Joni Mitchell announces box set of jazz material, Joni’s Jazz

A Joni Mitchell box set of her explorations into jazz is being released this fall. Joni’s Jazz will be released via Rhino on September 5, featuring a career-spanning selection of Mitchell’s forays into jazz and jazz-influenced music. It’ll be released in 8xLP and 4xCD editions, and features previously unseen photos and original artwork from Mitchell. Among some of the material are her collaborations with jazz legends such as Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Herbie Hancock, and Charles Mingus. It also features previously unreleased demos, such as “Be Cool,” which you can hear below.

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Joni Mitchell Joni’s Jazz tracklist:

LP One

Side One

1. “Blue”
2. “Trouble Man” – Kyle Eastwood feat. Joni Mitchell
3. “Moon At The Window” – Demo 2 *
4. “Be Cool” – Demo 2 *
5. “Harlem In Havana”

Side Two

1. “Cherokee Louise”
2. “Come In From The Cold”
3. “In France They Kiss On Main Street”
4. “Nothing Can Be Done”

LP Two

Side One

1. “Sex Kills”
2. “Edith And The Kingpin”
3. “Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire”
4. “The Jungle Line”

Side Two

1. “Shades Of Scarlett Conquering”
2. “Yvette In English”
3. “Marcie”
4. “A Bird That Whistles”

LP Three

Side One

1. “Love”
2. “Comes Love”
3. “The Man I Love” – Herbie Hancock feat. Joni Mitchell

Side Two

1. “At Last”
2. “You’re My Thrill”
3. “Sometimes I’m Happy”
4. “Stay In Touch”

LP Four

Side One

1. “The Crazy Cries Of Love”
2. “Face Lift”
3. “Sweet Sucker Dance” – Early Alternate Version

Side Two

1. “You Dream Flat Tires”
2. “Answer Me, My Love”
3. “Love Puts On A New Face”
4. “Both Sides Now”

LP Five

Side One

1. “Harry’s House/Centerpiece”
2. “Sunny Sunday”
3. “Hana”
4. “Last Chance Lost”
5. “Smokin’ (Empty, Try Another)”

Side Two

1. “Paprika Plains”

LP Six

Side One

1. “Hejira” – Live at The Santa Barbara County Bowl (10/9/79)
2. “Refuge Of The Roads”
3. “Blue Motel Room”

Side Two

1. “Black Crow”
2. “Off Night Backstreet”
3. “Just Like This Train”
4. “No Apologies”
5. “Not To Blame”
6. “The Magdalene Laundries”

LP Seven

Side One

1. “The Sire Of Sorrow (Job’s Sad Song)”
2. “God Must Be A Boogie Man”
3. “A Chair In The Sky”

Side Two

1. “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” – Live at The Santa Barbara County Bowl (10/9/79)
2. “The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)” – Herbie Hancock feat. Joni Mitchell
3. “Shine”

LP Eight

Side One

1. “If I Had A Heart”
2. “Impossible Dreamer”
3. “One Week Last Summer”
4. “Summertime” – Live at Newport Folk Festival (7/22/23) 

Side Two

1. “Stormy Weather”
2. “Two Grey Rooms” – Demo 5
3. “The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines”
4. “Twisted”
5. “If”

Joni Mitchell : Joni’s Jazz

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