The Asylum Albums (1976-1980): 5CD Box Set Sampha complete with hints of the

complete with hints of the catchy choruses to come

Underpinning everything there’s a continuing sense of drama throughout

Polar Bear) and the resulting recordings comprise her 2021 debut album The River Doesn’t Like Strangers

a record that could feel both touchingly sad and also sardonic

Turning the Prism

The Asylum Albums (1976-1980): 5CD Box Set Sampha complete with hints of theTHE ASYLUM ALBUMS (1976 1980) delves into Joni Mitchells jazz inflected sound on the late 1970s studio albums Hejira (1976), Don Juans Reckless Daughter (1977) and Mingus (1979) and the live album Shadows and Light (1980). Famed bassist & composerand long time Mitchell collaboratorJaco Pastorius appears prominently on each of the four albums in this set, alongside other noted jazz luminaries like Charles Mingus and Herbie Hancock. THE ASYLUM YEARS