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"REVIEWS OF CUSTOMERS"

TREASURES OFJONI MITCHELL

1 The Gift Of The Magi (never released by Joni Mitchell)
2 Hunter (never released by Joni Mitchell)
3 Born To Take the highway (never released by Joni Mitchell)
4 Day After Day (never released by Joni Mitchell)
5 Dr. Junk The Dentistman (never released by Joni Mitchell)
6 The Circle Game
7 Eastern Rain (never released by Joni Mitchell)
8 Brandy Eyes (never released by Joni Mitchell)
9 Blue On Blue (never released by Joni Mitchell)
10 Just Like Me (never released by Joni Mitchell)
11 Play Little David (never released by Joni Mitchell)
12 Winter Lady (never released by Joni Mitchell)


Joni Fans Rejoice!
author: Bob Muller

Joni Mitchell may have released her first album in 1968, but the period of '66-'68 was incredibly prolific for her.
Song To A Seagull contained her more recent work and left dozens of SUPERB songs behind.
 Big Yellow Taxi has re-discovered these gems and re-configured them with a multitude of musical colors, updating the styling but staying true to Joni's composition and emotion. Christina's crystal clear voice navigates the
sometimes-tricky melodies with ease, and Henning and band excel in their musicianship.
The result is an amazing album of lovely songs that would have been big hits had Joni released them on her own.
Get this now and prepare to be amazed!

Priceless
author: lookingforacause

These recordings of some of Joni's earliest -- and seldom if ever heard -- work are priceless.

UNKNOWN AND FAMOUS SONGS OF JONI MITCHELL

REVIEWS

1 Come to the sunshine (never released by Joni Mitchell)
2 The way it is (never released by Joni Mitchell)
3 Carnival in Kenora (never released by Joni Mitchell)
4 Conversation
5 A case of you
6   Carey
7 California
8 The gallery
9 All I want
10 Cold blue steel
11 You turn me on
12 People's parties (maybe)
13 Little green

Recorded in Henning Olsen Sound Production Studio.
Produced, recorded, mixed, cover layout: Henning Olsen.
Mastered by Jan Eliassen (Audioplanet).

A gem among tribute CD's!!
author: Gina Rosset Smith
I'm enjoying the CD;it's easy to forget that Joni Mitchell isn't singing."Unknown and Famous Songs of Joni Mitchell"is a gem among tribute CD's!!

Christina's voice is incredibly like Joni Mitchell's
author: Howard Homler
I thought Christina's voice is incredibly like Joni Mitchell's. I loved Carnival in Kenora, but swear I heard it on the radio 30 years ago in Los Angeles... had been wondering who wrote it all these years!! I got the CD
for that song, but love the rest, too. I hope that Big Yellow Taxi will do some original work--especially if
they can write lyrics and music as well as play..

Excellent folk CD!
author: Xavier P. and RadioIndy
“Unknown and Famous Songs of Joni Mitchell” by Big Yellow Taxi is a delightfully serene acoustic
interpretation of songs by entertainment icon Joni Mitchell. The first thing that jumps out to listeners is the graceful instrumentation present on this CD – pacifying acoustic arrangements backed by soothing
percussion. Above this instrumentation, the incredible vocals on this CD are quite comforting and very reminiscent of Joni Mitchell, including the effective use of falsetto. “A Case of You” introduces the lovely sounds of the grand piano, and demonstrates Big Yellow Taxi’s perfectly toned vocals! “California” hails an
acoustic intro that is very enticing and guest stars an accentuating electric guitar melody. As far as production goes, these tunes are all refined up and ready for consumption! Fans of Joni Mitchell will find themselves in
paradise when listening to this CD!

Pure poetry...pure emotion...pure music!
Reviewer: Dr. William J. Hanna from San Francisco

With Christina Friis crystal clear vocals and Henning Olsen's impressive acoustic and electric guitars, an evocative collection of (my favorite Joni Mitchell) songs that sounds both modern and timeless are reborn. Including the three unreleased songs.
Big Yellow Taxi creates a mood that's alluring. It's very sensual, draws you in, and stays there for the whole record.
A big congratulations to all of the musicians- Friis, Olsen, Ewert, Gustafsson, Skovgaard, Klinke,
and Olesen for successfully recreating the classic songs of an innovative, poetic, and inspiring artist-Joni Mitchell.

An old friend of Joni!

As far as reviewing your work on Joni's unreleased works what I can say so far is that your work is excellent to this very discerning ear. Not only is your musicianship perfectly correct but you have also captured the feeling and the magic
 of her creations and it's really like sitting there in the audience so many years ago.
Here's wishing you... All The Best, Pat,

Wonderful!
Reviewer: mike

 Very nice covers of several of Joni's best known songs. But the covers of Joni's previously-unrecorded
 "Come to the Sunshine," "The Way It Is," and "Carnival in Kenora" are priceless!
- cdbaby


Discography

2002: "A Tribute to Joni Mitchell"
2006: "Unknown and Famous Songs of Joni Mitchell".
2008: "Tresures of Joni Mitchell".
2009: "Open" (Henning Olsen)
Single of Northern Sound

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NORTHERN SOUND started as a duo with the name "Big Yellow Taxi" because it was a Joni Mitchell cover cafe-duo: "Our demo was heard on the internet by the serious fan club in USA and we were invited to a gathering in Big Indian near Woodstock called "Jonifest". In this connection we made our first CD "A tribute to Joni Mitchell" and were very well received: "they blew us away". Here we were given a lot of unreleased song from Joni live-concerts and radioshows with unknown and unreleased songs that we later were approved to release by Sony ATV and Joni. 3 songs on "Unknown and Famous Songs of Joni Mitchell" and later 11 songs on "Treasures of Joni Mitchell".