Shadows and Light
Release date: September 1980
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
- Records We Love: ‘Shadows and Light’ by Joni Mitchell: Oregon Public Broadcasting, May 3, 2024
- ‘Shadows And Light’: Behind Joni Mitchell’s Many-Hued Live Album: Dig!, September 23, 2024
Transcriptions of songs from the album:
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Ian Welland on :
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.