| 1. Harlem In Havana |
| 2. Man From Mars |
| 3. Love Puts On A New Face |
| 4. Lead Balloon |
| 5. No Apologies |
| 6. Taming The Tiger |
| 7. The Crazy Cries Of Love |
| 8. Stay In Touch |
| 9. Face Lift |
| 10. My Best To You |
| 11. Tiger Bones |
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Following the Grammy triumph of Turbulent Indigo by four years, Joni Mitchell rewards our wait with an album that's even better. Taming the Tiger finds Mitchell playing her guitar through a Roland VG8, adding fresh texture to her continuing musical association with Wayne Shorter's sax and the rhythm section of Larry Klein and Brian Blade. "Happiness is the best facelift" is the line you'll hear quoted, but it isn't truly representative. Song painter Joni knows that light creates infinite gradations of shadow, and this is as varied a collection as she's given us. "Love has many faces," she sings in "Love Puts on a New Face"; and her portraits of longing ("Man from Mars"), abandon ("Crazy Cries of Love"), and quiet fury ("No Apologies") are exquisite. --Ben Edmonds
Entertainment Weekly
Like the English mystical poet [William Blake], Mitchell is an artistic autodidact, experimenting with guitar tunings and jazz bohemianism the way Blake did poetic meter and religious iconography.
voice on the early stuff is a bit shrill this CD sounds great !!
I'm not really a Jazz fan and I normally avoid this type of CD but
the marriage of Joni & some of the finest jazz session men works great.
I own a huge collection of Original and rare CD's; In the female Singer songwriter, Folk Rock Jazz composition; it's simple; no other Female comes even close. If you like Pink Floyd in their creative music and songwriting; Joni Mitchell in "Taming the Tiger" surely is in that category; to say the least.
Highly recommended; breathtaking; simply amazing
"The moon shed light
On my hopeless plight
As the radio blared so bland
Every disc, a poker chip
Every song just a one night stand
Formula music, girly guile
Genuine junkfood for juveniles
Up and down the dial
Mercenary style"
Joni certainly is in a category of her own when it comes to music of quality & heart. From the smouldering "Harlem In Havana" to the wonderful instrumental reprise of "Tiger Bones" This is another glimmering jewel in her catalogue.
While Ms. Mitchell's musical style has changed a bit over these years, her writing style has remained centered on the excellent exploitation of the moment. Mitchell's ability to frame a circumstance in the most imaginatively evocative lyrics is a skill that I simply cannot see in anyone else's writing. That is not to say there are not lots of other good singer / songwriters at work today and from the time Ms. Mitchell took up her occupation. The downside of the imaginative lyrics is the nonmelodic tunes that often sound like musical improvisations around the words of a found poem. This of course is not true, as most of the pieces are backed by excellent studio musicians who for sure had every last note scored for them.
Speaking of framing, there is a bit of a mystery behind the artwork in the album's booklet which is illustrated by ten photographs of ornately framed oil paintings generally done in a neo-impressionistic style, with three featuring Ms. Mitchell's cats and two featuring Ms. Mitchell herself. Joni Mitchell and Robbie Cavolina are credited with art direction, but there is no clue about who actually did the paintings.
I am not up on the current repertoire of major female Jazz vocalists, but I would be very surprised to not find a fair number of Ms. Mitchell's songs on their playlists.
Ms. Mitchell's singing style has not changed much in these 27 years, except that I do sense a hint of European worldweariness in her style. The best modern exemplar of this style is Ute Lemper and if I try hard enough, I can imagine I am hearing Ms. Lemper sing Joni Mitchell. In fact, I am surprised Ms. Lemper does not sing more Mitchell.
Following the Grammy triumph of Turbulent Indigo by four years, Joni Mitchell rewards our wait with an album that's even better. Taming the Tiger finds Mitchell playing her guitar through a Roland VG8, adding fresh texture to her continuing musical association with Wayne Shorter's sax and the rhythm section of Larry Klein and Brian Blade. "Happiness is the best facelift" is the line you'll hear quoted, but it isn't truly representative. Song painter Joni knows that light creates infinite gradations of shadow, and this is as varied a collection as she's given us. "Love has many faces," she sings in "Love Puts on a New Face"; and her portraits of longing ("Man from Mars"), abandon ("Crazy Cries of Love"), and quiet fury ("No Apologies") are exquisite. --Ben Edmonds
Entertainment Weekly
Like the English mystical poet [William Blake], Mitchell is an artistic autodidact, experimenting with guitar tunings and jazz bohemianism the way Blake did poetic meter and religious iconography.
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ASIN: B00000AG8X Release Date: 1998-09-29 |
Tracks:
- Harlem In Havana
- Man From Mars
- Love Puts On A New Face
- Lead Balloon
- No Apologies
- Taming The Tiger
- The Crazy Cries Of Love
- Stay In Touch
- Face Lift
- My Best To You
- Tiger Bones
Amazon.com
Following the Grammy triumph of Turbulent Indigo by four years, Joni Mitchell rewards our wait with an album that's even better. Taming the Tiger finds Mitchell playing her guitar through a Roland VG8, adding fresh texture to her continuing musical association with Wayne Shorter's sax and the rhythm section of Larry Klein and Brian Blade. "Happiness is the best facelift" is the line you'll hear quoted, but it isn't truly representative. Song painter Joni knows that light creates infinite gradations of shadow, and this is as varied a collection as she's given us. "Love has many faces," she sings in "Love Puts on a New Face"; and her portraits of longing ("Man from Mars"), abandon ("Crazy Cries of Love"), and quiet fury ("No Apologies") are exquisite. --Ben EdmondsCustomer Reviews:
Joni strikes again, Meeeeow.......2007-05-07
voice on the early stuff is a bit shrill this CD sounds great !!
I'm not really a Jazz fan and I normally avoid this type of CD but
the marriage of Joni & some of the finest jazz session men works great.
6 Stars. No. 7.......2007-05-02
I own a huge collection of Original and rare CD's; In the female Singer songwriter, Folk Rock Jazz composition; it's simple; no other Female comes even close. If you like Pink Floyd in their creative music and songwriting; Joni Mitchell in "Taming the Tiger" surely is in that category; to say the least.
Highly recommended; breathtaking; simply amazing
Warm & deeply affectionate........2005-11-13
"The moon shed light
On my hopeless plight
As the radio blared so bland
Every disc, a poker chip
Every song just a one night stand
Formula music, girly guile
Genuine junkfood for juveniles
Up and down the dial
Mercenary style"
Joni certainly is in a category of her own when it comes to music of quality & heart. From the smouldering "Harlem In Havana" to the wonderful instrumental reprise of "Tiger Bones" This is another glimmering jewel in her catalogue.
excellent.......2005-08-20
A Gift to Joni Mitchell Fans. Every song a little gem........2005-07-01
While Ms. Mitchell's musical style has changed a bit over these years, her writing style has remained centered on the excellent exploitation of the moment. Mitchell's ability to frame a circumstance in the most imaginatively evocative lyrics is a skill that I simply cannot see in anyone else's writing. That is not to say there are not lots of other good singer / songwriters at work today and from the time Ms. Mitchell took up her occupation. The downside of the imaginative lyrics is the nonmelodic tunes that often sound like musical improvisations around the words of a found poem. This of course is not true, as most of the pieces are backed by excellent studio musicians who for sure had every last note scored for them.
Speaking of framing, there is a bit of a mystery behind the artwork in the album's booklet which is illustrated by ten photographs of ornately framed oil paintings generally done in a neo-impressionistic style, with three featuring Ms. Mitchell's cats and two featuring Ms. Mitchell herself. Joni Mitchell and Robbie Cavolina are credited with art direction, but there is no clue about who actually did the paintings.
I am not up on the current repertoire of major female Jazz vocalists, but I would be very surprised to not find a fair number of Ms. Mitchell's songs on their playlists.
Ms. Mitchell's singing style has not changed much in these 27 years, except that I do sense a hint of European worldweariness in her style. The best modern exemplar of this style is Ute Lemper and if I try hard enough, I can imagine I am hearing Ms. Lemper sing Joni Mitchell. In fact, I am surprised Ms. Lemper does not sing more Mitchell.
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