THE ASYLUM YEARS (1976-1980) delves into Joni Mitchell’s jazz-inflected sound on the late 1970’s studio albums – Hejira (1976), Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (1977) and Mingus (1979) – and the live album Shadows and Light (1980). Famed bassist & composer—and longtime Mitchell collaborator—Jaco Pastorius appears prominently on each of the four albums in this set, alongside other noted jazz luminaries like Charles Mingus and Herbie Hancock.
THE ASYLUM YEARS (1976-1980) is newly remastered and presented with premium packaging featuring abstract cover artwork from Mitchell’s private fine arts collection.
TRACKLIST:
Hejira:
Side One
- “Coyote”
- “Amelia”
- “Furry Sings The Blues”
- “A Strange Boy”
- “Hejira
Side Two
- “Song For Sharon”
- “Black Crow”
- “Blue Motel Room”
- “Refuge Of The Road”
Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter:
LP 1:
Side One
- “Overture – Cotton Avenue”
- “Talk To Me”
- “Jericho”
Side Two
- “Paprika Plains”
LP 2:
Side One
- “Otis And Marlena”
- “The Tenth World”
- “Dreamland”
Side Two
- “Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter”
- “Off Night Backstreet”
- “The Silky Veils Of Ardor”
Mingus:
Side One
- “Happy Birthday 1975”
- “God Must Be A Boogie Man”
- “Funeral” (Rap)
- “A Chair In The Sky”
- “The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey”
Side Two
- “I’s A Muggin” (Rap)
- “Sweet Sucker Dance”
- “Coin In The Pocket” (Rap)
- “The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines”
- “Lucky” (Rap)
- “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”
Shadows And Light
LP 1:
Side One
- Introduction
- “In France They Kiss On Main Street”
- “Edith And The Kingpin”
- “Coyote”
- “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat”
Side Two
- “The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines”
- “Amelia”
- Pat’s Solo
- “Hejira”
LP 2:
Side One
- “Black Crow”
- Don’s Solo
- “Dreamland”
- “Free Man In Paris”
- Band Introduction
- “Furry Sings The Blues”
Side Two
- “Why Do Fools Fall In Love”
- “Shadows And Light”
- “God Must Be A Boogie Man”
- “Woodstock”
