Joni Mitchell is an icon. Her innovative, far-ranging vision has influenced countless musicians across all genres. We honor her in …
“…two attempts to make Joni Mitchell’s music anew have been hugely successful. The first is Herbie Hancock’s partly instrumental one, River: The Joni Letters and now the amazing recording by the ineffable Laurie Antonioli – Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light.” – Raul Da Gama
http://originarts.com/reviews/review.php?ReviewID=1858
“Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light” Makes “Best of 2014” Lists
Downbeat Magazine Best of 2014 The Golden State of Jazz: Top California Jazz Releases of 2014 – Andy Gilbert, KQED: …
Downbeat Magazine – 4 stars!
“Antonioli ranks high, with thoughtful, close-to-the-bone, folk-rocky interpretations in an even-tempered, clear-minded talk-it-through delivery, sometimes in Mitchell-like head-tones, often coiling …
With her pleasingly husky tone and incisive phrasing, Antonioli brings hard-won emotional insight to every track. – Andy Gilbert
http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainment/ci_26608226/singer-laurie-antonioli-pays-tribute-joni-mitchell
Antonioli’s nod to Joni Mitchell, Songs of Shadow, Songs of Light is brazenly infused with the fearless creativity that we, and she, salute Ms. Mitchell for time and time again.
Whereas Joni’s “Woman of Heart and Mind” was the voice of a younger woman struggling/realizing the pitfalls of womanhood, Antonioli’s …
“…this is, in short, precisely what any truly distinctive tribute should be: honorific yet idiosyncratic, respectful yet wise.” – Christopher Loudon, Jazz Times
http://originarts.com/reviews/review.php?ReviewID=1849
“Antonioli catches Mitchell’s phrases and phrasing as if from thin air, exhaling them as warm, autumnal bursts of memory. I will not hear a better recording this year.” – C Michael Bailey
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/songs-of-shadow-songs-of-light-the-music-of-joni-mitchell-by-c-michael-bailey.php#.U95uX0icMt8
“…the question that still remains—Does the jazz world really need another album of Joni Mitchell songs?—is a valid one. In theory, it does not. But when the album in question is shaped by the voice of Laurie Antonioli, the answer is yes.”
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/songs-of-shadow-songs-of-light-the-music-of-joni-mitchell-laurie-antonioli-origin-records-review-by-dan-bilawsky.php#.U96ORkicMt8