River: The Joni Letters

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Album: River: The Joni Letters
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Court And Spark	More Info...	7:35
2)	Edith And The Kingpin	More Info...	6:32
3)	Both Sides Now	More Info...	7:38
4)	River	More Info...	5:25
5)	Sweet Bird	More Info...	8:15
6)	The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)	More Info...	6:34
7)	Solitude	More Info...	5:42
8)	Amelia	More Info...	7:26
9)	Nefertiti	More Info...	7:30
10)	The Jungle Line	More Info...	5:01
2)	Edith and the Kingpin	More Info...	0:06
3)	Both Sides Now	More Info...	0:07
4)	River	More Info...	0:05
5)	Sweet Bird	More Info...	0:08
6)	Tea Leaf Prophecy	More Info...	0:06
7)	Solitude	More Info...	0:05
8)	Amelia	More Info...	0:07
9)	Nefertiti	More Info...	0:07
10)	The Jungle Line	More Info...	0:05

Album: River: The Joni Letters
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Court And Spark	More Info...	7:35
2)	Edith And The Kingpin	More Info...	6:32
3)	Both Sides Now	More Info...	7:38
4)	River	More Info...	5:25
5)	Sweet Bird	More Info...	8:15
6)	The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)	More Info...	6:34
7)	Solitude	More Info...	5:42
8)	Amelia	More Info...	7:26
9)	Nefertiti	More Info...	7:30
10)	The Jungle Line	More Info...	5:01
2)	Edith and the Kingpin	More Info...	0:06
3)	Both Sides Now	More Info...	0:07
4)	River	More Info...	0:05
5)	Sweet Bird	More Info...	0:08
6)	Tea Leaf Prophecy	More Info...	0:06
7)	Solitude	More Info...	0:05
8)	Amelia	More Info...	0:07
9)	Nefertiti	More Info...	0:07
10)	The Jungle Line	More Info...	0:05

Performer Notes

Personnel: Herbie Hancock (piano); Wayne Shorter (soprano, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Lionel Loueke (guitar); Dave Holland (bass guitar); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums).
Additional personnel: Corinne Bailey Rae, Joni Mitchell, Norah Jones, Tina Turner, Leonard Cohen, Luciana Souza.
Audio Mixer: Helix Hadar.
Recording information: 600ft., Yorkshire, England (2006-2007); Avatar Studios, New York, NY (2006-2007); NJP Tonstudio, Zurich, Switzerland (2006-2007); Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles, CA (2006-2007).
Photographer: Kwaku Alston.
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.

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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