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Coyote (2024 Remaster)
Singer-Songwriter · 2024

Coyote (2024 Remaster)

Joni Mitchell's 'Coyote (2024 Remaster)' offers a pristine listen to a classic road song, featuring her intricate acoustic guitar, poetic storytelling, and the legendary fretless bass of Jaco Pastoriu

April 30, 2024 · Asylum Records

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This remastered single of 'Coyote' is like finding a perfectly preserved, deeply personal letter from a bygone era. It's the sound of open highways, chance encounters, and the bittersweet beauty of letting go. Joni Mitchell's voice, clear and resonant, guides you through a narrative rich with vivid imagery, while the interplay of her guitar with Jaco Pastorius's iconic fretless bass creates a fluid, almost improvisational landscape. It's music for reflection, for long drives, for those moments when you feel both connected to the world and beautifully alone. Owning this means owning a piece of a master's craft, presented with renewed clarity, inviting you to rediscover its intricate layers.

Moments Worth Listening For
The immediate, iconic entrance of Jaco Pastorius's fretless bass, weaving an almost vocal counter-melody around Mitchell's acoustic guitar from the very first notes.
Joni Mitchell's distinct vocal phrasing on the chorus, particularly the way she draws out 'Coyote', imbuing the word with a sense of both wildness and fleeting intimacy.
The subtle, yet propulsive jazz drumming that provides a loose, conversational rhythm section, allowing the bass and guitar to dance freely without ever losing the groove.
The extended instrumental outro, where the musicians engage in a gentle, improvisational dialogue, fading out like a memory of a journey's end.

How does Coyote (2024 Remaster) sound next to the rest of Joni Mitchell's catalogue?

Road Trip+4.0σ

Road Trip saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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