Joni Mitchell: Shadows and Light

Here it is complete..Joni Mitchell’s legendary concert at the Santa Barbara County Bowl in September 1979 from the “Mingus” tour.  It is without question one of the greatest live performances of the 20th or any Century.  Just stunning.

Band:

Joni Mitchell – Electric Guitar, Vocals, Composer
Pat Metheny – Lead Guitar
Jaco Pastorius – Bass
Don Alias – Percussion
Lyle Mays – Keyboards
Michael Brecker – Saxophone
The Persuasions – Backing Vocals on “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” & “Shadows and Light”
Toller Cranston – skates
Andy Johns – engineer

Set List:

•  0:00 – Introduction
• 1:57 – In France They Kiss On Main Street
• 6:05 – Edith And The Kingpin
• 10:15 – Coyote 15:11 –
• Free Man In Paris
• 18:40 – Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
• 24:34 – Jaco’s Solo
• 28:39 – The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
• 33:00 – Amelia
• 39:42  Pat’s Solo
• 42:50 – Hejira
• 50:03 – Black Crow
• 53:57 – Furry Sings The Blues
• 59:35 – Raised On Robbery
• 1:02:48 – Band Introduction
• 1:04:00 – Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
• 1:06:23 – Shadows And Light

Comments:

• John Otis

  1 year ago

  The great thing about this phase of Joni Mitchell’s career is that she dragged all the barefoot children of the folk era kicking and screaming into her brilliant evocation of jazz and poetry. In so doing, she created a genre of music that has never since been attempted much less duplicated. The whole thing was so colossally subtle that no one noticed it was happening. If Paul Simon or Peter Gabriel had the musical acumen to pull off such a majestic musical coup, they would have been lauded for it for decades to come. Since it was Joni, the revolution was silent, subtle, and so completely innovative as to go unnoticed–like a dog whistle blown for an audience of deaf people. I defy any of the current crop of geniuses to make music like this, to write poetry like this, and to do it with such low key humility and flair. Revisiting this event after so many decades, I’m in awe all over again.

honour123

2 years ago

This is without doubt one of the finest moments of live music from the 20th century. Thank you Joni from a proud Canadian.

Tom Kobinsky

1 year ago

There will never, ever be a session like this one tour. They fit so very well together…

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