Wonderful song. Joni is a true genius - up there with Dylan and Stevie Wonder. The album it comes from is Hejira and it’s fantastic, other highlights are Coyote and Amelia. The bass player here, the legendary Jaco Pastorius, also features heavily on that album.
She lives not too far from me on one of the Gulf Islands off the coast of British Columbia, near Vancouver. Her album "Court and Spark" is another 50 year old masterpiece which I bought 50 years ago. :)
@@fredkrissman6527 I have to admit I am going largely on what I have heard over the years. That she is pretty much a full time resident of One of the Gulf Islands. But I've been wrong before.
@@wwestern99 thank you, sincerely, for not mentioning which island Joni lives on..... if you know.... or don't. the lady has earned the right to some peace and solitude while still kicking at the ripe old age of 77, right? you might recognize the body of water in my name.... or the nickname for UVic.... Go Vikes! this land is your land..... this land is my land..... blah, blah, blah blah, blah..... to Vancouver Island ha ha ha.
@@JuandeFucaU I have always thought she was amazing. I wouldn't want to disturb her P&Q in any way. As a fellow Canadian I couldn't be prouder and we always knew that playing with the Jazz players put her in a special category.
Fun Fact: Joni Mitchell once sat in with Frank Zappa and his band at the Fillmore East. Joni apparently recited a (possibly improvised?) poem that began "Penelope wants to f**k the sea" while Zappa and his band improvised accompaniment...sadly, no recordings of the event are known to exist.
Love this choice and your discussion. And what a good time frame to choose since that's arguably one of the best bands Joni's ever assembled. Jaco Pastorious- Bass, Michael Brecker- Sax, Don Alias - Drums, Pat Metheny -Guitar and Lyle Mays - Keyboards. There are several outstanding tracks on this album so worth another foray! So Cool...
Omigod!! These musicians are absolutely at the top of their game. Jaco Pastorius and Pat Metheny were such a great team with Joni. Most of Joni's work throughout the mid to late 70s was delving deep into jazz, and in my opinion, most of this material far outshines her earlier acoustic music, and I wish more listeners would explore that period.
This was 1979, so late 70s leaning towards the 80s XD The "Shadows and Light" album / video was recorded in Santa Barbara during the tour for her "Mingus" album. The band are/were some serious players Michael Brecker (sax), Pat Metheny (guitar), Jaco Pastorius (bass guitar), Lyle Mays (keys), Don Alias (drums & percussion).
So goddam good! The band, the groove, the poetry, the voice, the bewitching muse leading the charge. I love how you love it. I dunno, I'm f***ed silly(er) by it all.
Original release in 1978 on the album Hejira, one of several masterpiece albums from her 30 plus album career. This live version is fantastic, but to get the full experience of the vibe please visit the original studio version with her at-the-time boyfriend Jaco Pastor's on Bass. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
you might not believe this but seriously..... when I first saw Hejira in the record store window..... I honestly thought Joni had done an album about a Japanese monster that fought Godzilla...... gimme a break..... I was 13 at the time..... and I don't mean to bit nit-picky but I think we're talking late '76 not '78. my mom got the album for Christmas that year so I didn't have to buy it for myself.
thanks for a great reaction, guys - miss joni is one those songwriters whose work you can lose yourself in - admired by her peers and hugely influential. if you were in search of the whole album experience "the hissing of summer lawns" is a gloriously epic journey.
Check out the song "Amelia" which segues into a great guitar solo by Pat Metheny. Also check out Jaco Pastorius' solo bass feature. Joni Mitchell also invented over 50 custom guitar tunings, which made her songs easier and even possible to play on her guitar. She played with a lot of other jazz musicians at this point in her career, and her album "Mingus" was all about jazz bassist Charles Mingus.
So glad that you're bringing us Joni, a truly multidimensional once-in-a-lifetime artist. As good a songwriter as Robert Zimmerman, and a much better singer and musician IMO. But I have also been seriously influenced by Ms Mitchell since a young teen in '69, often finding my own personal evolution reflected in -- or least interpreted by me as -- her diverse musical explorations.
This tour had to be her best and Santana was on the bill, so it was a 70`s breezy show with sweet clouds waffling by in Music Hall.....You guys nailed the reaction of Joni`s skill with her axe & along with Coyote the Black Crow got the ladies struttin their shit...right on Sight After Dark
Hellz to the yeah, man. The awesome Joni with the most awesome band of legends backing her. Glad you two did this one. Joni is the matriarch. Bow to Joni. By the way, Joni's playing an Ibanez George Benson Signature GB10NT.
Originally, from her album "Hejira". Most of the LP (if not all) was written when Joni took a solo road trip across the US, so all the songs have a traveling theme to them. Also, Joni had several transition stages with her music. This was from her jazz stage, it sounds like your earlier reactions were from her folk stage (very early in her career).
So so excited and looking forward to this song it comes from an album called HEJIRA a her absolute best! Must do the whole album wonderful wonderful stuff so excited again love you
Thanks, Sifa and Dan. So grateful you liked this song and the performances and shout to you Sifa for your great observations. I'm hoping you'll both watch the entire Shadows and Light film like you did with Stop Making Sense, song by song, because it's a knockout. Joni's playing an Ibanez Archtop by the way. And Dan I like how you compared Sifa's voice to Joni's because i think you're right although Sifa def has her own individual voice there's a similar harmonic quality, isn't there?
Thanks for suggesting Robert! We don't know too much about Joni, so thank you for opening our eyes and ears to her! We'll definitely be opening the next album poll to concert films as well :)
I was wondering when you;'d be getting around to this genius Is this live or studio? Either way its a fantastic song and around this time she had just broken up with John Guerin the drummer on willie the pimp!
That song is from the great Hejira album, and the main theme of Hejira is life on the road: I took the ferry to the highway Then I drove to a pontoon plane I took a plane to a taxi And a taxi to a train I've been traveling so long How'm I ever gonna know my home When I see it again I'm like a black crow flying In a blue blue sky For more of this upbeat Joni, I would recommend "Help Me" from Court and Spark. Many people consider that to be a perfect track.
It's worth hearing the studio version as well...no drums or sax, just several layers of guitars and Jaco's bass and Joni's voice, but it conjures a rich atmosphere and rocks ridiculously hard.
The premiere confessional poetess of her time, our time, this time & we, the listeners, are Blessed by the sheer wonder of her Presence. #JoniMitchellNeverLied Period.
Best track from that show is a very tough call…. but my favourite is In France They Kiss on Main Street (the opener). Vast amount of talent on stage there.
some of my best friends are black..... crows.... and they always let me know.... Joni really kills this song.... totally knows their lingo and catches their vibe yanno? jive birds.
Joni seemed to do Black Crow a little different each time she performed it. Richard Thompson did a wonderfully discordant rendition at the Joni appreciation concert a while back. ruclips.net/video/l-T_mvE8slk/видео.html
Guitar? Ibanez, George Benson model. I think she bought about 12 of them. She open tunes her guitars, so a guitar for every tuning she uses. Quite a few at the ready. Bass? Jaco. Ah....Jaco....
@@SightAfterDark if you do a RUclips search you can find a video of this entire concert. It's well worth the search. Joni Mitchell was at her peak at this time. And she' surrounded her self with other great musicians. I lived in LA at this time and it was a real pnnacle of music. This concert captures a musical genius at the height of her career. It may be a long time before we ever see her like again! BTW it,s Michael Brecker on sax, Don Alias on drums and Metheny,s long time cohort Lyle Mays who recently passed away on keyboards. RIP.
Much like Zappa, Joni is a force of nature. Jaco Pastorius on bass changed jazz with his fretless bass, harmonics, rhythm, always playing in the pocket like he's the lead guitar but in a lower register.
Canada's greatest singer/songwriter. Your welcome world. Those musicians with her; Pat Methany, considered to be the greatest jazz guitarist of his generation (saw him once in YYZ incredible). Jaco Pastorius, considered to be the best jazz basist of his generation. Not sure of the others. Like Steely Dan she used only the best musicians to record and play with. Both Joni and SD used Larry Carlton. Not sure if she's ever hung out with Jive Miguel tho...
Hey Evan, like we say, these videos are selected by our Patrons on Patreon. Not us. We're glad this was able to open our eyes/hears to Joni because we don't know much of her. Excited to see how the studio version is different!
she actually put Jaco on the map. He wasn't all that well known before she started working with him. I actually saw this whole group live back in the day! She is a goddess! Saw her live 3 times in 3 different incarnations. "I may be old but I got to see all the great bands".
For me Joni is at the top of female singer/songwriters (and she considers herself a painter that got sidetracked into music). She made a string of incredible albums from "Clouds" (listen to 'Chelsea Morning' for an upbeat song) through "Hejira" which 'Black Crow' is from. After that she took more of a jazz direction with "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" (a double album) and then "Mingus" which is my least favorite.
The studio version makes an interesting contrast. No percussion so it rocks less, but you can hear the interplay of the three guitars more clearly. There is a lot going on in this song and I don’t feel the commentators offered much insight.
That's rule #6 on How To Wreck Your Voice Sifa. Sit in front of an air conditioner vent. Just gargol with lemon or lime extract or concentrate like in those plastic squeeze containers. Fix ya right up.
Yeah, well I think this is a bit of a jazzed-up mess compared to the original on Hejira. The album title you cited is a collection of live performances, 4 years after the original cut. I can't remember if you've covered Joni elsewhere, but you should definitely look at Coyote, Amelia and Hejira off that album, and Help Me off Court and Spark. I could go on ...
@@SightAfterDark Here's a music-only version from RUclips. The mid-seventies trio of Court and Spark, The Hissing of Summer Lawns and Hejira are amongst the major artistic achievements of popular music in the 70s. Mitchell's intelligence, musical development, lyrics and voice are majestic and unsurpassed, imho. Hejira was written as she drove across America and the songs pay witness to what she saw and experienced on the trip. Hejira is a word that describes Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina, but more loosely describes a flight from a difficult or unsupportable situation. ruclips.net/video/8WNskIdJVuc/видео.html&ab_channel=Mugician
Everyone on that stage is a giant in their own right. Fantastic.
You said it Ray!
Jaco Pastorius on Bass the killi'nst bass player and Michael Brecker on 🎷🌹🔥🔥🔥.
All amazing!
All star back up band - all top musicians - great concert.
Hell yeah! They all killed it!
Wonderful song. Joni is a true genius - up there with Dylan and Stevie Wonder. The album it comes from is Hejira and it’s fantastic, other highlights are Coyote and Amelia. The bass player here, the legendary Jaco Pastorius, also features heavily on that album.
Genius indeed!
definitely do Coyote and Amelia.
Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire from For The Roses is a brilliant track...among so, so many.
Thanks Tom!
She lives not too far from me on one of the Gulf Islands off the coast of British Columbia, near Vancouver. Her album "Court and Spark" is another 50 year old masterpiece which I bought 50 years ago. :)
Amazing! Thanks for watching William!
As Joni finally fled helLA? That's great news!
@@fredkrissman6527 I have to admit I am going largely on what I have heard over the years. That she is pretty much a full time resident of One of the Gulf Islands. But I've been wrong before.
@@wwestern99 thank you, sincerely, for not mentioning which island Joni lives on..... if you know.... or don't.
the lady has earned the right to some peace and solitude while still kicking at the ripe old age of 77, right?
you might recognize the body of water in my name.... or the nickname for UVic.... Go Vikes!
this land is your land..... this land is my land..... blah, blah, blah blah, blah..... to Vancouver Island ha ha ha.
@@JuandeFucaU I have always thought she was amazing. I wouldn't want to disturb her P&Q in any way.
As a fellow Canadian I couldn't be prouder and we always knew that playing with the Jazz players put her in a special category.
Never just a folk singer. Her inimitable phrasing proves she was always more leaning to jazz. (and she's a painter too)
Very true!☮️
Great point!
Fun Fact: Joni Mitchell once sat in with Frank Zappa and his band at the Fillmore East. Joni apparently recited a (possibly improvised?) poem that began "Penelope wants to f**k the sea" while Zappa and his band improvised accompaniment...sadly, no recordings of the event are known to exist.
Wow
Amazing!
Joni and Frank were neighbors in Laurel Canyon
...and there is a goddess of art and song and her name is Joni Mitchell. "Court and Spark" should be a total album review for you .
I have a feeling more of Joni's records will be popping up on the polls
Thanks Mark!
Haha we have the same feeling Tim
Yes, its a supreme piece of work. I'd put Court and Spark up there as one of the best albums of the 70s.
@@fords_nothere_100 Maybe one of the best of all time. IMO
Love this choice and your discussion. And what a good time frame to choose since that's arguably one of the best bands Joni's ever assembled. Jaco Pastorious- Bass, Michael Brecker- Sax, Don Alias - Drums, Pat Metheny -Guitar and Lyle Mays - Keyboards. There are several outstanding tracks on this album so worth another foray! So Cool...
2:11 it's actually Don Alias on drums.
@@cazgerald9471 TY. You are correct. It felt wrong when i wrote it. Lol. Will fix.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed!
Jaco Pastorius on bass. Such a great analysis you guys. ✌
Coincidentally, Jaco Pastorius may be the coolest name ever
@@SightAfterDark Truly! You want to just say his name again and again...sounds cool and grand at the same time!
Omigod!! These musicians are absolutely at the top of their game. Jaco Pastorius and Pat Metheny were such a great team with Joni.
Most of Joni's work throughout the mid to late 70s was delving deep into jazz, and in my opinion, most of this material far outshines her earlier acoustic music, and I wish more listeners would explore that period.
Amazing all around
This was 1979, so late 70s leaning towards the 80s XD The "Shadows and Light" album / video was recorded in Santa Barbara during the tour for her "Mingus" album. The band are/were some serious players Michael Brecker (sax), Pat Metheny (guitar), Jaco Pastorius (bass guitar), Lyle Mays (keys), Don Alias (drums & percussion).
They are all amazing!
So goddam good! The band, the groove, the poetry, the voice, the bewitching muse leading the charge.
I love how you love it.
I dunno, I'm f***ed silly(er) by it all.
Haha you said it Damon!
Original release in 1978 on the album Hejira, one of several masterpiece albums from her 30 plus album career. This live version is fantastic, but to get the full experience of the vibe please visit the original studio version with her at-the-time boyfriend Jaco Pastor's on Bass. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
you might not believe this but seriously..... when I first saw Hejira in the record store window.....
I honestly thought Joni had done an album about a Japanese monster that fought Godzilla......
gimme a break..... I was 13 at the time..... and I don't mean to bit nit-picky but I think we're talking late '76 not '78.
my mom got the album for Christmas that year so I didn't have to buy it for myself.
Hell yeah! Thanks Michael!
Actually Hejira was released in 1976
@@bearballin yes, memory fades
@@michaelstevens9332 I was going to reply to your comment but now I forgot what you said.
thanks for a great reaction, guys - miss joni is one those songwriters whose work you can lose yourself in - admired by her peers and hugely influential. if you were in search of the whole album experience "the hissing of summer lawns" is a gloriously epic journey.
Thanks Ian! Appreciate you!
The kind of song (and performance) that musicians can really appreciate.
Check out the song "Amelia" which segues into a great guitar solo by Pat Metheny. Also check out Jaco Pastorius' solo bass feature. Joni Mitchell also invented over 50 custom guitar tunings, which made her songs easier and even possible to play on her guitar. She played with a lot of other jazz musicians at this point in her career, and her album "Mingus" was all about jazz bassist Charles Mingus.
Love the Jazz and custom tunings! Thanks so much for being here!
So glad that you're bringing us Joni, a truly multidimensional once-in-a-lifetime artist. As good a songwriter as Robert Zimmerman, and a much better singer and musician IMO.
But I have also been seriously influenced by Ms Mitchell since a young teen in '69, often finding my own personal evolution reflected in -- or least interpreted by me as -- her diverse musical explorations.
LMAO Definitely a better singer. She's amazing :)
This tour had to be her best and Santana was on the bill, so it was a 70`s breezy show with sweet clouds waffling by in Music Hall.....You guys nailed the reaction of Joni`s skill with her axe & along with Coyote the Black Crow got the ladies struttin their shit...right on Sight After Dark
Joni Mitchel played in" The Last Waltz "
" Coyote " with The Band ...
Great reaction!
Thanks Johnny!
Hellz to the yeah, man. The awesome Joni with the most awesome band of legends backing her. Glad you two did this one. Joni is the matriarch. Bow to Joni. By the way, Joni's playing an Ibanez George Benson Signature GB10NT.
We're bowing now! She's the best!
This just blew my mind
🤯
And Joni is a poet painter composer and singer
Originally, from her album "Hejira". Most of the LP (if not all) was written when Joni took a solo road trip across the US, so all the songs have a traveling theme to them. Also, Joni had several transition stages with her music. This was from her jazz stage, it sounds like your earlier reactions were from her folk stage (very early in her career).
Thanks for the info Janice!
Now that was amazing.
Indeed!
So so excited and looking forward to this song it comes from an album called HEJIRA a her absolute best! Must do the whole album wonderful wonderful stuff so excited again love you
Thanks David!
Hejira and Blue are equally and diversely brilliant IMO.
Thanks, Sifa and Dan. So grateful you liked this song and the performances and shout to you Sifa for your great observations. I'm hoping you'll both watch the entire Shadows and Light film like you did with Stop Making Sense, song by song, because it's a knockout. Joni's playing an Ibanez Archtop by the way. And Dan I like how you compared Sifa's voice to Joni's because i think you're right although Sifa def has her own individual voice there's a similar harmonic quality, isn't there?
Thanks for suggesting Robert! We don't know too much about Joni, so thank you for opening our eyes and ears to her! We'll definitely be opening the next album poll to concert films as well :)
God Joni is such a badass in every sense of the word 🔥
Truth!
I was wondering when you;'d be getting around to this genius
Is this live or studio? Either way its a fantastic song and around this time she had just broken up with John Guerin the drummer on willie the pimp!
This is a live version, and it’s awesome :)
@@SightAfterDark Hells yeah...with a band full of jazz legends!
Love that note she hits when she sings "...blu-ue sky-y..."
The legendary best singer songwriter of the twentieth century does it again!
You said it!
joni + pasto = closest thing to perfection
Pretty much! Thanks Pam!
That song is from the great Hejira album, and the main theme of Hejira is life on the road:
I took the ferry to the highway
Then I drove to a pontoon plane
I took a plane to a taxi
And a taxi to a train
I've been traveling so long
How'm I ever gonna know my home
When I see it again
I'm like a black crow flying
In a blue blue sky
For more of this upbeat Joni, I would recommend "Help Me" from Court and Spark. Many people consider that to be a perfect track.
Thanks so much! Appreciate you!
Joni's wonderful. One of the greatest song creators of the '60s and '70s.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching Dan!
80s and 90s. . . . .
It's worth hearing the studio version as well...no drums or sax, just several layers of guitars and Jaco's bass and Joni's voice, but it conjures a rich atmosphere and rocks ridiculously hard.
Sounds awesome! Thanks!
That was a jam. I hadn't heard it before! Thanks everyone. & Loved the after-talk. (Yeah, that bass.)
Hell yeah! Thanks for watching Sally!
The premiere confessional poetess of her time, our time, this time & we, the listeners, are Blessed by the sheer wonder of her Presence. #JoniMitchellNeverLied Period.
Legend!
The whole album Hejira is a classic. If you want a “road song” I recommend “Coyote”
Thanks Andrew!
The original from the album Hejira has no drums, and makes this very unique and magical especially when the song is so rhythmic
Hopefully, someone will suggest "Goodbye Porkpie Hat" with Joni's vocalese lyrics. Outstanding.
Lets see what happens! Thanks Joseph!
Listen to Free Man in Paris from the same tour. Another upbeat one. It's Jazzy because her band is all jazz greats on this tour.
Thanks Lester!
This song was from her 80's and 90's Jazz period. Check out her 60's and 70's Folk music period. She was/is a hippie goddess!
Goddess indeed!
Actually this recording is 1979 and her 'jazz' period vegan as early as 1975, probably earlier.
Best track from that show is a very tough call…. but my favourite is In France They Kiss on Main Street (the opener). Vast amount of talent on stage there.
Amazing talent all around!
WOW Is that Jaco Pastorius on bass ?
yes
Looks like it!
some of my best friends are black..... crows.... and they always let me know.... Joni really kills this song.... totally knows their lingo and catches their vibe yanno? jive birds.
Joni is the best!
Oh I hate when this happens. The studio version is superior and always should be heard first.Love you guys check out the studio version!
Thanks David! Curious to see how the studio version is different
So good!
Check out Raised on Robbery
Thanks GP!
Joni seemed to do Black Crow a little different each time she performed it. Richard Thompson did a wonderfully discordant rendition at the Joni appreciation concert a while back. ruclips.net/video/l-T_mvE8slk/видео.html
Interesting! Thanks Scooter!
That bassist went off
You said it Randy!
she has some killer alternate tunings for this song and having Pat Matheny Bakker up it’s not bad either.
Guitar? Ibanez, George Benson model. I think she bought about 12 of them. She open tunes her guitars, so a guitar for every tuning she uses. Quite a few at the ready. Bass? Jaco. Ah....Jaco....
Jaco is the best! Love her unique tunings!
That's Jaco Pastorius on bass and Pat Metheny on guitar. I believe that it's Tom Scott on sax but don't quote me on that.
Wow, what a combo! Thanks Squidkid!
@@SightAfterDark if you do a RUclips search you can find a video of this entire concert. It's well worth the search. Joni Mitchell was at her peak at this time. And she' surrounded her self with other great musicians. I lived in LA at this time and it was a real pnnacle of music. This concert captures a musical genius at the height of her career. It may be a long time before we ever see her like again! BTW it,s Michael Brecker on sax, Don Alias on drums and Metheny,s long time cohort Lyle Mays who recently passed away on keyboards. RIP.
Jaco Pastorius on Bass and Pat Metheny on guitar
Killing it!
What a Band: Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Jaco Pastorius, the greatest...!
Much like Zappa, Joni is a force of nature. Jaco Pastorius on bass changed jazz with his fretless bass, harmonics, rhythm, always playing in the pocket like he's the lead guitar but in a lower register.
Nothing but legends on that stage!
@@SightAfterDark For sure!
Canada's greatest singer/songwriter. Your welcome world. Those musicians with her; Pat Methany, considered to be the greatest jazz guitarist of his generation (saw him once in YYZ incredible). Jaco Pastorius, considered to be the best jazz basist of his generation. Not sure of the others. Like Steely Dan she used only the best musicians to record and play with. Both Joni and SD used Larry Carlton. Not sure if she's ever hung out with Jive Miguel tho...
Haha legendary! Jive Miguel wishes she was a client!
That’s Jaco Pastorius, arguably the greatest bass player there’s ever been. And Pat Metheny on guitar.
They did a great job!
God damn Jaco
lol for real
Should have done the original studio version
Hey Evan, like we say, these videos are selected by our Patrons on Patreon. Not us.
We're glad this was able to open our eyes/hears to Joni because we don't know much of her. Excited to see how the studio version is different!
JACO. JACO!!
!!!!!
she actually put Jaco on the map. He wasn't all that well known before she started working with him. I actually saw this whole group live back in the day! She is a goddess! Saw her live 3 times in 3 different incarnations. "I may be old but I got to see all the great bands".
For me Joni is at the top of female singer/songwriters (and she considers herself a painter that got sidetracked into music). She made a string of incredible albums from "Clouds" (listen to 'Chelsea Morning' for an upbeat song) through "Hejira" which 'Black Crow' is from. After that she took more of a jazz direction with "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" (a double album) and then "Mingus" which is my least favorite.
She is definitely amazing!
The studio version makes an interesting contrast. No percussion so it rocks less, but you can hear the interplay of the three guitars more clearly. There is a lot going on in this song and I don’t feel the commentators offered much insight.
That's rule #6 on How To Wreck Your Voice Sifa. Sit in front of an air conditioner vent. Just gargol with lemon or lime extract or concentrate like in those plastic squeeze containers. Fix ya right up.
Tanks Steven!
Yeah, well I think this is a bit of a jazzed-up mess compared to the original on Hejira. The album title you cited is a collection of live performances, 4 years after the original cut. I can't remember if you've covered Joni elsewhere, but you should definitely look at Coyote, Amelia and Hejira off that album, and Help Me off Court and Spark. I could go on ...
Agree Keith,painful mess on the ear.
@@paul-Ess you need some q-tips
I don't know about painful mess. I only wish her voice was a bit more up front.
Haha we liked it, but we respect your opinion Keith! Will definitely be interesting to hear how the studio version is different
@@SightAfterDark Here's a music-only version from RUclips. The mid-seventies trio of Court and Spark, The Hissing of Summer Lawns and Hejira are amongst the major artistic achievements of popular music in the 70s. Mitchell's intelligence, musical development, lyrics and voice are majestic and unsurpassed, imho. Hejira was written as she drove across America and the songs pay witness to what she saw and experienced on the trip. Hejira is a word that describes Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina, but more loosely describes a flight from a difficult or unsupportable situation. ruclips.net/video/8WNskIdJVuc/видео.html&ab_channel=Mugician
Coyote live, same musicians..Jaco the best bass player ever.
Jaco is a legend. Thanks for watching Bob!
@@SightAfterDark Enjoyed your comments