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Mitchell spent most of 1973 in the recording studio creating Court and Spark. Mitchell and engineer Henry Lewy called in a number of top L.A. musicians to perform on the album including members of the Crusaders , Tom Scott's L.A. Express , cameos from Robbie Robertson , David Crosby and Graham Nash and even a twist of comedy from ...
5 de mar. de 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
17 de ene. de 2024 · The song strikes one of Court And Spark’s lighter moods, with guitar from Robbie Robertson and a memorable saxophone solo courtesy of Tom Scott. Trouble Child In 1973, Mitchell tried therapy.
The year 1973 was relatively quiet for Joni Mitchell, at least as far as the public eye was concerned. She only performed a few times, once at a benefit concert, then a few shows with Neil Young; indeed, much of 1973 would be spent in the studio, finding the right musicians and the right metier for the songs that would make up her next album, 1974's Court And Spark.
15 de ene. de 2024 · Robbie Robertson plays electric guitar and Joe Sample, co-founder of The Crusaders along with Felder, plays electric piano and clavinet. It has a boogie groove broken down by more saxophone. Joni slides her voice up and down, her imagination filling in the conversation of the two players of the song.
Which made the early 1974 arrival of single "Raised On Robbery," a boogie helmed not by Mitchell's dulcimer but Robbie Robertson's heads-down electric guitar, so unlikely. The rest of Court And Spark is not such a radical departure, but still, the main characteristic it shares with Ladies Of The Canyon is that both have Mitchell paintings on the cover.
18 de ene. de 2024 · Raised on Robbery: Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark at 50. Looking back at the singer’s jazzy masterpiece. January 18, 2024 Steve Holtje. Court and Spark promo poster (Image: Joni Mitchell) The Village Voice’s Pazz & Jop poll ranked Court and Spark as the #1 album of 1974, by a wide margin, and 50 years later, that still seems like a good choice.
