@@markteasdale9283 spot on. Not “this might be”…”this IS.” Linda Ronstadt had herself a good group backing her too back in the day if I recall correctly.
Don't forget the late, great Don Alias on drums. He and Jaco made a wonderful rhythm section. Imagine the clout of Joni to put together this indredble band. She's so at the top of her game here.
j. eric smith Speak for yourself. No, you can't even do that. We been blessed with this writer/singer and musician aficionado And here, may be the favorite band of my generation..
It's late September 2024 and watching this vid I am sad to note that nearly all of the musicians at this show have passed. Only Joni Mitchell and Pat Metheny are living. The music still moves through me.
I met her once at JFK. I was having coffee, so was she and sat down at my table. she is so down to earth, so pleasant, we didn't talk about music. Jodi talked, I listened, she on her way to Portland, I was heading to San Diego. she is in my opinion, a very gracious Lady, when we parted it was a soft handshake and a smile, absolutely a lady !
To this day there is NO ONE that sounds anything like Joni Mitchell. Her music stands alone whether she is playing solo or with a band, a true innovator, incomparable. A genuine artist in all her talents, In one word? SUBLIME........................
Don Alias is the only one here not to win a Grammy award. There are 57 Grammy awards represented by these artists, with Matheny being the only person ever to win a Grammy in 10 categories. Wow! Brecker - 15 Mitchell - 10 Jaco - 1 Pat - 20 Lyle - 11
***** Well thanks for that B.O.F. Not saying Kate is a bad person, but she's not in the same league at all. Just coming here to say you don't like Joni because Your Highness can't stand her, just proves you're a major jerk.
***** Let's get something straight, while Joni Mitchell is certainly well known to "typical Americans," most folks only know a few of her early songs and next to nothing of her collaborations w/ jazz players. I'm not even sure why you'd make the comparison between Mitchell and Kate Bush. Other than singing register, they have very little in common, stylistically. Personally, in general, I can't stand Kate. Much too theatrical and affected for my taste.
Kate Bush and Joni Mtchell are poles apart. I think Kate's jammage with David Gilmore makes up for the simple fact that Jaco Pastorius was never in her line up.
***** Bwahahahaha! Watch Joni's 1970 BBC concert, and compare it to any of the solo KB performances. Oh, there aren't any, are there? Kate Bush is an H-A-C-K, hack. And you have God-awful taste in music.
It speaks volumes about the talent and influence of Joni Mitchell that she could put together a backing band of jazz heavyweights for this concert. Jaco's basslines are absolutely freaking great, this is a real rocking version of a classic song!
This was a legendary gathering from the "whose who genius list" of musicians supporting a once in a lifetime creative artist. Words are inadequate to describe this. The bar is raised to the stratosphere.
The beast? Are you positing there is a satanist cabal in mainstream music that Joni Mitchell is fighting against? What an insane thing. Also, why do cis/het men always feel the need the comment on women’s appearance?
Sorry but this is almost TOO good! So sad the loss of most of this magical band! Thankfully we have this documented so we can watch this again and again and be mesmerized by their collective genius over and over!!
This is the PERFECT singer and band pairing. Hard to describe the frieking excellence on display here. And those musicians are totally comfortable dealing with Joni's quirks in timing and delivery -- not that she's doing many of them here -- but they're easily, easily able to keep things fluid and let her music breathe. You can find many other bands backing her here on RUclips and they just can't swim with her in quite the right way. If you want to know what it means to accompany someone perfectly, look at the video. Amazing
beaverliqour That s the f-ingway you play bass and drums and lay down a foundation ...Glory Beeee Yaaaaaaaaaaaaa. This song just twangs the soul strings.." tomiah2b So love the groove Jaco and Don lay down on the tunes in this concert..." These guys are locked so tight
I just listened to the studio recording of this and it was almost unlistenable to me after having this version in my head, Jaco sends this song to the next level!
The bass playing in this unbelievable performance of Free Man in Paris is virtuosic beyond compare. Listen to it a few times focusing only on JP's bass playing. It's as good as any musician, regardless of instrument or music style or period, can play.
And tragically beaten to death by a bar bouncer in Ft. Lauderdale. Occasionally caught him jamming with a few groups around Miami in the great old days. He was the very best!
Saw jp jump on stage at Santana concert in sunrise musical theatre fl get pushed off by security, he was dead in morning i was sitting witb bass player who knew Jaco instantly and grew up with him Jaco was in trouble that night but we all blew it off to him being little high. 6 hours later he wad murdered still not solved. South fl still misses his talent
+Jason Rubin Yes siree, Jason! As I've always told my family and friends, Joni is Euterpe incarnate. I was 13 the first time I heard "Free man in Paris" on the radio, and it knocked my socks off. I was a naïve kid, so I couldn't quite Grasp the full meaning of the lyrics, but the melody, instrumentation, rhythm and vocal harmonization mesmerized me. My mom gave me "Court And Spark" for my birthday that year.
@@gregbader3041 I'd even say it's a shot at the industry itself. Clive Davis, Ahmet Ertegun, Herb Alpert, all of them are cut from the same cloth really.
Joni Mitchell is an amazing singersongwriter. And Jaco Pastories simply lifts this already wonderful piece to a whole nother level witn his funky staccato playing!
Brecker, the Saxophonist, died of cancer many years ago. The bassist, who was from my home town of Miami and whose name now escapes me, one of the finest who ever lived, was beaten to death by a bar bouncer in Ft. Lauderdale. He was amazing. During the vid, you can see Brecker turn to his right with a smile and listen to his licks. Those were wonderful days!
@MrFamulaw That's why he put "backup" in quotes. He is making a joke. Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Michael Brecker, Don Alias, and Jaco are(were) some of the best session and live performance jazz musicians at the time. I miss the days when truly great musicians would cross over into different bands to lend their talents.
Yeah, I was a bass player. Listen to the simple bass line in the studio version to understand it, and then listen to what Jaco does with it. He's a virtuoso.
Yeah, I was a bass player. Listen to the simple bass line in the studio version to understand it, and then listen to what Jaco does with it. He's a virtuoso.
God, I wish I heard this group live! The musicianship was off the charts! So sad Don, Jaco and Michael are gone; a real tragedy. Still, they all were able to get this wonderful music on video!
When these guys were in their own bands they could cut loose. But they privately said they had to keep things on the down low when they toured with her. Glad they had the respect to nurture the songs for her on tour. The result is amazing!
On this day in 1974 {September 11th} Joni Mitchell appeared in concert before 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London, England... At the time "Free Man in Paris" was at #24 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; seventeen days later it would peak at #22 {for 2 weeks} and spent 14 weeks on the Top 100... Also appearing at the concert were Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young and the Band... Ms. Mitchell, born Roberta Joan Anderson, will celebrate her 71st birthday in two months on November 7th {2014}...
Where have I been all these years/ nobody ever told me that Joni Mitchell did concerts. So now what, I never get to see her ever live in concert. This what i get for attending all those rock band concerts, forgetting to remember Joni.
That's what live albums were invented for. This show in particular was filmed for a newfangled medium called "Home Video". Pioneer released this as a Videodisc in the late 70's, I can remember TV stores playing this to show off Pioneer's home video systems
I had re-discovered and re-fallen in love with this song recently, and have been listening to it non stop over the past couple of weeks. After hundreds of listens to it, I started seeking out other artists’ covers of it. I saw where Phish did it - I thought that might be good…but no. I saw where Elton John had done it…eh…better than Phish’s version, but still…no. You know who killed it - live? Joni - again. This version is amazing! What a tremendous band! Holy cow! And her vocals, of course, are flawless here. Just an amazing performance of a tremendous song.
It´s now more than 25 years back from now. As a former student I could then have mend ends meet and would have spent my year´s salary just to attend Jony singing and playing out loud. Anywhere, anytime!!
Words alwais fail describing Joni Mitchell, so I'll just say: Thank you, thank you, thank you, Joni Mitchell, for crating quite a truckload of the very best music ever!!!
I swear to god, this band is so off the hook. I've listened to this album for 30 years and it still blows me away. At different times I've focused in on the individual musicians and each is monster in their own right. True musicians who listen, truly magical music.
I saw this show in OKC in 1979. Truly "Shadows and Light" as Joni in the light, singing, then stepping back in to the shadows as the virtuoso band stepped into the light and blew everyone away. An incredible show. This song was a highlight.
Yes, with music and ability like hers, there is no need for her to be half naked, swinging from a trapeze down to the stage, into smoke and lights! It's all talent and musicianship from all who are playing.
Recall seeing this on tv in the UK whilst babysitting and, although I wasn't into jazz, I do remember thinking what an amazing band was playing. Forty years on, now I understand......😊 better late than never!❤
What a backup band! There's a moment where Joni's looking at the band, enjoying the incredible groove and the look on her face makes it seem that she's really appreciating the magic that was happening and that was this was to the best ever performance of this great song.
What a treat - Joni looking so confident. I wonder why - what with Michael Brecker and Pat M behind her - let alone Mr P... this is absolute bliss to see again. Saw Shadows and Light of this whole gig may years ago - it is one of the most composite gigs where everyone is absolutely formidable.
To see/listen Joni live is one thing in life! But see/listen her with Pat, Lyle, Jaco, Becker, et al, truly heaven on earth. Love the shows at Red Rocks, Colorado in the 1980's
Maybe it’s my age, I’m 62 now, and I never knew Joni Mitchell could groove like this. And John Francis Anthony “Jaco” Pastorius III on bass too👍🏼✌🏻 Killer grooves...
Joni was a genius! Like a John Lennon Jim Hendrix level genius. The most underrated artist of all time! People know more Bob Seger songs than Joni Mitchell songs. I only really learned about her a few years ago and I am constantly blown away with her
I'd have given my right arm to see Joni with a band like this doing her incredible 70s material. My old man is a big fan of hers - especially of the 70s stuff - and I picked up the bug real strong when I was growing up during that period. Watching this really takes me back, but the song sounds like it was written yesterday, it's so fresh. God I love you Joni!
Wow....This is what happens when take an great and talented artist.....and back her up with a super group of mucicians...Pat...Jaco...Lyle Mays...and Brecker all on one stage together is unreal....and a real pleasure to enjoy...at least 2 that I know of are no longer with us...
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this might be the greatest "backup band" ever assembled.
@@JohnnyNation She had it!
You said it!
No dude, this is the avengers saving the music world.
No "Might " about it... This is a star studded line up... Amazing Bunch
@@markteasdale9283 spot on. Not “this might be”…”this IS.” Linda Ronstadt had herself a good group backing her too back in the day if I recall correctly.
This band is like a superhero movie.
the band can't be like a superhero movie. they're actually good.
Yep!
It's more like a party than a concert. But what a party!
they would probably beat thanos.
@@Funnylookingpotato agreed. A classic superhero comic, perhaps.
I think I watch this weekly!
I am way too young to know about this... yet here I am!! 22 years old and utterly flabbergasted.
This is exactly how I feel being 18 years old. I am loving Joni’s work and Jaco’s bass lines, he is my idol 🙌
Jaco Pastorius on Bass is one of the greatest ever, Joni is a legend and so good in so many ways glad I grew up with this music.
I can’t stop listening to this when I get started, so good!
@@peabody2974I’ve been coming back to this video for years. Never gets old.
Don't forget the late, great Don Alias on drums. He and Jaco made a wonderful rhythm section. Imagine the clout of Joni to put together this indredble band. She's so at the top of her game here.
Absolutely. Was fortunate to see Jaco live.
@@bethgilbert3934 you mean Was fortunate to see Jaco alive
Indeed! 👍 Sax is sick! 🎷😊✌
Metheney just hangs back and lets Joni and Jaco shine, and that's what great musicians do.
Yes!
Joni finally becomes a jazz musician. Her joy is so beautiful.
She is so beautiful. We don't deserve her.
j. eric smith Speak for yourself. No, you can't even do that. We been blessed with this writer/singer and musician aficionado And here, may be the favorite band of my generation..
We don’t deserve her !!
Only free form jazz could give Joni the expansive range and palette for her great talent.
It's late September 2024 and watching this vid I am sad to note that nearly all of the musicians at this show have passed.
Only Joni Mitchell and Pat Metheny are living.
The music still moves through me.
Had the same thought just now
I met her once at JFK. I was having coffee, so was she and sat down at my table. she is so down to earth, so pleasant, we didn't talk about music. Jodi talked, I listened, she on her way to Portland, I was heading to San Diego. she is in my opinion, a very gracious Lady, when we parted it was a soft handshake and a smile, absolutely a lady !
wow, you had an encounter with a legend,,cool that you both chit chatted,it must have been awesome for you to have that experience,
Who is Jodi? I have a friend named Jodi. Maybe it was her.
@@JB19504 : Small world. But even so, I never had a friend named Jodi.
@@nikmills That jus shows how limited you are.
Steve do you remember what you both spoke about since you didn't speak about music .... ?
To this day there is NO ONE that sounds anything like Joni
Mitchell. Her music stands alone whether she is playing solo
or with a band, a true innovator, incomparable. A genuine
artist in all her talents, In one word? SUBLIME........................
Of course you are correct. Is there a CD of this concert? It's outrageous!!!!
Beyond words....there are many who are fantastic but quite as good as joni
She wrote Woodstock.
Una maravilla!!!
Try Judee Sill, Picasso of songwriters- untouchable by anyone in the era
Don Alias is the only one here not to win a Grammy award.
There are 57 Grammy awards represented by these artists, with Matheny being the only person ever to win a Grammy in 10 categories. Wow!
Brecker - 15
Mitchell - 10
Jaco - 1
Pat - 20
Lyle - 11
Great info Thx
When I saw this in person at the Greek Theater, I knew history was being made. Memories of this concert will go with me to my grave.
***** Well thanks for that B.O.F. Not saying Kate is a bad person, but she's not in the same league at all. Just coming here to say you don't like Joni because Your Highness can't stand her, just proves you're a major jerk.
*****
Let's get something straight, while Joni Mitchell is certainly well known to "typical Americans," most folks only know a few of her early songs and next to nothing of her collaborations w/ jazz players. I'm not even sure why you'd make the comparison between Mitchell and Kate Bush. Other than singing register, they have very little in common, stylistically.
Personally, in general, I can't stand Kate. Much too theatrical and affected for my taste.
Kate Bush and Joni Mtchell are poles apart. I think Kate's jammage with David Gilmore makes up for the simple fact that Jaco Pastorius was never in her line up.
***** Bwahahahaha! Watch Joni's 1970 BBC concert, and compare it to any of the solo KB performances. Oh, there aren't any, are there? Kate Bush is an H-A-C-K, hack. And you have God-awful taste in music.
Joni can do no wrong. She was the pioneer.
Lol. Easy...she is not a God. Amazing songwriter though...one of the best in American history for sure.
yeah... its crazy to watch her. she's like 3 musicians standing in the same spot. amazing.
@@ronschaffer5959 Canadian born, don't forget, though she did most of her work in the US.
also not dead...
There is one song in this show where she puts down the guitar and "dances"...can do ALMOST no wrong...
It speaks volumes about the talent and influence of Joni Mitchell that she could put together a backing band of jazz heavyweights for this concert. Jaco's basslines are absolutely freaking great, this is a real rocking version of a classic song!
Why mess with perfection...the kids today should take note(s).....
This is just amazing--Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Jaco, and Don Alias. This music is incredible.
that guy on tenor is ok too
@@adamhowardschneider357Hahaha....sort-of one of those OK guys. Been on an album or two....
On of the best live performances ever. When they go into the first sax solo, the band cuts loose. Bands just don't play like this anymore.
This was a legendary gathering from the "whose who genius list" of musicians supporting a once in a lifetime creative artist.
Words are inadequate to describe this. The bar is raised to the stratosphere.
Yes, legendary indeed. Akin to having Einstein, and Stephen Hawking on your school physics team!
Absolutely agreed! One of the Brecker brothers is on sax it doesn’t get any better than this
To be a musician in those days. Not like today. No protools, all heart!
Michael Brecker wearing a watch like he's worried about being on time for his next outrageously supreme super musical collaboration.
Haha. Yup. Saw him in Vancouver with Mike Stern, Adam Nussbaum, Lincoln Goines and Joey Calderazzo. Ridiculous! hehe
and he is the only one with his wallet in the rear pocket, maybe he felt an unsafe backstage...
Amazing group for the lady of the canyons 😜🤟💪🎯🌈
How could anyone submit a 'thumbs down' appraisal for this? That's akin to rejecting oxygen:.)
+Paul Anglin, Jr. More like flatulence.
touche
brain toothache ejecting sulfuric acid; I mean, yeah, click this haters
You're right. It's not available in all countries though. For example, Japan. That might be where some of the thumbs down come from.
touché
Joni's a national treasure.
Canadian treasure.
Joni is just BEAUTIFUL. Elegant, not half naked to please the beast, her music is heavenly.
The beast? Are you positing there is a satanist cabal in mainstream music that Joni Mitchell is fighting against? What an insane thing.
Also, why do cis/het men always feel the need the comment on women’s appearance?
Great comment! You cant fake ‘class’ as they say!
Sorry but this is almost TOO good! So sad the loss of most of this magical band! Thankfully we have this documented so we can watch this again and again and be mesmerized by their collective genius over and over!!
Well said and so sadly true
Until RUclips finds something politically wrong with it and takes it down. Lol
This is the PERFECT singer and band pairing. Hard to describe the frieking excellence on display here. And those musicians are totally comfortable dealing with Joni's quirks in timing and delivery -- not that she's doing many of them here -- but they're easily, easily able to keep things fluid and let her music breathe. You can find many other bands backing her here on RUclips and they just can't swim with her in quite the right way. If you want to know what it means to accompany someone perfectly, look at the video. Amazing
What can you say ..know one else can perform like this
beaverliqour That s the f-ingway you play bass and drums and lay down a foundation ...Glory Beeee Yaaaaaaaaaaaaa. This song just twangs the soul strings.."
tomiah2b So love the groove Jaco and Don lay down on the tunes in this concert..."
These guys are locked so tight
I can listen to this over and over and over again. The band is so tight. What a line up of musicians. Total CLASSIC.
I will listen to this 50,000 times, and it will never get old baby.
best 3.20 seconds of my day
Omg...perfection!! She is my idol. And Jaco's bass line!!!!
I just listened to the studio recording of this and it was almost unlistenable to me after having this version in my head, Jaco sends this song to the next level!
It really percolates, in a most amazing way
The bass playing in this unbelievable performance of Free Man in Paris is virtuosic beyond compare. Listen to it a few times focusing only on JP's bass playing. It's as good as any musician, regardless of instrument or music style or period, can play.
dat bass!
And tragically beaten to death by a bar bouncer in Ft. Lauderdale. Occasionally caught him jamming with a few groups around Miami in the great old days. He was the very best!
Yes, it is. Bears repeated views and listening. Geniuses at work.
Saw jp jump on stage at Santana concert in sunrise musical theatre fl get pushed off by security, he was dead in morning i was sitting witb bass player who knew Jaco instantly and grew up with him Jaco was in trouble that night but we all blew it off to him being little high. 6 hours later he wad murdered still not solved. South fl still misses his talent
I re-listened to this again...glad I did - I had forgotten how insanely brilliant Jaco was...
ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED LADIES IN MUSIC EVER PERIOD.
One of the most talented ANYTHING in music ever, period.
oh ya love her too
+Jason Rubin
Yes siree, Jason! As I've always told my family and friends, Joni is Euterpe incarnate. I was 13 the first time I heard "Free man in Paris" on the radio, and it knocked my socks off. I was a naïve kid, so I couldn't quite Grasp the full meaning of the lyrics, but the melody, instrumentation, rhythm and vocal harmonization mesmerized me. My mom gave me "Court And Spark" for my birthday that year.
YOU COULDN'T BE MORE CORRECT.
The most!!
One of the greatest songs of all time. With Jaco it's even more of a dream:)
Neb Nu Kau-Sen
He plays on the studio version as well.
@@mattmiller4917 This song was originally from the 'Court and Spark' album ('74). Bass player - Wilton Felder.
Pastorius+Becker+Alias+Mays+Metheny=BACKUP BAND
go home, math, you're drunk
lol
Great version !!!
What a writer. What a singer. What a band!
Rest in peace Lyle Mays
It doesn't get any better than this. Pure magic.
I cry because I wasn't there, and for the people who are no longer with us.
UNREAL
What a gift to be able to write a song like this. Joni is simply fabulous. And Metheny looked like he was having a ball here:)
Yeah, the song was written about David Geffen. If you don’t know who he is, look him up. When you discover who he is, the lyrics make super sense.
@@gregbader3041 I'd even say it's a shot at the industry itself. Clive Davis, Ahmet Ertegun, Herb Alpert, all of them are cut from the same cloth really.
l'un des plus beaux morceaux de musique que je connaise
merci madame Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell is an amazing singersongwriter. And Jaco Pastories simply lifts this already wonderful piece to a whole nother level witn his funky staccato playing!
I
Joni wrote Woodstock.
In her day no women was hotter
Talent looks & soul
I will never tire of this Performance , ever !
Brecker, the Saxophonist, died of cancer many years ago. The bassist, who was from my home town of Miami and whose name now escapes me, one of the finest who ever lived, was beaten to death by a bar bouncer in Ft. Lauderdale. He was amazing. During the vid, you can see Brecker turn to his right with a smile and listen to his licks. Those were wonderful days!
Jaco Pastorius was the bassist.
Jaco was from the Philly area. The mecca of great bass players including Stanley Clarke
@@mcrosen237 yes..originally
Jaco's last note is rock solid on the money like a sledge hammer!
yes i noticed that too
Oh
Hell
YES
Caused me to laugh out loud just now...open A string...PONG!!!
I've seen this a hundred times...but am still blown away by the band fronted by the greatest singer/songwriter we have seen in a generation.
the greatest singer/songwriter we have seen in a generation.
For me, Joni is and will be a timeless genius.
Michael Brecker on sax. All his incredible recordings. He will be missed. RIP
Indeed, it’s very sad how we are slowly losing all the great and talented Musicians. 😞 The Man could play! RIP
@MrFamulaw That's why he put "backup" in quotes. He is making a joke. Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Michael Brecker, Don Alias, and Jaco are(were) some of the best session and live performance jazz musicians at the time. I miss the days when truly great musicians would cross over into different bands to lend their talents.
This level of talent and musicianship is just nonexistent with today's artists. Thanks Joni and the rest!
Back again to view; an exceptional ensemble with that exceptional voice.
Man, I love that bass line.
Yeah, I was a bass player. Listen to the simple bass line in the studio version to understand it, and then listen to what Jaco does with it. He's a virtuoso.
Dang! Get down Jaco! Sure wish you were still around.
Great Band.....Jaco was on another level during this tour. Some of his best playing.
"Peak" Jaco
Yeah, I was a bass player. Listen to the simple bass line in the studio version to understand it, and then listen to what Jaco does with it. He's a virtuoso.
Oh man, I can't wait to see Pat in March. I have waited my whole life to see him play live.
What a band. What a terrific song.
This was the best fkn band in the world. This tune and this band is what. I mean that more than it sounds.
God, I wish I heard this group live! The musicianship was off the charts! So sad Don, Jaco and Michael are gone; a real tragedy. Still, they all were able to get this wonderful music on video!
Now Lyle Mays has gone too!
Lester Salazar 😢
Too bad this "Group" did not stay together a few years .......
This piece is amazingly hot. What's most notable though is that Joni Mitchell is really enjoying herself with these amazing musicians.
When these guys were in their own bands they could cut loose. But they privately said they had to keep things on the down low when they toured with her. Glad they had the respect to nurture the songs for her on tour. The result is amazing!
Its not about that she wrote it about David Geffen
On this day in 1974 {September 11th} Joni Mitchell appeared in concert before 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London, England...
At the time "Free Man in Paris" was at #24 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; seventeen days later it would peak at #22 {for 2 weeks} and spent 14 weeks on the Top 100...
Also appearing at the concert were Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young and the Band...
Ms. Mitchell, born Roberta Joan Anderson, will celebrate her 71st birthday in two months on November 7th {2014}...
Jaco's bass lines & harmonies are amazing on headphones. Just beautiful.
I always loved Hejira and it wasn't till 30 yrs after that I found out all those unusual sounds were Jaco Pastorius
Where have I been all these years/ nobody ever told me that Joni Mitchell did concerts. So now what, I never get to see her ever live in concert. This what i get for attending all those rock band concerts, forgetting to remember Joni.
That's what live albums were invented for. This show in particular was filmed for a newfangled medium called "Home Video". Pioneer released this as a Videodisc in the late 70's, I can remember TV stores playing this to show off Pioneer's home video systems
I've always loved Joni..still do .
Joni Mitchell The Greatest Of All Time. The People of The World Are Blessed With The Gifts She Shared With The World.
I had re-discovered and re-fallen in love with this song recently, and have been listening to it non stop over the past couple of weeks. After hundreds of listens to it, I started seeking out other artists’ covers of it. I saw where Phish did it - I thought that might be good…but no. I saw where Elton John had done it…eh…better than Phish’s version, but still…no.
You know who killed it - live? Joni - again. This version is amazing! What a tremendous band! Holy cow! And her vocals, of course, are flawless here.
Just an amazing performance of a tremendous song.
I'm a metalhead but I always loved this song, and others from my childhood in the early 70's.
Buy the DVD. Hell of a concert, Hell of a band, Hell of a composer. First class all the way.
It´s now more than 25 years back from now.
As a former student I could then have mend ends meet and would have spent my year´s salary just to attend Jony singing and playing out loud.
Anywhere, anytime!!
Music just doesn't get any better than this...
Words alwais fail describing Joni Mitchell, so I'll just say: Thank you, thank you, thank you, Joni Mitchell, for crating quite a truckload of the very best music ever!!!
I swear to god, this band is so off the hook. I've listened to this album for 30 years and it still blows me away. At different times I've focused in on the individual musicians and each is monster in their own right. True musicians who listen, truly magical music.
OMG, what an amazing song. Joni Mitchell is her own personal musical genre. And this is the quintessential version.
I saw this show in OKC in 1979. Truly "Shadows and Light" as Joni in the light, singing, then stepping back in to the shadows as the virtuoso band stepped into the light and blew everyone away. An incredible show. This song was a highlight.
I've loved this for decades! Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius and Richard Brecker.
❤
Michael Brecker. no worries, brother Randy.
Hands down as great of a song writer and performer as we have ever seen. No one tops her... some equal.
Yes, with music and ability like hers, there is no need for her to be half naked, swinging from a trapeze down to the stage, into smoke and lights! It's all talent and musicianship from all who are playing.
@@hugejohnson5011 This comment from a guy who calls himself hugejohnson?
Try Judee Sill- songwriter non pareil!
I was backstage for this one!!! The tension between Jaco and Michael Brecker was so thick you needed a machete to slice through it!!!
One of the best Performances ever..of everyone.. This Band is KILLER
Oh, PREACH!
Recall seeing this on tv in the UK whilst babysitting and, although I wasn't into jazz, I do remember thinking what an amazing band was playing. Forty years on, now I understand......😊 better late than never!❤
What a backup band! There's a moment where Joni's looking at the band, enjoying the incredible groove and the look on her face makes it seem that she's really appreciating the magic that was happening and that was this was to the best ever performance of this great song.
one of God's gifts to mankind. this was such a great moment for Joni
What a treat - Joni looking so confident. I wonder why - what with Michael Brecker and Pat M behind her - let alone Mr P... this is absolute bliss to see again. Saw Shadows and Light of this whole gig may years ago - it is one of the most composite gigs where everyone is absolutely formidable.
stokin' the star making machinery behind the popular songs is one of the most poetic lines of all time.
I have never seen a bigger collection of talent on one stage...
That’s a lot of talent for a single stage, all top shelf
Jaco tears it up on this Shadows and Light.
I Love You Joni.
May he rest in peace, and the brute who killed him, rot in hell!
Joni Mitchell plus plus an A- list lineup of jazz musicians . Pure gold.
To see/listen Joni live is one thing in life! But see/listen her with Pat, Lyle, Jaco, Becker, et al, truly heaven on earth. Love the shows at Red Rocks, Colorado in the 1980's
My favorite of all her music and this live performance is PERFECT 💃🏻👏👏👏👌✌️ she was extremely beautiful at that time and her voice was at it’s peak ❤️💙
Maybe it’s my age, I’m 62 now, and I never knew Joni Mitchell could groove like this.
And John Francis Anthony “Jaco” Pastorius III on bass too👍🏼✌🏻
Killer grooves...
The band is nothing but legends.
Joni was a genius! Like a John Lennon Jim Hendrix level genius. The most underrated artist of all time! People know more Bob Seger songs than Joni Mitchell songs. I only really learned about her a few years ago and I am constantly blown away with her
I was once a "free man in Paris!"
It was wonderful.
The "Free Man" Joni sings about is David Geffen. It's about a trip she and David took to Paris with Robbie Robertson and his wife.
@@garyrasberryjr.552 Yep.
I'd have given my right arm to see Joni with a band like this doing her incredible 70s material. My old man is a big fan of hers - especially of the 70s stuff - and I picked up the bug real strong when I was growing up during that period. Watching this really takes me back, but the song sounds like it was written yesterday, it's so fresh. God I love you Joni!
Jaco fantastic
Greatest bass performance ever in my opinion, just incredible.
maybe just a little overplayed...
Of course it is, but it's Jaco!!!
@@stvolo ...but always supplying groove! Badder than 10 mthrfckrs!!
@@musicofanatic Jaco did not overplay, every note had a meaning.
Not overplayed. It's outdoors. It's live. It's party time
Wow....This is what happens when take an great and talented artist.....and back her up with a super group of mucicians...Pat...Jaco...Lyle Mays...and Brecker all on one stage together is unreal....and a real pleasure to enjoy...at least 2 that I know of are no longer with us...
Amazing!! Jaco!!
Pat Metheny Group Great Jazz Guitarist