Any tips? I have listened to Hejira and other mid-'70s Joni albums more times than I can count and could use some recommendations for similar music.
― skip, Thursday, 29 March 2012 19:06 (thirteen years ago)
steely dan
― Iago Galdston, Thursday, 29 March 2012 19:26 (thirteen years ago)
John Martyn has a large jazz influence.solid air his most famous song is based on a theme he nicked from Pharaoh Sanders' Astral Travelling.There's 3 great lps in a row from him around the time, Bless The Weather, Inside Out and Solid Air.
Terry Reid's River is really nice in a similar way.
Might bung in Roberta Flack's First Take though that's more jazz than rock. Cover's looking at me from the other side of the room.
― Stevolende, Thursday, 29 March 2012 22:23 (thirteen years ago)
maybe Tim Buckley - Blue Afternoon or Happy/Sad era?
― the penultimate prophets (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 29 March 2012 23:35 (thirteen years ago)
some John Martyn perhaps?
― Jamie_ATP, Thursday, 29 March 2012 23:53 (thirteen years ago)
thanks for the suggestions, I'll check these out.
― skip, Friday, 30 March 2012 14:03 (thirteen years ago)
this is pretty far afield, but does have larry carlton, the guitarist from hejira. also pretty groovy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSG141bRdoE
― tylerw, Friday, 30 March 2012 15:00 (thirteen years ago)
Jaco Pastorius' "Word of Mouth" has a similar tone, careening and chaotic, and then the final song "John and Mary" is phenomenally beautiful. Jaco played bass on Hejira. Annette Peacock - "The Perfect Release" is a little bit sillier and further out than Hejira, but definitely worth a listen. John Martyn - "One World" in addition to those mentioned above by Stevolende.
― Zyz4z, Friday, 30 March 2012 17:27 (thirteen years ago)