Shadows and Light | ||||
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Released | September 1980 | |||
Recorded | September 1979 | |||
Venue | Santa Barbara Bowl (Santa Barbara) | |||
Genre | Folk jazz, jazz fusion | |||
Length | 83:54 | |||
Label | Asylum | |||
Producer | Joni Mitchell | |||
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Singles from Shadows and Light | ||||
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Shadows and Light is the second live album by Canadian musician Joni Mitchell. It was released in September 1980 through Asylum Records, her last release for the label. It was recorded in September 1979 at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, California.[1]
For the album, Mitchell was backed by a band of acclaimed jazz and fusion musicians consisting of guitarist Pat Metheny, bassist Jaco Pastorius, drummer Don Alias, keyboardist Lyle Mays, and saxophonist Michael Brecker. The vocal group the Persuasions appear on the title track and a cover of Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love".