Joni Mitchell
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
Joni Mitchell's ninth album, "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter", was released in December 1977. The album is known for its experimental style, building on the jazz-influenced sound of Joni Mitchell's previous album, "Hejira". Joni Mitchell has stated that she allowed this album to be looser than any of her previous work, as she was close to completing her contract with Asylum Records.
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Joni Mitchell's ninth album, "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter", was released in December 1977. The album is known for its experimental style, building on the jazz-influenced sound of Joni Mitchell's previous album, "Hejira". Joni Mitchell has stated that she allowed this album to be looser than any of her previous work, as she was close to completing her contract with Asylum Records.
The album received mixed reviews and reached No. 25 on the Billboard charts, but it quickly attained gold record status within three months of its release. The album features an experimental sound with tracks like "Overture" which is played with six simultaneous guitars, some in different tunings from others, with vocal echo effects; "The Tenth World", an extended-length instrumental of Latin percussion; "Dreamland", featuring only percussion and voices (including that of Chaka Khan). "Paprika Plains" is a 16-minute song played on improvised piano and arranged with a full orchestra, taking up all of Side 2.
The album featured contributions from prominent jazz musicians, including four members of Weather Report. The album jacket is a photomontage, including three photographs of Joni Mitchell, one of which is of her in blackface as her alter ego, a black hipster named Art Nouveau.