Joni Mitchell "Hejira" LP (1976)

Details: Joni Mitchell's "Hejira" LP (1976, Asylum Records, stereo PRC pressing). Gatefold cover, record is missing the original inner lyric paper sleeve. Record shows medium to heavier wear (VG), and the cover is in VG/VG+ condition (shelf, ring wear). US pressing, blue cloud Asylum labels. Description: "Hejira (which refers first to Mohammed's flight from Mecca and generically to the pilgrim's flight from the holy place) is much sparser. The sound, no less personal, is cut lean and to the bone, and is very challenging. Jaco Pastorius is brilliant every time his bass playing appears. Larry Carlton's guitar leads and Victor Feldman's vibes perform some uncanny tricks. Surprisingly, Joni Mitchell's piano work, which had been strongly emphasized since the Blue album, is completely gone. She contents herself with her special guitar rhythms which unite the album sonically, with the effect of a smooth motor in a new car. This album is completely a road album. It is spent in cars looking up