June 30, 2003

Posted June 30, 2003

Joni Mitchell Lovers Rejoice! Shadows and Light is finally available on DVD! Joni's landmark concert video, performed with the support of musical giants such as bassist Jaco Pastorius, guitarist Pat Metheny and vocal group The Persuasions, has always been a favorite of Joni lovers (including myself). The new DVD, released last week by Shout! Factory, is a stunner. Enjoying this magical performance with breathtaking sound quality is an experience not to be missed (for you audiophiles, Shout! Factory bills it as "PCM Stereo with a 5.1 Dolby® Digital surround sound option"). Also not to be missed is the disk's 48-image Tour Diary featuring never-before seen photos by longtime JM friend and photographer Joel Bernstein. Joni and Joel went over hundreds of his photos in a marathon session recently that stretched into the wee hours; the included photos are Joni's personal selections.

For more information, check out the Shout! Factory website.

More DVD news: Woman of Heart and Mind, the highly-reviewed documentary broadcast earlier this year, was released on DVD by Eagle Vision in June. Besides additional footage, this disk has four bonus recordings taken from Joni's great 1998 concert release "Painting With Words and Music." Years in the making, it's another DVD Joniphiles won't want to be without.