Discography

Shadows and Light

Release date: September 1980

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Album Notes

Written and composed by Joni Mitchell
© 1975 by Crazy Crow Music BMI
Lyrics reprinted with permission of the publisher
All rights reserved

Bass – Jaco Pastorius
Drums – Don Alias
Lead Guitar – Pat Metheny
Keyboards – Lyle Mays
Sax – Michael Brecker
Electric Guitar – Joni Mitchell
Vocals – The Persuasions

Recorded at the Santa Barbara County Bowl, September 1979
Using the remote facilities of the Record Plant, Engineered by Andy Johns and Henry Lewy

Mixed at the A & M Studios in Hollywood by Henry Lewy, Joni Mitchell and Skip Cottrell

Mastered by Bernie Grundman

Jaco Pastorius appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Pat Metheny appears courtesy of ECM Records

Special thanks to Joel Bernstein for his cassettes of "Dreamland" from the PA mix by Ed Wynne
Personal Management Elliot Roberts

Video images by Joni Mitchell
Photography by Joel Bernstein and Glen Christensen
Art Direction Glen Christensen

Reviews of the album from the Library:

Hejira: Creem (Magazine), March 1977
Joni Leads the Way: Age (Australia), September 25, 1980
Joni's genius takes a fall: Record Mirror, September 27, 1980
Still Dark in the Tunnel: Melody Maker, September 27, 1980
Switch to Mitchell -- and make it live: New Musical Express, September 27, 1980
Shadows and Light: Rip It Up, October 1980
The Pop Life: New York Times, October 3, 1980
Live Joni - rough, elegant: Ohio State Lantern, October 10, 1980
Shadows and Light: Rice Thresher (Houston), October 10, 1980
Shadows and Light: Hot Press, October 10, 1980
Woman of Heart and Mind: Wagnerian, October 10, 1980
Record Review: Shadows and Light: Iowa City Press-Citizen, October 11, 1980
Shadows and Light: BAM, October 24, 1980
Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits chart their own paths: Bangor Daily News, October 25, 1980
Joni Mitchell’s musical territory still just-this-side-of-jazz: Calgary Herald, October 25, 1980
First Batch of Christmas Albums Arrives in Stores: Griffin (Buffalo NY), October 31, 1980
Joni Mitchell: Underlying Rebel: Unicorn Times, November 1980
Joni's New Album Stays in Shadows: Los Angeles Times, November 2, 1980
Picks and Pans Review: Shadows and Light: People, November 10, 1980
Shadows and Light: Rolling Stone, November 13, 1980
Joni Mitchell still leads the band with her new live recording: Connecticut Daily Campus, November 14, 1980
Shadows and Light: UConn Daily Campus, November 14, 1980
Joni Mitchell relives yearly tour on album: Pendulum (Elon College NC), November 20, 1980
Shadows and Light: San Francisco Foghorn, November 21, 1980
Shadows and Light: Spokane Spokesman Review, November 21, 1980
Jazz: Shadows and Light: Toronto Globe and Mail, November 22, 1980
Joni Mitchell, backup musicians provide inspiration on live album: Kansas City Times, November 22, 1980
Shadows and Light: Musical America Back Beat, December 1980
Shadows and Light: Maclean's, December 1980
Shadows and Light: Musician Magazine, December 1980
Still searching in Jazzland: Michigan Daily, December 11, 1980
Shadows and Light: Stereo Review, February 1981
As Cool As Ever: Sojourner, September 1981
Joni Mitchell’s 'Shadows And Light' at 40: Economist, August 27, 2020

Transcriptions of songs from the album:

Coyote (Bass Tablature/Notation by Igor Sardi)
Dry Cleaner From Des Moines (Bass Tablature/Notation by Igor Sardi)
Free Man In Paris (Bass Tablature/Notation by Igor Sardi)
Hejira (Bass Tablature/Notation by Igor Sardi)
In France They Kiss On Main Street (Bass Tablature/Notation by Igor Sardi)
Raised On Robbery (Bass Tablature/Notation by Igor Sardi)
Woodstock (Guitar tablature by Howard Wright)

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Ian Welland on 2017-Aug-21 at 02:55:46 GMT-5:

I have to say the 'Amelia / Pat's Solo / Hejira' is perhaps the finest live section ever recorded of Joni. I first obtained the album in 1982 and then after some 20 years obtained a good CD version. A tear rolled down my face as I listened intently to the three songs beautifully recorded and mixed into one flowing delight. I wish the DVD contained the whole concert - would have liked to have seen 'Don's Solo' drumming on the DVD... it is so vibrant. Love the version of 'Woodstock' on this album - it works so well.