Description: Continuing the musical exploration into Joni's jazz-inflected sounds, this set features unreleased studio sessions and alternate versions of hit tracks from the groundbreaking albums'Hejira','Don Juan's Reckless Daughter','Mingus' and'Shadows and Light', coupled with rare photos from the era. Packaged in a similar vein to previous sets in the series, Vol. 4 also includes notes taken from Joni in conversation with friend and confidante, Cameron Crowe. This comprehensive and essential set spans one of the most prolific periods of her storied career. It boasts powerful live tracks from her time in Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue during 1975 and 1976 Tour of the United States.
It pulls back the curtain on the music by showcasing early recordings and alternate takes from the respective sessions for'Hejira','Don Juan's Reckless Daughter', and'Mingus'. It covers the Bread & Roses Festival as well as the Anti-Nuclear Rally. 4 chronicles her 1979 tour, even showcasing two tracks from that year's Tour Rehearsals. May 6, 1979 4: Big Yellow Taxi Live at May 6 Coalition Rally Against Nuclear Power, National Mall, Washington D.May 6, 1979 5: Jericho (1979 Tour Rehearsals, SIR Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA) 6: Help Me (1979 Tour Rehearsals, SIR Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA) 7: Big Yellow Taxi (1979 Tour of the United States, Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, August 25, 1979) 8: Just Like This Train (1979 Tour of the United States, Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, August 25, 1979) 9: In France They Kiss On Main Street (1979 Tour of the United States, Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, August 25, 1979) 10: Coyote (1979 Tour of the United States, Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, August 25, 1979) 11: Edith and the Kingpin (1979 Tour of the United States, Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, August 25, 1979) 12: Free Man in Paris (1979 Tour of the United States, Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, August 25, 1979) 13: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (1979 Tour of the United States, Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, August 25, 1979) 14: Jaco's Solo/Third Stone from the Sun (1979 Tour of the United States, Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, August 25, 1979) 15: The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines (1979 Tour of the United States, Live at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Queens, NY, August 25, 1979) Disc 6 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 (Live at Robin Hood Dell West, Philadelphia, PA, August 28, 1979) 15: Intro to a Chair in the Sky (Live at Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, September 13, 1979) 16: A Chair in the Sky (Live at Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, September 13, 1979).