{"product_id":"joni-mitchell-court-spark-cd","title":"Joni Mitchell - Court \u0026 Spark [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoni Mitchell's Court \u0026amp; Spark is the 1974 album where folk poetry met jazz-pop polish, presented here on CD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the stark, confessional brilliance of Blue and the searching For the Roses, Mitchell turned toward a fuller, brighter sound. She recruited Tom Scott and his L.A. Express, a group of jazz-schooled players who wrapped her songs in sleek horns, supple rhythms and warm electric textures. The combination brought her music to its widest audience yet without sacrificing a shred of her lyrical intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelp Me is the hit, a giddy, nervous song about falling for someone you probably should not, driven by a gently swinging groove. Free Man in Paris, inspired by her friend and label boss David Geffen, captures the pressure of the music business with sharp wit and a breezy melody. Raised on Robbery is a rollicking, rock-leaning character sketch, and Twisted closes the album with a playful jazz cover from the Annie Ross songbook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title track Court and Spark opens proceedings with an intimate, piano-led tale of love and doubt that sets the tone for everything that follows. Smart, sophisticated and endlessly listenable, Court \u0026amp; Spark is one of the great singer-songwriter albums of its era and a perfect entry point into her catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57499444740401,"sku":"075596059329","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/1200x1200bb_65f1c326-44d1-4b63-b4e7-62fc901b824b.jpg?v=1794507014","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/joni-mitchell-court-spark-cd","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}