[Download MP3] - David Lahm: Jazz Takes on Joni Mitchell

Jazz pianist David Lahm and his all-star guests, such as Randy Brecker and Lew Tabackin, uses Jazz music to reimagine the songs of Joni Mitchell, one of the century’s greatest musical talents, on this imaginative album entitled David Lahm: Jazz Takes on Joni Mitchell (also available on CD).

The individualistic, esoteric nature of Joni Mitchell’s repertoire bears a natural affinity to Jazz. Now pianist 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.

Song Selection:   1. Solid Love   2. Song for Sharon   3. Edith & the Kingpin   4. Coyote   5. Blue Motel Room   6. The Blonde in the Bleachers              and the Vamp from Hell   7. The Fiddle and the Drum   8. In Vogue   9. Solid Love (alternate version)   10. Shadows and Light

David Lahm - piano with:     Randy Brecker - trumpet, flügelhorn     Rick Centalonza - tenor saxophone, clarinet     Thomas Chapin - alto saxophone, flute     James Chirillo - rhythm guitar     Mark Feldman - violin     David Friedman - vibraphone     William Galison - harmonica     Peter Herbert - bass     Mike LeDonne - organ     Ed Neumeister - trombone     Jim OConnor - trumpet     Jack Schatz - bass trombone     Roger Rolsenberg - soprano saxophone,                                        bass clarinet     Skulli Sverisson - electric bass     Ron Vincent - drums     Kenny Washington - drums     Peter Washington - bass