Mitchell Joni | Shadows And Light (180G) | 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 the second live album by Joni Mitchell, released by Asylum Records in 2024 for the UK, Europe and US. It was recorded in September 1979 at the Santa Barbara County Bowl in California. Joni Mitchell and Henry Lewy are credited as producers, and the band includes Pat Metheny on guitar, Jaco Pastorius on bass, Don Alias on drums, Lyle Mays on keyboards and Michael Brecker on saxophone. The Persuasions sing on the title track and on a cover of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' Why Do Fools Fall in Love.

Track List

Side A

1. Introduction
2. In France They Kiss On Main Street
3. Edith and the Kingpin
4. Coyote
5. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Side B

1. The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
2. Amelia
3. Pat's Solo
4. Hejira

Side C

1. Black Crow
2. Don's Solo
3. Dreamland
4. Free Man in Paris
5. Band Introduction
6. Furry Sings the Blues

Side D

1. Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
2. Shadows and Light
3. God Must Be a Boogie Man
4. Woodstock