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Examples of  Persona Recordings playable online are offered as music history, music appreciation, education and demonstrations of Persona Studio's arranging, recording and mastering techniques. All the recordings are completed in house by Stephen Gislason. The music selections and their history are described in the book, Sound of Music.

Joni Mitchell

When she is not living in Los Angeles, Joni Mitchell lives down the road fin Halfmoon Bay and was born in November 1943 as I was-- she was born in Saskatchewan; I, next door in Manitoba, Canada. Jon Denver was born a few weeks later, Dec. 31 1943 in New Mexico. Born in the same year has more meaning as I get older. I’ve never met Joni but have admired her songs for 35 years. She is of the most often played song writers in the music business and has had an enviable career, playing with many of the most popular musicians of the 20th century.

I chose "Both Sides Now" to arrange and record. This is an all time favorite Joni song, which Judy Collins turned into a top-ten hit in 1968. Joni recorded an album, Both Sides Now, in 2000 with jazz standards, performed with orchestral arrangements by Vince Mendoza. The album included "A Case of You" and "Both Sides Now.”

Some Mitchell' songs covered by other artists:

Sarah McLachlan: "River" and "Blue"
Amy Grant: "Big Yellow Taxi"
Janet Jackson: "Big Yellow Taxi"
George Michael "Edith And The Kingpin"
Annie Lennox: "Ladies Of The Canyon"
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and Matthews Southern Comfort: "Woodstock"
Nazareth "This Flight Tonight"
Judy Collins, Clannad, Paul Young and Roger Whittaker; "Both Sides Now" by
Tori Amos, Jane Monheit, Prince, and Diana Krall: "A Case Of You"

In 2007,  Herbie Hancock, a friend of Mitchell's, released River: The Joni Letters, an album paying tribute to Mitchell's work.  Contributors were Norah Jones, Tina Turner, Leonard Cohen, and Joni Mitchell.

P2500 Band recording of Both Sides Now - Stephen Gislason arragement.

Persona Music Recordings  Our Music Catalogue includes recorded performances by the P2500 Band, Em4U, and the Persona Classical Consort. Music downloads are delivered from our companion website: Persona Digital Online. Music Downloads are albums, packaged as MP3 files in a zip folder. Download  the zip folder and save.  In Windows, click on the folder and choose the extract all option to unzip the files to your hard drive. A new folder containing the MP3 files will be created. The MP3 files will play on all computers, laptops, notebooks, smart phones, iPods,. iPads, CD and DVD players and all portable music players. Some albums contain liner notes or minibooks as PDF files that introduce the music. Some music recordings and Free Music Downloads are offered to illustrate music history, advance music  education and appreciation. The recordings presented online demonstrate Persona Studio's arranging, recording and mastering techniques. All the recordings are completed in house by Stephen Gislason. The music selections and their history are explained in the book, Sound of Music. More About Downloads.

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Our Music Catalogue includes recorded performances by the P2500 Band, Em4U, and the Persona Classical Consort. Music downloads and books are available from our companion website: Persona Digital Online.