Joni Mitchelle turned 60 today (b.1943). Driving north from San Jose to Mill Valley, KCSM jazz was on the radio and the DJ kept playing jazz covers of Mitchell's songs--a smoky 'Both Sides Now," an amazing strings-driven series of songs from Blue, "Chelsea Morning," all remade into jazz tunes. After 3 or 4 within 90 minutes, I began to worry she had died--Nope, birthday.
I have to find out who did these covers--I think it may have been Jane Monheit for one song--A case of you--, but I want to track them all down.