Mitchell, Joni | Joni Mitchell Archives Vol 2 | 5CD

Joni Mitchell is a Canadian singer, songwriter and painter, born Roberta Joan Anderson on 7 November 1943 in Fort Macleod, Alberta. She became known first as a songwriter, with songs including Both Sides Now, and then as a singer in her own right. Through the 1970s her work was deeply influenced by jazz, and she worked closely with jazz musicians including Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius and Herbie Hancock.

This is a five disc CD set, The Reprise Years (1968-1971), issued by Rhino in 2021 as Archives Vol. 2. The tracks are sequenced chronologically from 1968 to 1971 and include previously unreleased home and studio demos, outtakes and songs, among them 'Jesus', recorded in 1969 at Jane Lurie's New York apartment. Live material includes a performance at Le Hibou Coffee House in Ottawa on 19 March 1968 that was recorded by Jimi Hendrix, and a BBC broadcast with James Taylor.