Joni Mitchell - Hejira (1976)

Classic singer-songwriter - I bet most of you know her, but if you don't: check her out. Very intelligent lyrics and moody music that goes straight to the heart. Apparently one of her most subdued albums. Jaco Pastorius' fretless bass playing is fabulous on this release, it's just wonderful to hear that thick bass give weight and volume to the music.

What a little bit of research can't do! The word 'hejira' is Arabic for 'flight, departure from one's country', so it's very similar to the (Greek) word 'exodus'. The term is also applied in its more general sense to other emigrations of the faithful, e.g. to Abyssinia, and to that of Mahomet's followers to Medina before the capture of Mecca. These latter are knows as Muhajirun. And in an even more general sense it denotes 'escape, flight - the act of escaping physically'. I suspect Joni Mitchell was not a muslem. Or a christian, for that matter. Or a jew. Or a buddhist. Or a hindu. But, perhaps, mujahedin?

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posted by Paxjorge @ Monday, March 13, 2006