song: River (Joni Mitchell cover)
artist: James Taylor
album: A Tribute to Joni Mitchell (2007)
writer: Joni Mitchell (1971)

acoustic guitar: James Taylor

Few musicians know about the important role James Taylor played in the making of Joni Mitchell's iconic album, "Blue". Besides playing the guitar on the recordings of "A Case of You", "California", and "All I Want", he was part of the artistic circles around Joni in the late 60ies to early 70ies, he dated Joni for a period of time, and he was a great inspiration for his contemporary song-writers in general. If anyone is justified in covering this classic, it certainly is James Taylor himself. Enjoy his bright finger-picking and sophisticated taste of guitar harmony!