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JOAN BAEZ
Joan Baez/5 (Vanguard)
Farewell Angelina (Vanguard)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale
It was the emotional depth of her delivery that endeared Joan Baez to folk audiences after her Newport debut in 1959. Possessing one of the clearest voices in any genre wasn't necessarily a plus among the hardcore folkies, who tended to value "authenticity" over mere ability. Joan, though, managed to offer both, offering definitive interpretations of Child ballads and other traditional material over the course of her first four albums.
Joan Baez/5, released in 1964, signaled a transformation in her material as she drew more and more from contemporary sources, whether topical material from Phil Ochs and Richard Farina or a country tune from Johnny Cash. She also offered a tune from a then up and coming songwriter she had become both personally and professionally associated with, Bob Dylan.
By the next year, Dylan's music was pervasive both in the culture at large and in the Baez repertoire. There are four Dylan cuts on Farewell Angelina, and another, "One Too Many Mornings," was recorded at the album sessions and is restored here among the bonus cuts.
These releases are 20 bit conversions from the original masters, and the aural qualities are a fine match for the deluxe packaging provided, which includes original art and notes and comprehensive new commentary. These are superb examples of one of the seminal figures in the folk revival at the height of her artistic power.
Track Lists:
Joan Baez/5: There But For Fortune * Stewball * It Ain't Me Babe * The Death Of Queen Jane * Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5-Aria * Go 'Way From My Window * I Still Miss Someone * When You Hear Them Cuckoos Hollerin' * Birmingham Sunday * So We'll Go No More A-Roving * O' Cangaceiro * The Unquiet Grave (Bonus Tracks) Tramp On The Street * Long Black Veil
Farewell, Angelina: Farewell, Angelina * Daddy, You Been On My Mind * It's All Over Now, Baby Blue * The Wild Mountain Thyme * Ranger's Command * Colours * Satisfied Mind * The River In The Pines * Pauvre Ruteboeuf * Sagt Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind * A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Bonus Tracks) One Too Many Mornings * Rock, Salt And Nails * The Water Is Wide
© 2002 - Shaun Dale