring a plethora of photographs of Mitchell's paintings), Travelogue is a textured and poetic reminiscence, not a reappraisal, of her work -- most of it from the 1970s through the 1990s. A 70-piece orchestra, as well as jazz legends Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Kenny Wheeler, drummer Brian Blade, bassist Chuck Berghofer, producer Larry Klein, and organist Billy Preston, among others, accompanies her. It's true that Mitchell dabbled in this territory in 2000 on Both Sides Now, but that recording only remotely resembles this one. Cast in this way it is true that this is no easy cruise, but given the nearly 40 years of her sojourn in popular music, Mitchell's work, particularly from the mid-'70s on, has been difficult for many to grasp on first listen and always gives up its considerable rewards, slowly making her records age well over time; they are not disposable as much of the music from her peers is. These completely recast songs cover the entirety of her career, from her debut, Song From a Seagull, to Turbulent Indigo (with certain albums not being represented at all). It's true there aren't high-profile cuts here except for "Woodstock," which is radically reshaped, but it hardly matters. When you hear the ultrahip, be-bopping "God Must Be a Boogie Man," there is an elation without sentimentality; in the scathing and venomous "For the Roses" and "Just Like This Train," the bitterness and aggression in their delivery offers the listener an empathy with Mitchell's anger at the recording industry -- and anyone else who's crossed her. But while there is plenty of swirling darkness amid the strings here, there is also the fulfillment of prophecy; just give a listen to this version of "Sex Kills" that bears its weight in full measure of responsibility and vision. Her voice, aged by years of smoking, is huskier and is, if anything, more lovely, mature, deep in its own element of strength. The restatement of W.B. Yeats, "Slouching Toward Bethlehem," is more stunning now than ever before as is "Hejira." In "The Circle Game" and "Slouching Toward Bethlehem," you hear the ambition in Mitchell's musical direct as she has moved ever closer to the tone poem as a song form. Though it may not be as easy on first listen as Court and Spark, Travelogue will continue to unfold over time and offer, like her best work, decades of mystery and pleasure.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Steve Katz, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - JOHN GUERIN, Drums - Henry Lewy, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LARRY CARLTON, Electric Guitar - Frank Laico, Orchestral Engineer - Michel Colombier, Piano - Robert Ash, AssistantEngineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Steve Katz, Audio Recording Engineer, AssistantProducer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Victor Feldman, Vibraphone - Henry Lewy, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LARRY CARLTON, Lead Guitar
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Gavyn Wright, Concertmaster - Tom Sweeney, AssistantEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Joni Mitchell, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, CoProducer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Vince Mendoza, Conductor, Arranger - Billy Preston, Hammond B3 Organ - ALLEN SIDES, MixingEngineer - LARRY KLEIN, Director, CoProducer - Jake Jackson, AssistantEngineer - Darrell Thorp, AssistantEngineer - Andy Strange, AssistantEngineer - Chuck Berghofer, Double Bass - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jeff Burns, AssistantEngineer - Brian Blade, Drums - Kenny Wheeler, Flugelhorn - The London Philharmonic, Orchestra - Heliz Hadar, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Gavyn Wright, Concertmaster - Tom Sweeney, AssistantEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Joni Mitchell, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, CoProducer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Vince Mendoza, Conductor, Arranger - Billy Preston, Hammond B3 Organ - Geoff Foster, Audio Recording Engineer - ALLEN SIDES, MixingEngineer - LARRY KLEIN, Director, CoProducer - Jake Jackson, AssistantEngineer - Darrell Thorp, AssistantEngineer - Andy Strange, AssistantEngineer - Derek Watkins, Trumpet - Chuck Berghofer, Double Bass - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jeff Burns, AssistantEngineer - Brian Blade, Drums - Kenny Wheeler, Flugelhorn - The London Philharmonic, Orchestra - Heliz Hadar, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Milt Holland, Percussion - Henry Lewy, Engineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul Horn, Clarinet, Flute - Teresa Adams, Cello - The Sasaktunes, Chorus - Jim Horn, Baritone Saxophone - Don Bagley, Cello Arranger
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Gavyn Wright, Concertmaster - Tom Sweeney, AssistantEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Plas Johnson, Tenor Saxophone - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Vince Mendoza, Conductor, Arranger - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano - Billy Preston, Hammond B3 Organ - Geoff Foster, Audio Recording Engineer - ALLEN SIDES, MixingEngineer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Director - Jake Jackson, AssistantEngineer - Darrell Thorp, AssistantEngineer - Andy Strange, AssistantEngineer - Chuck Berghofer, Double Bass - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jeff Burns, AssistantEngineer - Brian Blade, Drums - Kenny Wheeler, Flugelhorn - Heliz Hadar, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Tom Scott, Woodwinds - Henry Lewy, Engineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Bobby Notkoff, Strings
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Stuart Smith, Electric Guitar - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Bass Guitar, Percussion - Julie Last, AssistantEngineer - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - DAN MARNIEN, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Paul Lundin, AssistantEngineer - Paula Schaper, AssistantEngineer, AssistantProducer - Marsha Burns, AssistantProducer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Henry Lewy, Engineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Milt Holland, Chimes - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Chuck Findley, Trumpet - Tom Scott, Oboe - JOHN GUERIN, Drums, Percussion - Henry Lewy, Engineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - JOE SAMPLE, Piano - Dennis Budimir, Electric Guitar - Jim Hughart, Bass Guitar
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Steve Katz, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Henry Lewy, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, MixingEngineer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Electric Piano - Emil Richards, Percussion - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Don Alias, Congas Drums - JACO PASTORIUS, Bass Guitar - Peter Erskine, Drums - JERRY SOLOMON, AdditionalEngineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
DISC 2
Gavyn Wright, Concertmaster - Tom Sweeney, AssistantEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Plas Johnson, Tenor Saxophone - Joni Mitchell, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist, CoProducer - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Vince Mendoza, Conductor, Arranger - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano - Billy Preston, Hammond B3 Organ - Geoff Foster, Audio Recording Engineer - ALLEN SIDES, MixingEngineer - LARRY KLEIN, Director, CoProducer - Jake Jackson, AssistantEngineer - Darrell Thorp, AssistantEngineer - Andy Strange, AssistantEngineer - Chuck Berghofer, Double Bass - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jeff Burns, AssistantEngineer - Brian Blade, Drums - Kenny Wheeler, Flugelhorn - The London Philharmonic, Orchestra - Heliz Hadar, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Milt Holland, Chimes - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Tom Scott, Oboe - JOHN GUERIN, Drums, Percussion - Henry Lewy, Engineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - JOE SAMPLE, Piano - Max Bennett, Bass Guitar - LARRY CARLTON, Electric Guitar
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Bass Guitar - Julie Last, AssistantEngineer - DAN MARNIEN, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Paul Lundin, AssistantEngineer - Paula Schaper, AssistantEngineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Steve Katz, Audio Recording Engineer, AssistantProducer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Chuck Findley, Horn - Tom Scott, Horn - JOHN GUERIN, Drums - Henry Lewy, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - JACO PASTORIUS, Bass Guitar
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Steve Katz, Audio Recording Engineer, AssistantProducer - Abe Most, Clarinet - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Henry Lewy, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Bobbye Hall, Percussion - LARRY CARLTON, Lead Guitar - JACO PASTORIUS, Bass Guitar
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Gavyn Wright, Concertmaster - Tom Sweeney, AssistantEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Plas Johnson, Tenor Saxophone - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Vince Mendoza, Conductor, Arranger - Alex North, Composer, Writer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano - Billy Preston, Hammond B3 Organ - Geoff Foster, Audio Recording Engineer - ALLEN SIDES, MixingEngineer - HY ZARET, Composer, Writer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Director - Jake Jackson, AssistantEngineer - Darrell Thorp, AssistantEngineer - Andy Strange, AssistantEngineer - Chuck Berghofer, Double Bass - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jeff Burns, AssistantEngineer - Brian Blade, Drums - Kenny Wheeler, Flugelhorn - Heliz Hadar, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Gavyn Wright, Concertmaster - Tom Sweeney, AssistantEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Plas Johnson, Tenor Saxophone - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Vince Mendoza, Conductor, Arranger - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano - Billy Preston, Hammond B3 Organ - Geoff Foster, Audio Recording Engineer - ALLEN SIDES, MixingEngineer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Director - Jake Jackson, AssistantEngineer - Darrell Thorp, AssistantEngineer - Andy Strange, AssistantEngineer - Chuck Berghofer, Double Bass - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jeff Burns, AssistantEngineer - Brian Blade, Drums - Kenny Wheeler, Flugelhorn - Heliz Hadar, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
David Crosby, Producer - LEE HERSCHBERG, MasteringEngineer - Stephen Stills, Bass Guitar - Joni Mitchell, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Art Cryst, Engineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Gavyn Wright, Concertmaster - Tom Sweeney, AssistantEngineer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Plas Johnson, Tenor Saxophone - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paulinho Da Costa, Percussion - Vince Mendoza, Conductor, Arranger - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano - Billy Preston, Hammond B3 Organ - Geoff Foster, Audio Recording Engineer - ALLEN SIDES, MixingEngineer - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Director - Jake Jackson, AssistantEngineer - Darrell Thorp, AssistantEngineer - Andy Strange, AssistantEngineer - Chuck Berghofer, Double Bass - Wayne Shorter, Soprano Saxophone - Jeff Burns, AssistantEngineer - Brian Blade, Drums - Kenny Wheeler, Flugelhorn - Heliz Hadar, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Greg Leisz, Pedal Steel Guitar - LARRY KLEIN, Producer, Bass Guitar - Julie Last, AssistantEngineer - DAN MARNIEN, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Paul Lundin, AssistantEngineer - Paula Schaper, AssistantEngineer
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Milt Holland, Percussion - Henry Lewy, Engineer - Joni Mitchell, Producer, Arranger, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul Horn, Clarinet, Flute - Teresa Adams, Cello - The Sasaktunes, Chorus - The Lookout Mountain United Downstairs Chorus, Chorus - Jim Horn, Baritone Saxophone - Don Bagley, Cello Arranger
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
Album review
According to Joni Mitchell, Travelogue is her final recorded work, and if that is so, it's a detailed exploration of moments in a career that is as dazzling as it is literally uncompromising. Over 22 tracks and two CDs (and as stunning package featuring a plethora of photographs of Mitchell's paintings), Travelogue is a textured and poetic reminiscence, not a reappraisal, of her work -- most of it from the 1970s through the 1990s. A 70-piece orchestra, as well as jazz legends Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Kenny Wheeler, drummer Brian Blade, bassist Chuck Berghofer, producer Larry Klein, and organist Billy Preston, among others, accompanies her. It's true that Mitchell dabbled in this territory in 2000 on Both Sides Now, but that recording only remotely resembles this one. Cast in this way it is true that this is no easy cruise, but given the nearly 40 years of her sojourn in popular music, Mitchell's work, particularly from the mid-'70s on, has been difficult for many to grasp on first listen and always gives up its considerable rewards, slowly making her records age well over time; they are not disposable as much of the music from her peers is. These completely recast songs cover the entirety of her career, from her debut, Song From a Seagull, to Turbulent Indigo (with certain albums not being represented at all). It's true there aren't high-profile cuts here except for "Woodstock," which is radically reshaped, but it hardly matters. When you hear the ultrahip, be-bopping "God Must Be a Boogie Man," there is an elation without sentimentality; in the scathing and venomous "For the Roses" and "Just Like This Train," the bitterness and aggression in their delivery offers the listener an empathy with Mitchell's anger at the recording industry -- and anyone else who's crossed her. But while there is plenty of swirling darkness amid the strings here, there is also the fulfillment of prophecy; just give a listen to this version of "Sex Kills" that bears its weight in full measure of responsibility and vision. Her voice, aged by years of smoking, is huskier and is, if anything, more lovely, mature, deep in its own element of strength. The restatement of W.B. Yeats, "Slouching Toward Bethlehem," is more stunning now than ever before as is "Hejira." In "The Circle Game" and "Slouching Toward Bethlehem," you hear the ambition in Mitchell's musical direct as she has moved ever closer to the tone poem as a song form. Though it may not be as easy on first listen as Court and Spark, Travelogue will continue to unfold over time and offer, like her best work, decades of mystery and pleasure.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 02:06:36
- Main artists: Joni Mitchell
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Nonesuch
- Genre: Folk/Americana
© 2002 Nonesuch Records ℗ 2002 Nonesuch Records
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