Mitchell, Joni | Shadows And Light ( Red (Disc1 | 1LP

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.

Shadows and Light is a live album, the second by Joni Mitchell, first released in September 1980 by Asylum Records. This vinyl LP edition was released by Rhino Elektra in 2024, with a release date of 6 September 2024. The album was recorded in September 1979 at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, California, with a band that included Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Don Alias, Lyle Mays and Michael Brecker. The Persuasions appear on the title track and on a cover of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' Why Do Fools Fall in Love.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Introduction
2. In France They Kiss On Main Street
3. Edith and the Kingpin
4. Coyote
5. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
6. The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
7. Amelia
8. Pat's Solo
9. Hejira

Disc 2

1. Black Crow
2. Don's Solo
3. Dreamland
4. Free Man in Paris
5. Band Introduction
6. Furry Sings the Blues
7. Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
8. Shadows and Light
9. God Must Be a Boogie Man
10. Woodstock