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Taming the Tiger
Singer-Songwriter · 1998 · 11 tracks

Taming the Tiger

A late-career jazz-folk exploration defined by smoky, low-register vocals, Wayne Shorter's floating saxophone, and the unique, synthesized textures of virtual guitar.

September 28, 1998 · Reprise Records

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Low, smoky vocals drift through a forest of synthesized virtual guitar and late-night saxophone. You are listening to a quiet, late-career watercolor, painted in shades of cool jazz and digital mist.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Harlem in Havana
4:27
02
Man From Mars
4:10
03
Love Puts on a New Face
3:46
04
Lead Balloon
3:38
05
No Apologies
4:17
06
Taming the Tiger
4:18
07
The Crazy Cries of Love
3:55
08
Stay in Touch
2:59
09
Face Lift
4:42
10
My Best to You
3:42
11
Tiger Bones
4:24
Moments Worth Waiting For
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Entertainment WeeklyA-
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/ 5 stars
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How does Taming the Tiger sound next to the rest of Joni Mitchell's catalogue?

Digital Clarity+4.0σ

A heavy wash of reverb heavy production wraps the arrangements in a vast, liquid space, a dramatic departure that transforms her signature intimate acoustics into a series of glowing, distant mirages.

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