Home / Music / Jaco Pastorius's fretless bass defines the sound of HejiraMusic linernotes album music joni-mitchellJaco Pastorius's fretless bass defines the sound of HejiraMitchell’s resonant acoustic guitar and Pastorius’s fretless bass dominate the album’s sound — the bass in particular giving Hejira its distinctive gliding quality. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesHejira went gold in the US and silver in the UKJoni Mitchell's last top-10 album reached #4For the Roses is Joni Mitchell's bridge from folk confession to jazz sophisticationCourt and Spark is widely regarded as Joni Mitchell's masterpiece — Pazz & Jop No. 1 for 1974'You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio' was Joni Mitchell's sly response to radio programmersExploreLorraine Ellison recorded 'Stay with Me' after Sinatra canceledLow defined slowcore with minimalism and spaceMadeleine Peyroux draws constant Billie Holiday comparisonsMal Waldron's 'Fire Waltz' is his best-known compositionMaria Callas recorded Verdi Arias in 1958 for EMIPrevious James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt sang backup on Neil Young's 'Heart of Gold.'Next Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind hit shelves in May 1983 on EMI