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Court and Spark is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Released in January 1974, it infuses the folk rock style of her previous albums with jazz elements. It was an immediate commercial and critical success—and remains her most successful album.
Tra gli altri musicisti partecipanti alla sessione: i chitarristi Robbie Robertson (The Band) e José Feliciano. In copertina, dopo i due precedenti album che rappresentano Joni Mitchell in foto, l’artista torna a utilizzare le sue competenze di disegnatrice tratteggiando nuvole e montagne su sfondo beige.
15 gen 2024 · Court and Spark is home to two of Mitchell’s biggest radio hits, “Help Me” and “Free Man In Paris.” The textures of these songs, the first with saxophone, the second with bass played by Wilton Felder, co-founder of L.A. jazz group The Crusaders, are what make them memorable and endlessly playable.
Robbie Robertson appears courtesy of Capitol Records. The strings on the 'Same Situation' were arranged by Tom Scott; 'Down To You" arranged by Joni Mitchell and Tom Scott; 'Car On A Hill' arranged by Joni Mitchell
18 gen 2024 · Joni Mitchell Court and Spark, Asylum Records 1974. Not that there weren’t non-jazzers on the album: The Band’s Robbie Robertson unleashes a fiery guitar solo on the first single, “Raised on Robbery,” and David Crosby and Graham Nash contribute some harmony vocals.
Mitchell’s fearless plunge into her heartbreak and confusion influenced multiple generations of female singer-songwriters, including Stevie Nicks, Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette, Sheryl Crow, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift.
5 mar 2024 · “Raised on Robbery” departs from the jazzier elements of Court and Spark as a swinging 1950s-style rock ‘n’ roll number driven by Robbie Robertson’s guitar playing. Car on the Hill
