Joni Mitchell on working with Charles Mingus Initially, she couldn’t see how it would work, and turned the project down. “Poetry is like cracking sunflowers with your nails to get the meat out ...

For a superfan I’ve not been very diligent with Joni Mitchell’s back catalogue (comprising ... jazz-inflected Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter, then Mingus – her experimental tribute to ...

Sometimes, what starts as a professional obligation can turn into a major career boost, as Joni Mitchell learned after producing an album to fulfill a contractual obligation that ended up giving ...