Herbie Hancock - River - The Joni Letters album flac

River: The Joni Letters. 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.

Album · 2007 · 12 Songs. Few jazz heavies have engaged with pop music more successfully than Herbie Hancock, but he outdoes himself on The Joni Letters. On this late-career gem he complements classics written by Joni Mitchell with the sax of Wayne Shorter, who has worked with both Mitchell and Hancock. The smoky voice of Norah Jones and Shorter’s sinewy soprano slalom seductively through Court and Spark, while the pianist waxes lyrical on a tender Both Sides Now. Mitchell even adds her own singular phrasing to The Tea Leaf Prophecy. River - The Joni Letters Herbie Hancock.

Harlem In Havana’ and ‘I Had A King’ are making their debut in any physical format. River: The Joni Letters won the 2007 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, beating Kanye West, Amy Winehouse, Foo Fighters and Vince Gill. It was a victory for musical exploration, inspired musicianship and the kind of creative spirit that the legendary jazz musician has carried throughout his incredible and influential five-decade career. A true milestone, the album was only the second jazz recording to win the top honors in the award’s history, with the first being Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz and João Gilberto.

River: The Joni Letters is an album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock that was released by Verve in 2007. It is a tribute album of cover songs written by Joni Mitchell. River was only the second jazz album to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Hancock is a longtime friend of Mitchell's, and both he and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, who plays throughout the album, had previously collaborated with Mitchell on her 1979 album Mingus, and both continued to work with her on occasion ever since.

Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York City and Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA.

River: The Joni Letters is a 2007 album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. It is a tribute album, featuring covers of songs originally written and performed by singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. It is Hancock's 47th studio album. It was released on September 25, 2007 by Verve Records Guest vocalists on River include Leonard Cohen, Tina Turn.

Flood is the sixteenth and second live album by Herbie Hancock. It was originally released only in Japan in 1975 as a double LP, and features the Headhunters Band, performing selections from the albums Head Hunters, Thrust and Man-Child (the latter still two months away from release at the time of these concerts. It remained a Japanese only release in all formats until a 2014 US CD reissue by Wounded Bird.

On the album: Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Lionel Loueke, Dave Holland & Vinnie Colaiuta with special guests Norah Jones, Tina Turner, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza, Leonard Cohen & Joni Mitchell. Exclusive discount for Prime members. Sample this album Artist (Sample). Make no mistake, this is not a lifetime achievement honor; River: The Joni Letters, is an amazing release - bolstered with two bonus tracks - featuring seven vocalists, including Joni Mitchell, in a sparkling tribute to Mitchell.