Joni Mitchell's 1977 double album "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" is a sprawling, ambitious work that found the artist further exploring jazz fusion and world music influences. The album is notable for its length, experimental arrangements, and a surprising number of guest musicians.
- The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.
- "Paprika Plains" features a lengthy, evocative spoken-word passage from Mitchell recounting a trip to North Africa.
- The album cover features a collage of photographs, with Mitchell depicted in blackface on one of the images.
Joni Mitchell is a Canadian singer-songwriter whose work in the 1970s increasingly experimented with jazz structures and instrumentation. She had recently completed her touring band, the Mingus Band, after a collaboration with Charles Mingus.
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