The Best of the Vanguard Years

by Azzurro, Joan Baez

Overview

Fourteen songs may or may not represent the ideal introduction to Joan Baez's 12 years at the Vanguard label, but there is no arguing with their resonance. This is Baez 101, rounding up all her hits (bar, mercifully, "Little Drummer Boy"), while showcasing the sheer versatility that she packed into the first decade-plus of her career. Who else, after all, could take "Let It Be" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night" and render something new and beautiful from either? Likewise, she remains the most evocative interpreter Bob Dylan ever had, and the opening "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" is a true tour de force. Of course, the album's brevity ensures it will be of little interest to any but the most casual listener, but within those limitations, it does its job with effortless grace. ~ Dave Thompson

Product Details

Release Date:	01/31/2005
Label:	Vanguard
UPC:	0029667007320
Rank:	37501

Tracks

1. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
2. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
3. Farewell, Angelina
4. The Dangling Conversation
5. Help Me Make It Through the Night
6. Pack Up Your Sorrows
7. We Shall Overcome
8. Heaven Help Us All
9. Let It Be
10. There But for Fortune
11. Love Is Just a Four Little Word
12. I Pity the Poor Immigrant
13. Blessed Are...
14. Brand New Tennessee Waltz

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Joan Baez   Primary Artist
Azzurro   Primary Artist