Don Juan's Reckless Daughter

Don Juan's Reckless Daughter is a 1977 double album by Joni Mitchell. It is a challenging listen. The opening "Overture" is played with six simultaneous guitars, some in different tunings from others. "Paprika Plains" is a 16-minute song played on improvised piano and arranged with a full orchestra that takes up all of Side 2, and "The Tenth World" is an extended-link instrumental of fiery Latin percussion. Critics are divided as to whether Don Juan's Reckless Daughter is pretensious and overwrought or one of her classic masterpieces. The black pimp on the cover is Joni, dressed up in the character of her alter ego Art Nouveau.

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1977 - Double album - Joni Mitchell

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The album arguably contains some of Jaco Pastorius' finest bass playing, including what many consider one of the greatest single notes of all time on "Cotton Avenue" as Pastorius breaks through the slow intro. Wayne Shorter also plays notable sax solos on the album, recorded at a time when Weather Report and the Jazz rock movement were at the height of their powers.

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Jaco Pastorius - Wayne Shorter - Weather Report - Jazz rock

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