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River: The Joni Letters by Herbie Hancock

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Court And Spark 7:34 8,103
2 Edith And The Kingpin 6:32 6,428
3 Both Sides Now 7:38 28,576
4 River 5:27 6,877
5 Sweet Bird 8:14 22,363
6 The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms) 6:33 1,748
7 Solitude 5:41 24,532
8 Amelia 7:26 4,326
9 Nefertiti 7:29 18,553
10 The Jungle Line 5:00 4,186
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Universal Music GmbH (2007) Released: 24 Sep 2007 10 tracks (67:34)
When Herbie Hancock released Possibilities (2005), a collaborative effort that paired the great pianist and composer with a group of pop and rock stocks from the world over, it was obvious the restless master was entering a new phase of his long career. In that context, River: The Joni Letters makes perfect sense. Hancock and his fine band — Lionel Loueke (guitar), Wayne Shorter (soprano and tenor saxophones), Dave Holland (bass), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums) — prepare a series of instrumentals and vocal interpretations of the songs of Joni Mitchell. The vocalists here include those who were inspired by Mitchell, namely Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Mitchell herself on one number (her own recording, Shine, was released on the same day), and some of her peers in the pop world, including Tina Turner and Leonard Cohen. Cohen’s connection to the songwriter is direct in that they are both Canadians and both came up playing clubs and venues in the then new “folk” scene. But Hancock understands something implicit about Mitchell: she was never — ever — a folksinger. Her compositions have always walked wildly adventurous rhythmic and harmonic terrain. Indeed, she has played with jazz musicians solidly since the 1970s, beginning with the L.A. record, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, and toured with jazz groups, including the all-star band assembled for Shadows and Light that included Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Lyle Mays, Don Alias, and Michael Brecker (Shorter played on a number of those dates as well).
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