Court And Spark (2022 Remaster)

Release Date: September 29, 2023

Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark from 1974 weaves jazz-influenced arrangements with confessional songwriting, featuring prominent bass lines and sophisticated harmonies. The album captures Mitchell at her most accessible while maintaining the poetic complexity that defines her best work.

Standout Tracks

• Help Me: The album's most radio-friendly moment with its infectious groove and vulnerable plea for connection
• Free Man in Paris: Mitchell's meditation on artistic freedom set against a driving, celebratory arrangement
• Raised on Robbery: A gritty barroom tale that showcases the album's jazz-rock fusion at its most playful

Mood: contemplative, sophisticated, late evening, introspective