SFJAZZ presents Tierney Sutton: Songs of Joni Mitchell
2014-07-24
Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA
8:30 PM, Thursday, July 24, 2014

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[8:31 PM lights down, announcements]

1. [8:32 PM] Medley: April in Paris/Free Man in Paris
2. [8:37 PM] All I Want
3. [8:45 PM] Medley: Shenandoah/The Water Is Wide
4. [8:50 PM] ?tired of fruit/Crazy
5. [8:57 PM] Comes Love
6. [9:04 PM] Something Cool
7. [9:09 PM] Sometimes I'm Happy
8. [9:14 PM] Woodstock
9. [9:20 PM] Answer Me, My Love
10. [9:23 PM] Both Sides Now
    [set ends 9:30 PM]
     
    Encore
11. [9:31 PM] No More Blues
    [show ends 9:39 PM]

• Serge Merlaud: guitar;
• Mark Summer: cello;
• Tierney Sutton: vox.

Lapses in pre-show plan-confirmation, compounded by nasty traffic on the peninsula and cell-mediated communications breakdown meant that we ended up squandering the extra time afforded by our later-than-usual show time. In other words, we were stuck in the back of the room, in the next-to-last row. Turns out this wasn't such a bad spot, as the folks in front of us were quiet and respectful of the delicate nature of tonight's program, and the stage is raised up just enough to allow for decent sightlines to the performers despite the distance.

And the show? I liked it a lot, enough to be wanting more, but not enough to pay the tariff requested for another short set. TC complained that for a show billed as a Joni Mitchell tribute, Tierney didn't do enough of Joni's songs – guess he didn't think covers like Crazy should have been on the setlist. Didn't really bother me at all.

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