Mitchell, Joni | Jonis Jazz | CD

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 four disc compilation box set, Joni's Jazz, released by Rhino Records in 2025, with 61 tracks chosen by Mitchell to reflect jazz's influence on her music. The recordings include studio tracks, live performances, rare alternate takes and two previously unreleased 1980 demos, drawn from several decades and record labels. Contributors include Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock and Charles Mingus, and the set is dedicated to Shorter following his passing in 2023.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Blue
2. Trouble Man (Feat. Joni Mitchell)
3. Moon at the Window (Demo 2)
4. Be Cool (Demo 2)
5. Harlem in Havana
6. Cherokee Louise
7. Come in from the Cold
8. In France They Kiss On Main Street
9. Nothing Can Be Done
10. Sex Kills
11. Edith and the Kingpin
12. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
13. The Jungle Line
14. Shades of Scarlett Conquering
15. Yvette in English
16. Marcie
17. A Bird That Whistles

Disc 2

1. Love
2. Comes Love
3. The Man I Love (Feat. Joni Mitchell)
4. At Last
5. You're My Thrill
6. Sometimes I'm Happy
7. Stay in Touch
8. The Crazy Cries of Love
9. Face Lift
10. Sweet Sucker Dance (Early Alternate Version)
11. You Dream Flat Tires
12. Answer Me, My Love
13. Love Puts On a New Face
14. Both Sides Now

Disc 3

1. Harry's House/Centerpiece
2. Sunny Sunday
3. Hana
4. Last Chance Lost
5. Smokin' (Empty, Try Another)
6. Hejira (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl, 09/10/79)
7. Refuge of the Roads
8. Paprika Plains
9. Blue Motel Room
10. Black Crow
11. Off Night Backstreet
12. Just Like This Train
13. No Apologies
14. Not to Blame
15. The Magdalene Laundries

Disc 4

1. The Sire of Sorrow (Job's Sad Song)
2. God Must Be a Boogie Man
3. A Chair in the Sky
4. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Live at the Santa Barbara County Bowl, 09/10/79)
5. The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms) [feat. Joni Mitchell]
6. Shine
7. If I Had a Heart
8. Impossible Dreamer
9. One Week Last Summer
10. Summertime (Live at Newport Folk Festival 22/07/23)
11. Stormy Weather
12. Two Grey Rooms (Demo 5)
13. The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
14. Twisted
15. If