Mitchell Travelogue

Mit Travelogue hält die einzigartige Joni Mitchell an dem Format fest, in dem ihr gelungenes letztes Album gehalten war. Während sie für Both Sides Now jedoch eine Reihe amerikanischer Standards mit einem 70-Mann-Orchester kombinierte und ihnen so einen eigenwilligen Charakter verlieh, hat sie für Travelogue eigene Stücke älteren Datums nach dieser Methode bearbeitet.n

Complacency can threaten to creep into a musician's being without their knowledge as time passes, but the opposite seems to have happened with pianist/composer Lisa Hilton. Her early records dealt in friendly pastel colors delivered in relatively safe fashion, but she's become more daring as time has passed. Her playing has become more limber, loose, organic, fearless and moody, and her music has benefited from this growth, as it now possesses a greater balance between shadows and light.