River: The Joni Letters (2007)

Artist: Herbie Hancock

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Disc 1
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Song Title	Sample	Time	Price	Download
1. Court And Spark - (with Norah Jones) ~ Herbie Hancock *		7:35	Song only available with album download.
2. Edith And the Kinpin - (with Tina Turner) ~ Herbie Hancock		6:32	$0.99
3. Both Sides Now ~ Herbie Hancock *		7:38	Song only available with album download.
4. River - (with Corinne Bailey Rae) ~ Herbie Hancock		5:27	$0.99
5. Sweet Bird ~ Herbie Hancock *		8:15	Song only available with album download.
6. Tea Leaf Prophecy - (with Joni Mitchell) ~ Herbie Hancock		6:34	$0.99
7. Solitude ~ Herbie Hancock		5:42	$0.99
8. Amelia - (with Luciana Souza) ~ Herbie Hancock *		7:26	Song only available with album download.
9. Nefertiti ~ Herbie Hancock *		7:30	Song only available with album download.
10. Jungle Line, The - (with Leonard Cohen) ~ Herbie Hancock		5:01	$0.99

(P) 2007 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
(C) 2007 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

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Release Date: 9/25/2007

Label: VERVE

UPC: 00602517448261

Buy.com Sku: 205745499

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Wayne Shorter (soprano); Dave Holland (bass guitar); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums).
	Additional personnel: Corinne Bailey Rae, Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, Tina Turner, Leonard Cohen, Luciana Souza.
	Any doubts about the incongruity of jazz icon Herbie Hancock covering singer-songwriter extraordinare Joni Mitchell will be obliterated on the first journey through RIVER: THE JONI LETTERS. For starters, the premise is not especially incongruous. Hancock has had a long, adventurous career in which he's traversed genres and masterfully blended styles, while Mitchell has always been deeply influenced by jazz as both a composer and a singer. RIVER features many of Mitchell's finest songs, stunning in their own right and reinterpreted beautifully by Hancock, plus a stellar assortment of musicians and guest vocalists.
	Mitchell's pop and folk tendencies have been assimilated into the arrangements; the album plays like a vocal jazz outing. Hancock is joined by fellow Miles Davis alums Wayne Shorter and Dave Holland, among others, and the guest vocalists include Norah Jones, Tina Turner, Corinne Bailey Rae, Leonard Cohen, and--on one track--Mitchell herself. Sophisticated, soulful, and gorgeous, RIVER is a must for fans of Mitchell, classic jazz, adult contemporary artists like Norah Jones--and, well, just about everyone.
Producer: Herbie Hancock; Larry Klein
Musical Guests
	Joni Mitchell
	Leonard Cohen
	Corinne Bailey Rae
	Tina Turner

Technical Info


	Release Date : 09/25/2007
	Original Release Date : 2007
	Catalog ID : 00383
	Label : Verve (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Runtime : 67m : 49s
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00602517448261

Professional Reviews

JazzTimes (p.88)
- "This is Hancock's finest album since GERSHWIN'S WORLD....RIVER inspires complex reflections on the wonders of Joni, the renewable and re-workable nature of great art..."

No Depression (p.94)
- "RIVER: THE JONI LETTERS puts real jazz into Mitchell's bohemian oeuvre..."

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