'Joni’s Jazz' is here.
A truly personal collection curated by Joni Mitchell that celebrates the genre’s profound impact on her work. Available on 8LP, 4CD and digitally, the set features 61 tracks and showcases Mitchell’s collaborations with jazz luminaries like Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorius, Charles Mingus, and more.
Box sets also include rare photos, original artwork, and a limited-edition Gift With Purchase Joni Mitchell Archives fine art print (while supplies last). Get your copy today: https://t.co/iWBHj84250
"The main thing was I fell in love with the drummer."
-Joni on her brief romance with John Guerin during the making of 'Court And Spark.’
This and more insights into the making of her classic album with the L.A. Express, as told by the artist, and featured in the liner notes of the high-fidelity edition of the album. Now available at the Rhino Store.
"It seems to me that sometimes the talk gets so far away from the music that I would like to start by playing a brand-new song."
In May 1988, Joni held a press conference at the Sebel Town House in Sydney, where she performed “Night Ride Home” to an intimate crowd.
Photo courtesy of Fairfax Media Archives
Sounds for Saturday on a Tuesday.
On this day in 1972, Joni graced the stage for BBC’s Sound for Saturday program, where she performed a set that included “Big Yellow Taxi.”
Photos courtesy of Radio Times
“I would have to say of all the women I’ve heard, she had the most profound effect on me from a lyrical point of view.” - Madonna on Joni’s impact on her career 💙
Photo by Patrick Mulligan, 1998.
A new way to experience ‘Court and Spark’ ✨
Rhino High Fidelity presents a new audiophile edition of ‘Court and Spark,’ the landmark 1974 album that marked a creative and commercial high-water mark for Joni Mitchell, blending folk, jazz, and pop into one of her most celebrated works. Featuring “Help Me,” “Free Man In Paris,” and “Down To You,” the album earned multiple GRAMMY® nominations and remains one of the defining albums of its era.
Limited to 5,000 copies worldwide, the release features glossy tip-on gatefold packaging, newly written liner notes, and individually numbered copies. Available now exclusively at https://t.co/MMNQj6i5Mt and select Warner Music Group stores internationally. Link in bio.
50 years ago today, Joni made a surprise appearance on the Rolling Thunder Revue tour, performing to a crowd of 350 students in Gatesville, Texas.
Photo by Joel Bernstein
Joni and Graham Nash backstage at the Anti-Nuclear Rally in Washington, DC, the nation's largest gathering of anti-nuclear protests in history, in May 1969.
Photos by Peter Simon