Furry Sings The Blues & Hejira - Joni Mitchell & Herbie Hancock

August 29, 1987 - Joni is a guest on the premiere of Showtime Coast to Coast for a jam super session with host Herbie Hancock (piano), as well as Bobby McFerrin (vocals), Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone), David Sanborn (alto saxophone), and Larry Klein (bass guitar). In this clip, Joni leads the discussion about Furry Sings The Blues then the jam begins followed by Hejira. Cable TV’s Showtime Coast To Coast was a unique performance magazine series of in-concert performances, interviews and collaborations hosted by Herbie Hancock. “There were no rehearsals,“ recalls program producer/director Ken Ehrlich. “Just one day together running some tunes with no cameras present - the idea was simply to bring these people into a room and let them do something. On Wednesday, it didn’t exist. On Saturday, it was a show. Just two cameras to catch the entire creative process: ’Here’s the studio, here’s some food, have a good time.’ They totally forgot the cameras were ther