In a message dated 4/26/02 7:27:55 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> >>I agree. Which is why I have always been careful to stress (sometimes in >>these exact words), that no perceived failing in Joni's later work could ever >>diminish the magnitude of her achievement ... nothing can take that away from >>her. > >I've agreed with Fred in all of this thread. I think he would also say >(correct me if I'm wrong) that even her post Mingus work as a whole stands well >above even in comparison to the work of those 30 years her junior.
I would modify that to " **some** of her post Mingus work." And I would further modify to "stands well above in comparison to the work of **most** of those 30 years her junior." Although not 30 years her junior, the two exceptions to this are Shawn Colvin and Jonatha Brooke; their best work is better than most of post-Mingus Joni, and stands up to her own best. Need I qualify this as just my opinion? -Fred
