Drummer reacts to "Coyote" (Live) by Joni Mitchell
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• Joni Mitchell - Coyote...
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#jonimitchell
To say that Joni is a legend is an understatement. She’s the true definition of the word artist. It doesn’t matter how far back you go…whatever era…you will fall in love.
I connected with her just from this track alone. It was so deep and just so... soft. But not bad soft. I can't really describe it. But I'm definitely listening to more. She was amazing!
I love her Both Sides Now album. The picture on the cover is a self portrait she did. She has some amazing artwork. Sheer poetry.
Next you need to do "Help Me" & "Free Man in Paris"
Joni is a poet who sings.
Like Dylan
RIP Jaco. Your bass notes live forever.
Greatest songwriter of all time.
Joni's tunings are otherworldly.
They were beautiful. Along with her lyrics and song writing, she can play too! Such a great display of talent in under 5 minutes
Joni performed on Grammys last night. She started as folk singer. She did Circle Game in response to fellow Canadian Neil Young song Sugar Mountain. She considers herself a painter first. She created several tunings for guitar partially for having polio as child (like Neil). Led Zeppelin wrote Going to California for her. She expanded to jazz gaining support of jazz artists. She suffered brain aneurysm several years ago and was in coma for several days. She relearned her music and walking and will perform first full show in over 30 years this summer at Hollywood Bowl. Jaco was in Weather Report. He is considered best electric bassist ever. There is video of Joni on Dick Cavett Show filmed on Monday Woodstock ended. She missed performing there because her manager didn’t think she could get to TV show. Many other performers were on that show while Jimi Hendrix crashed in green room, never going on. Joni performed and “For Free” will make you cry.
Thought that was Jaco, a beast of the bass.
She was on The Grammies last night, she's now 80 years old. Jim
Joni is the most perfect example of singer/songwriter and poet.
One of the better concerts ever captured on film. Joni was at the peak of her performance powers, with a band to die for. Check out “Amelia” from this concert…chills!
Rolling Stone named Joni Mitchell one of the top ten songwriters of all time. She has 11 Grammys, plus dozens of other awards, She is also an accomplished artist and has her self portrait on one of her albums.🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Thank you so much for listening to Joni Mitchell. She is so wonderful. Everything is beautiful.
I'm glad you enjoyed 😄😄 I had a great time with this one... she really is amazing!
From the album Hejira -- one of the greatest ever made.
Seconded. Hejira will always have a place in my top 10.
@@brianbrill yeah and Coyote might be my least favorite song on the album
Best female singer, songwriter ever
One of the best regardless of her sex.
@@Jan-xn3kz You got that right ! :)
"Amelia" from this same show is bone chilling, and Pat soars with his guitar solo/outro.
Tried learning one of her songs once. Got it. Played it and promptly never tried it again. Beyond me, her tunings, her rhythms, her lyrics. She has a deep deep deep catalogue like Zappa. Another lifetime’s worth of genius….
This entire album - Shadows & Light - is astounding. Metheny, Jaco, Brecker - whoooooo!
Joni is the best. No hyperbole... she is the best songwriter, singer, musician, artist of them all. Deep, deep vein to explore.
You have just scratched the surface of the greatness that is Joni Mitchell. Painter, poet, singer, lyricist. She has been in my life for over 50 years. You are in for a hell of a ride. "Case of you", "Amelia" , "Yellow Taxi", the list is endless. The band she put together for this concert is out of this world !
It's been said a million times but I must say again,she is greatest writer, poet,story teller singer of all her own that we have ever seen
The guys were all important jazzmen of their day.
She is a Goddess and her 3 co-musicians are on the top of their game. So sad Jaco passed away too soon... watch your mental health guys!
You’ve opened the Joni Mitchell box.
There is no one lyrically or vocally like her.
Enjoy!
That's a MONSTER back up band
You could do the complete Shadow&Light Collection and be perpetually amazed
I would love to see that too. Fantastic album. Fantastic band.
You must listen to her song Free Man in Paris
Jaco!
Joni really is one of kind. Immense talent.
There is a brilliant and sad documentary on him generally available to stream. Well worth the watch.
Joni is the bridge between the Beat poets and rap
I've known Jaco's family for a few decades, I even met him, Pat and Don. RIP Jaco and Don. Jaco's brother told me Jaco said they really had to hold back when touring with Joni. They're top tier jazz guys that can really cut loose when they wanted. But, touring with Joni they kept it chill out of respect and support of her. It worked out really well! You can tell she was thrilled to have these brilliant musicians touring with her.
Legends on this stage! Joni, of course -- queen of 20th century popular song writing, Pat Metheny (guitar), Jaco Pastorius (bass), Don Alias (percussion). Pat is still performing! Another lovely live performance of Joni doing Coyote is from the Last Waltz concert in '78. You must go down the Joni rabbit hole, starting from the beginning (60s).
THAT was written to DavidGeffen, who went on to become a billionaire doing just that, @@jellyrollnorton!
I'm definitely gonna keep going with her. This was a great first listen. Now I really want to hear more lol. She seems super talented and interesting 🤔
@@L33Reacts If you want her solo guitar & piano days, go for the early stuff (68-72). After that, she got into a jazzier mode (74-79) working with the top cats of the day. Later on, she did a mix of many different styles. I'd start with the 68-79 material, you'll have plenty of stuff to analyze and react to, from a trailblazer with Dylan and Leonard Cohen as her only peers lyric writing wise, but topping them when it comes to music.
@@benoitdesmarais2948well said!
@@benoitdesmarais2948so true about the musical superiority!
The greatest band of the 70s and one of the best live albums released. Joni has a unique output.
Greatness. Sexuality. Beauty. Genius. My favourite Joni song and performance. Thank you.
Monumental musicians on this one.
Joni is at the very top of the musical pyramid. You'll be grateful you found her music. Great lyrics, great musicians. "Amelia"/"Pat's Solo" should be played together...masterpiece from same concert.
Definitely.
Her album "Blue"(1971) is a pleasure to the ear. And of course the rest of them.
Dive in, Lee. No one like Joni. 'River' is a must for you.
The whole Blue album is a must, but I rather think the title track would speak to Lee's past journey in life very deeply. For more uptempo, gently jazzy stuff like this one try anything else from the Hejira album, especially Amelia, or from the Court And Spark album, such as Free Man In Paris. So many great songs ...
Don't know if anybody mentioned it, but you have to see Joni with The Band performing Coyote during the Last Waltz Concert !! Filmed by Martin Scorsese. That was the first time I ever saw her. At this time I was living in East Germany feeling like a prisoner. And then came Joni and made me hoping for some bettef days...now I have. Please watch the Last Waltz performance !
Jaco (Jah-ko) Pat Metheny (Meth -eeny) and Lyle worked together in the 70's. Great stuff. Joni is one of greatest songwriters of all time. Since you like Coyote you should check out the album it's from, Hejira. This was the height of her 'jazz rock' period. I saw Metheny in 89 in Niagara Falls with Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette and Dave Holland - great show.
Arguably the greatest song writer ever in popular music and that might be the most talented group of musicians ever assembled.
Elvis Costello is incredible. Elvis is wise enough to know that Joni walks on water.
You just got hit by Joni! It happened to me when I was 15 and I'm still a fan (I am 61). She is a true Artist. She started as a folk signer, moved to jazz/pop, got more experimental. She is a poet, singer, musician (multi instrumentist), painter. It was emotional to see her perform at Grammys yesterday at 80.
Joni is certainly the perfect combination of musician and poet. Her lyrics are deep and at the same time always very vivid. Her voice spans three, some say up to four, octaves. Incredible. "The Hissing Of Summer Lawns", "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" and especially "Hejira" are her LP masterpieces. "Amelia", "Song For Sharon", "Cotton Avenue", "Black Crow" and "Free Man In Paris" are some of her best songs. Her collaboration with bassist Jaco Pastorius added jazz elements to the unique Joni sound. In any case, it's worth when you are listening to more of her music.
Greatest bassist ever! Jaco!
Some of the best players in the world right there. Pay close attention.
Joni is the GOAT
That is a massive amount of talent on that stage for sure! And yes, her lyrics are so worth reading. Poetry.
And you picked right up on her use of her own voice to add even more artistry. If you watch her play the dulcimer, you’ll see how even the movement of her hands becomes part of her artistic expression. I can’t say enough good things about this amazing woman.
She was a genius at coming up with interesting chords and phrasings.. and here with one of the best backing bands of all time.
Black Crow from the same concert is another killer track
Features some great sax work from Michael Brecker and Jaco goes nuts on it
Yer gonna luv it!
I'm glad you're picking up on the lyrics, L33. She's flat-out the best lyricist in pop music. Total poetry. Thanks to Jane for her suggestion, and I hope she's suggested several more tracks from this live album. In France They Kiss on Main Street shows off some of Pat Metheny's (pron. Metheeny) lead guitar skills. Jaco (J as in jam) was a monster bass player. This whole band was off-the-charts talented.
Joni is a genius. She started with very folky acoustic sound in the 60s. This is from a decade or so later, by which time she had evolved into a much more jazz direction. You can’t go wrong with just about anything she has put out.
PS: Jaco is a genius, too.
Joni is Legend you have a long road ahead. Commit and you will be rewarded.
I can tell from this song alone that she is insanely talented. Such potent lyrics. It's piercing at points.
Joni is a deep dive and virtually anything of hers is well worth your time.
That was an all-pro of musicians on that stage--Joni on guitar included! Go after more of this!
Lyrics are magic. Just one line:
*"Coyote's in the coffee shop*
*He's staring a hole in his scrambled eggs"*
Yeah that one really stuck with me. I've been thinking about it all morning (a look behind the scenes) as a former coyote.
@@Hartlor_Tayley Iirc, that was Gordon Lightfoot's house.
I love her. There, I said it. I profess my love for Joni Mitchell.
Can't wait to see your reaction to this. My favourite singer with probably the best backing band ever assembled.
Joni needed musicians of this caliber to back her because, as you can see, she could get pretty free-form with her arrangements. So for another musician to learn her songs they had to suss out her crazy chords, and then come up with some kind of logical framework so that they were all together harmonically. This was the peak of her jazz period, and if you like this style of Joni I'd recommend "Amelia", "Off Night Backstreet", or "Free Man in Paris".
Joni is a legend well worth more of your time. Her tune "River" is often referred to as an anti xmas song, but is much more than that. From her early poetic acoustic tunes with guitar, dulcimer or piano, to the more jazzy songs such as this are all gems.
"Black Crow Live" from the same show is amazing !
My God, what a legendary lineup.
She has no equal as a lyricist, honestly. And her VOICE is like an angel. You're just scratching the surface of an amazing catalog . Try Blue, court and spark, river, case of you, etc etc etc
“She’s a poet who sings” yes, and she paints, writes for and plays guitar, dulcimer, piano…created & taught crazy tunings to Crosby Stills and Nash among others.
Great reaction Lee, it’s so cool you want to hear more. Joni’s singing was not often conversational like in Coyote, but she had the clearest voice with an amazing range, as you’ll see.
congratulations, you are the first one to not only react to this iconic Joni Mitchel supergroup but the first to react to the iconic Jaco Pastorius on bass who is the Jimi Hendrix of bassists.
Is that Pat Matheny? Is that Jaco Pastorius?
Dear lord, I wouldn't sound good playing with them but Joni sure does.
Even God must have been boppin!
The same concert has a nice Pat Metheny guitar solo at the end of "Amelia", and there is a solo Jaco Pastorius spot where he quotes some Hendrix. On this song he was punctuating with his typical ringing bass harmonics. Joni invented over 50 custom guitar tunings, which were tailored to specific songs. She started in the folk genre, and incorporated more and more jazz as she developed.
Saw Joni live in 1972 at the College of William & Mary...without question, it was the best concert I ever attended. She is a real treasure. Great lyricist, agreat vocalist. You should definitely listen to more. Check out Amelia and anything from the Court & Spark album. Simply an amazing talent all the way around.
Lee, the album ‘Hejira’(1976) from which this song is the opener is an absolute masterpiece. Also check out ‘Black Crow’, ‘Amelia’ and ‘Refuge of the roads’.
She's a legend in her own time for good reason. She kills this song on The Last Waltz concert by The Band as well
Joni looks absolutely gorgeous and bursting with the joy of life here. I mean she just is fabulous! Such a great musician.
Joni is a top 5 singer songwriter, along with Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Leonard Cohen. She is a legend,, still alive and performed at the Grammy award ceremony yesterday. She has many great songs. For songs on the more popular side, I suggest, Help Me and Both Sides Now. I think she performed the latter song on the grammies.
Joni is simply the coolest. So much to explore!
Joni Michell is sort of royalty to some of us. Canadian girl who started musically through folk, made a name for herself as a composer and her brand of folk rock, but by the time of this performance, was already hip deep in jazz. Joni wrote the song Woodstock that the trio Crosby Stills and Nash made famous.Her version of the song is hauntingly beautiful, as is her voice. Shared a portion of her life with Graham Nash. Please do check some of her earlier work also.
A fantastic tune by all these great musicians!
Now that you've heard goddess Joni she will be your goddess too!
Joni is a national treasure.
If you really want to hear Joni's vocals, you just have to hear either a Case of You, or even a live version of Woodstock. Incredible songwriter, poet, but her vocals are out of this world!! Thanks for this!
I think that is the next song we would be doing. She is so good!! I'm glad that Jane requested her!
@@L33Reacts Me too! Thanks Jane!!
Fun story about Joni. Her and Neil Young put up Rick James to live in the 60s. He was dodging the draft in Canada!
Jaco (rhymes with 'Jocko') Pastorius is an amazing bass player, I hope you'll do a deep dive on his work. Btw, 'Coyote' was Joni-speak for Boyd Elder, the artist responsible for the 'cow skulls' album cover for The Eagles. He was born and raised out here in west Texas, about 60 miles from my home 😊
Brilliant songwriter and lyricist. There's a line from another song on the same album that goes "White flags of winter chimneys wave truce against the sky." Who else writes lyrics like that? Pure poetry. This song is from her album Hejira which is one of my desert island discs. Jaco is brilliant on it. Her mix of American folk and jazz was really groundbreaking and has stood the test of time. Her backing musicians are some of the finest jazz/fusion musicians of all time. Legendary,
Shadows & Light is a fabulous live set. With that top notch backing band it's a real highlight of Joni's recordings. Amelia is another great song from this.
Possibly 'Amelia' - 'the hexagon of the heavens, the strings of my guitar'
MsJoni is my #1 fav singer/songwriter/musician of all time, by far... I saw her live MilesOfAisles tour a few short yrs before the Shadows&Light tour (which is available in total here on YT!).
My fav lp is Hejira, with a first class jazz/blues set of personnel, of which Coyote is one tune, so many thanx to MsJane for the request. And very pleased Lee enjoyed the song; more Joni please!
You’re welcome! My pleasure!
Thank you for listening to your audience and loving our generation's music. It was the best of times. ❤😊
The last 3 notes of the song - bass and guitar harmonics together, is just insane. Lyrics her greatest. Incomparable
deep dive into Joni........and Jaco Pastorius bass extraordinaire
Coyote is from an album called Hejira. It's a great record end to end. Very much at the jazz end of her work. But this live version is SO good. And playing with these players. None of whom would take a gig with someone who wasn't as heavy a musician as they are. Jaco Pastorius. Damn. His playing is so engaging. He's all over this. It's worth checking out his own records. And it's a J like in English.
Joni is the greatest!!
The Shadows and Lights tour was phenomenal!
Other Joni song recommendations:
Hejira
Amelia
The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
Twisted
Furry Sings the Blues
Help Me
Free Man in Paris
In France They Kiss on Main Street
A Case of You
Woodstock
You should check out her singing this on the album, The Last Waltz by the group the Band. It was their fair well concert on thanksgiving in 1976. It has so many guests appearances from famous musicians. Joni Mitchell sings coyote on that album. The concert was made into a film directed by Martin Scorsese.
Right up there with the great songwriters of the 20th century.
Joni was a game changer. You been thumbing through my album collection? 😅
Just thinking the same thing😊
Lee: Tons is right. This isn't a rabbit hole, it's an odyssey. By the way, the Blue album is considered by many to be her absolute masterpiece - but starting there and moving in both directions through her catalog will astound you.
Check out her album Blue. It's life changing. Just her on guitar or piano. The lyrics will blow you away.
I saw her twice, once at Wembley in 1974, with CSNY, The Band, Tom Scott and The LA Express, who backed her on the Court and Spark Album.
Saw her again for the Hejira tour, in Edinburgh at the Usher Hall. Acoustics there made her voice sound even more sublime.
🙆♀️wonderful. Thank you for hitting up a LADY. You heard a lot in one listen!.Joni is Annie Lennox's principle songwriting inspiration. I have a photo of the two of them together. ((Haha. I'm never gonna stop campaigning to hear Annie Lennox on your channel ...like "It's a thin Line Bewteen Love and Hate"
Glad you enjoyed! I have had a lot of women on the channel, just not from this era. So I will definitely be exploring more from Joni. This was fantastic. I'll add your track to my list:)
Amelia lets Metheny shine on guitar. Like Steely Dan, Joni gravitated to jazz over time.
Cool song
The harmonics jaco utilizes are insane...how he makes them ring out so low on the neck, he was an abject legend & abject genius....i highly, highly recommend his very famous, genius fretless bass composition "portrait of tracy", ...its so beautiful, but somehow alien to this world....hes since passed but he was a beautiful soul, but he had some problems...anyway, check out "portrait of tracy", jaco pastorius
In case you are wondering, that's Jaco Pastorius playing bass in the background. You should also check out the studio cut of her song Help Me. Kurt from Maine
Joni Mtichell, Pat Metheny, and Jaco Pastorius? This is a pure astrophyscial confluence of musical forces. You are so blessed to have tasted absolute excellence (e.g. Jaco Pasotrius and Michael Brecker; look up their works). I graduated from high school when "Court and Spark" from Joni Mitchell came out (1974), and then about 5 years after that, I was introduced to Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays via the Pat Metheny Group who I got to see in a small coffeehouse venue where me and my girlfriend were barely 10 feet from the stage. It was a spiritial experience I will never forget.
The backing band on this tour included Pat Metheny and Jaco Pastorius…highly recommend reactions to The Pat Metheny Group…start with First Circle (warning deep rabbit hole) with over 50 albums and 20+Grammys and also Jaco played with the group - Weather Report and of course Joni has several great albums including Blue, Court and Spark
"There's no comprehending just how close to the bone and the skin and the eyes and the lips you can get and still feel so alone." Supposedly about her relationship with playwright Sam Shepard.