Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 4: the Asylum Years (1976-1980) (6CD)

Enjoy nearly 100 unreleased recordings tracing Joni's groundbreaking work from the birth of Hejira to her legendary collaborations with jazz luminaries on this 6-CD box set. Featuring newly unearthed demos and studio outtakes from the era, live tour recordings from '76 & '79, and studio session contributions from the likes of Charles Mingus and Herbie Hancock, plus a 36-page booklet of unpublished photos and liner notes in conversation with Cameron Crowe.

Tracklist:

CD1:
1. Jericho  
2. Introduction – Bob Neuwirth  
3. Edith and the Kingpin  
4. Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow  
5. Introduction – Bob Neuwirth  
6. Harry’s House  
7. A Case of You  
8. Woman of Heart and Mind  
9. Introduction – Bob Neuwirth  
10. Intro to Coyote  
11. Coyote  
12. Help Me  
13. Love or Money  
14. Free Man in Paris  
15. For The Roses  
16. Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire  
17. Big Yellow Taxi  
18. Shades of Scarlett Conquering  
19. For Free  

CD2:
1. Intro to Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter  
2. Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter  
3. Just Like This Train  
4. Shadows and Light  
5. In France They Kiss on Main Street  
6. Traveling (Hejira)  
7. Edith and the Kingpin  
8. Talk To Me  
9. Harry’s House/Centerpiece  
10. Intro to Furry Sings the Blues  
11. Furry Sings The Blues  
12. Trouble Child  
13. Rainy Night House  
14. Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow  
15. Raised on Robbery  
16. The Jungle Line  
17. Twisted  

CD3:
1. Furry Sings The Blues  
2. Traveling (Hejira)  
3. Dreamland  
4. Talk To Me  
5. Coyote/Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter  
6. Black Crow  
7. Amelia  
8. Blue Motel Room  
9. A Strange Boy  
10. Black Cow  
11. Intro to Song For Sharon  
12. Song For Sharon  
13. Refuge of the Roads (Early Mix with Horns)  
14. Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter (Early Rough Mix)  

CD4:
1. “Save Magic” (Paprika Plains Embryonic Version)  
2. Otis and Marlena (Early Rough Mix)  
3. Sweet Sucker Dance (Vocals & Drums Version – Take 5)  
4. A Chair in the Sky (Early Alternate Version – Take 6)  
5. Sweet Sucker Dance (Early Alternate Version)  
6. Introduction  
7. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines  
8. Intro to A Chair In The Sky  
9. A Chair In The Sky  
10. Intro to Goodbye Pork Pie Hat  
11. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat  
12. Intro to The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey  
13. The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey  
14. A Good Suit and A Good Haircut  
15. God Must Be A Boogie Man  
16. Solo for Old Fat Girl’s Soul  
17. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines  

CD5:
1. Sue and the Holy River  
2. The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey  
3. Introduction – Graham Nash  
4. Big Yellow Taxi  
5. Jericho  
6. Help Me  
7. Big Yellow Taxi  
8. Just Like This Train  
9. In France They Kiss On Main Street  
10. Coyote  
11. Edith and The Kingpin  
12. Free Man In Paris  
13. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat  
14. Jaco’s Solo/Third Stone From The Sun  
15. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines  

CD6:
1. Amelia  
2. Pat’s Solo  
3. Hejira  
4. Don’s Solo  
5. Dreamland  
6. Black Crow  
7. Furry Sings The Blues  
8. Intro to God Must Be A Boogie Man  
9. God Must Be A Boogie Man  
10. Raised On Robbery  
11. Shadows and Light  
12. The Last Time I Saw Richard  
13. Why Do Fools Fall In Love  
14. Woodstock  
15. Intro to A Chair In The Sky  
16. A Chair In The Sky