Joni Mitchell - The Asylum Albums 1976-1980 (5CD BOX SET)

THE ASYLUM ALBUMS (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 long-time 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.

Hejira CD1
1. Coyote [5:00]
2. Amelia [6:00]
3. Furry Sings The Blues [5:03]
4. A Strange Boy [4:15]
5. Hejira [6:35]
6. Song For Sharon [8:30]
7. Black Crow [4:20]
8. Blue Motel Room [5:03]
9. Refuge Of The Road [6:37]

Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter CD2
1. Overture – Cotton Avenue [6:35]
2. Talk To Me [3:40]
3. Jericho [3:25]
4. Paprika Plains [16:19]
5. Otis And Marlena [4:05]
6. The Tenth World [6:45]
7. Dreamland [4:37]
8. Don Juan’S Reckless Daughter [6:40]
9. Off Night Backstreet [3:22]
10. The Silky Veils Of Ardor [4:02]

Mingus CD3
1. Happy Birthday 1975 (Rap) [0:57]
2. God Must Be A Boogie Man [4:33]
3. Funeral (Rap) [1:07]
4. A Chair In The Sky [6:40]
5. The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey [6:33]
6. I’S A Muggin (Rap) [0:07]
7. Sweet Sucker Dance [8:06]
3. Coin In The Pocket (Rap) [0:11]
4. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines [3:22]
5. Lucky (Rap) [0:03]
6. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat [5:41]

Shadows And Light CD4
1. Introduction [1:51]
2. In France They Kiss On Main Street [4:14]
3. Edith And The Kingpin [4:10]
4. Coyote [4:58]
5. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat [6:02]
6. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines [4:37]
7. Amelia [6:40]
8. Pat’S Solo [3:09]
10. Hejira [7:42]

CD5
1. Black Crow [3:52]
2. Don’S Solo [4:04]
3. Dreamland [4:40]
4. Free Man In Paris [3:23]
5. Band Introduction [0:52]
6. Furry Sings The Blues [5:14]
7. Why Do Fools Fall In Love [2:53]
8. Shadows And Light [5:23]
9. God Must Be A Boogie Man [5:02]
10. Woodstock [5:08]