>>Bob, who also heard Barry Manilow's version of River this week and was >> >NOT impressed... > > I wasn't impressed with Linda Ronstadt rendition of River. Hearts > version was acceptable. > Will > The one version of "River" that introduced me to Joni for the first time was Janis Siegel's version from her out-of-print album SHORT STORIES which is a duet album with pianist Fred Hersch. I would probably saythat the performance of Dianne Reeves may be hard to eclipse now but Janis Siegel's version located the melancholy heart of the song for me.
Joseph
