the other day I was discussing the availability of good quality 1979 joni mitchell shows with fellow dimer randall.i had mentioned i only needed the forest hills sb and maybe an audie or two.i was quite surprised to hear that the forest hills sb wasn't too common so by request of randall, here it is.joni mitchell from the 'shadows and light' tour with her amazing jazz backup band of; jaco pastorius,pat metheny,lyle mays,michael brecker and don alias.the persuasions opened these shows and join joni on a couple of songs.this is a fresh transfer from my reel and isn't taken from any boot.the quality is very good and has some rough spots where the band gets cooking.it's a little dull sounding but overall quite good.from what i know, all circulating copies sound about the same.of course, if anyone has a better copy, by all means please put it up.this is the only recording i know of from this tour from a sb source other than the official releases taken from the santa barabara concert a couple of weeks later.as always, all info is in the file.
enjoy,
dave
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Joni Mitchell
Forest Hills Tennis Stadium
Forest Hills,NY
August 25,1979

Joni Mitchell Electric Guitar, Piano
Don Alias Drums, Percussion
Michael Brecker Sax
Lyle Mays Keyboards
Pat Metheny Lead Guitar
Jaco Pastorius Bass
The Persuasions Vocals **

Cd1
1-Big Yellow Taxi
2-Just Like This Train
3-In France They Kiss On Main Street
4-Coyote
5-Edith And The Kingpin
6-Free Man In Paris
7-Goodbye Porkpie Hat
8-The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
9-Ameila >
10-Pat's Solo ( Fades Out )

Cd2
1-Hejira
2-Dreamland
3-Black Crow
4-Furry Sings The Blues
5-Talk
6-God Must Be A Boogie Man
7-Raised On Robbery
8-Band Intros
9-Shadows And Light **
10-The Last Time I Saw Richard
11-Why Do Fools Fall In Love **
12-Woodstock ( Fades Out )

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