The late 1970s were a good time for Joni Mitchell’s music. After evolving from folk into jazz pop on Court and Spark, she hit a hot streak. The latest volume of the Joni Mitchell Archives series focuses on this period through demos, outtakes, and live recordings. It shows how she spent her time polishing songs for two of her best studio records and hit the road with two different bands, one of them only heard on sketchy bootleg records before now. It’s not a complete picture, but it’s one that helps explain how a folk singer from . . .
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