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Hejira-esque jazzy 70s rock

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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 (fourteen years ago)

steely dan

― Iago Galdston, Thursday, 29 March 2012 19:26 (fourteen 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 (fourteen years ago)

maybe Tim Buckley - Blue Afternoon or Happy/Sad era?

― the penultimate prophets (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 29 March 2012 23:35 (fourteen years ago)

some John Martyn perhaps?

― Jamie_ATP, Thursday, 29 March 2012 23:53 (fourteen years ago)

thanks for the suggestions, I'll check these out.

― skip, Friday, 30 March 2012 14:03 (fourteen 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 (fourteen 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 (fourteen years ago)


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