1975–1980: Jazz explorations Joni Mitchell
mitchell in 1975 mitchell went studio in 1975 record acoustic demos of songs had written since court , spark tour. few months later recorded versions of tunes band. musical interests diverging both folk , pop scene of era, toward less structured, more jazz-inspired pieces, wider range of instruments. new song cycle released in november 1975 hissing of summer lawns. on jungle line , made effort @ sampling recording of african musicians, became more commonplace among western rock acts in 1980s. in france kiss on main street continued lush pop sounds of court , spark, , efforts such title song , edith , kingpin chronicled underbelly of suburban lives in southern california. during 1975, mitchell participated in several concerts in rolling thunder revue tours featuring bob dylan , joan baez, , in 1976 performed part of last waltz band. in january 1976, mitchell received nomination grammy award best female pop vocal performance album hissing of summer lawns, though grammy went linda ro...