The joni letters features guest appearances from norah jones, tina turner, corinne bailey rae, leonard cohen. Its even more difficult to find a new and equally convincing perspective from which to sing her songs. 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 joni letters court and spark, edith and the kingpin and more. Accompanied by herbie hancock on piano, pat metheny on guitars, charlie haden on bass, jack dejohnette on drums, and a special guest appearance by james taylor, the album was released by verve records on june 19, 2001. The joni letters 2007 flac tracks 24 bit96 khz time 67. It is a tribute album of cover songs written by joni mitchell. The joni letters, dont worry, its still really good in spite of having own a.
The joni letters herbie hancock 710 the name of herbie hancock is one of legend on its own, but the renowned jazz pianist takes his time here to pay his respects and tribute another and friend of his. To celebrate its first decade anniversary, herbie hancock s genredefying river. Digital booklet the legendary pianist and innovator explores the words and music of another musical pioneer joni mitchell on his first new studio recording for verve since 1998s grammy award winner gershwins world. The joni letters youtube possibilities full film april, 2006 duration. Herbie hancock, the legendary american jazz pianist and composer, released his 47th studio album river. Tea leaf prophecy writtenby joni mitchell, larry klein.
River is unequivocally jazzalthough such broad classifications shouldnt matter. To celebrate its first decade anniversary, herbie hancocks genredefying river. The joni letters by herbie hancock on amazon music. Herbie hancock piano, wayne shorter saxophone, dave holland upright bass, lionel loueke guitar, vinnie colaiuta drums, steve chrisanthou vocal engineer, leonard cohen spoken word. The new edition of hancocks tribute to joni mitchell, featuring songs composed by or influential to the singersongwriter, was. While it might be easy, on the surface, to view pianist herbie hancocks river. The joni letters, he moves gently into interpreting the idiosyncratic compositions of joni mitchell. The joni letters by herbie hancock buy and download. The joni letters will be will be released as a 2cddigital expanded edition with four bonus.
I liked it just fine and being a fan of both herbie and joni the cd went dutifully into my collection, popping out periodically over the years for cursory listens in the background. The joni letters, an album by herbie hancock on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Editors notes few jazz heavies have engaged with pop music more successfully than herbie hancock, but he outdoes himself on the joni letters. The joni letters by herbie hancock, released in 2007 on verve music group. River was only the second jazz album to win the grammy award for album of the year. I was really impressed by tina turner singing edith and the kingpin and corrine bailey raes cover of the river is exquisite. Jazzplanet herbie hancock river the joni letters eac. The new edition of hancocks tribute to joni mitchell, featuring songs composed by or influential to the singersongwriter, was released in celebration of the albums first decade and includes four bonus tracks. Maybe someday there will be a high resolution download or bluray. Verve recordsume have released a 2cddigital expanded edition of pianist herbie hancocks river. Herbert jeffrey hancock born april 12, 1940 is an american pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor.
It should come as no surprise, then, that hancock spearheads a jazz excursion into the catalog of joni mitchell on verves river. The joni letters is an album by jazz pianist herbie hancock that was released by verve in 2007. Herbie hancocks river the joni letters tenth anniversary. Mp3 herbie hancock river the joni letters 2007 from 86 mb our goal is to provide highquality video, tv streams, music, software, documents or any other shared files for free. The joni letters, won the 2007 grammy award for album of the year, beating out 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. The joni letters with bonus tracks exclusive music. Herbie hancocks genredefying river the joni letters album inspired by joni mitchell is celebrating its tenth anniversary with an expanded. Second, it was a tribute album, which is always a warning sign for me. The joni letters as a continuation of possibilities hear, 2005, nothing could be further from the truth. The joni letters won the 2008 grammy award for album of the year, only the second jazz album to win the award, after getzgilberto in 1965. Jan 24, 2018 from the official press release we learn. The joni letters will be will be released as a 2cddigital expanded edition with four bonus tracks on december 15. Herbie hancock talks about the function of an album, making music, joni mitchell, wayne shorter and his album riverthe joni letters. Herbie hancock mp3 download 547 tracks text of the day.
River recorded by vocals steve chrisanthou writtenby joni mitchell. The joni letters will be will be released as a 2cddigital expanded edition with four bonus tracks. Hancock and his fine band lionel loueke guitar, wayne shorter soprano and. The joni letters herbie hancock 710 the name of herbie hancock is one of legend on its own, but the renowned jazz pianist takes his time here to pay his respects. Quintet hancock, freddie hubbard, wayne shorter, ron carter and tony williams, the mwandishi band with eddie henderson on two tracks, and the headhunters featuring bennie maupin and paul jackson. Jun 19, 2017 herbie hancock licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of verve. The joni letters 2007 official digital download 24bit96khz herbie hancock river.
River is, quite simply, a superb disc that takes joni mitchells extant jazz. This time he presented to the public beautiful ballads by joni mitchel in mesmerizing mixture of jazz and pop. I told everyone about how good this recording was back in november, i hope that you were paying attention. The joni letters and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. It helps, of course, that both he and producer larry klein are longtime associates of mitchell. The joni letters came out in 2007, for numerous reasons unrelated to music i didnt spend as much time with it as i probably should have. Download herbie hancock mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Sep 20, 2007 tina turner singing edith and the kingpin on herbie hancock s tribute album to joni mitchell entitled river. Herbie hancocks river the joni letters tenth anniversary edition. Sep 25, 2007 listen to your favorite songs from river. In recent years, mitchell explored standards on both sides now 2000 and brought herbie hancock and wayne shorter onboard for travelogue 2002, a twodisc set of reimagined versions of her songs. Hancock doesnt have a history with singers, but on river.
The featured vocalists are closer to the singersongwriter than the jazz pianist. The joni letters won album of the year at the grammy awards earlier this week. The joni letters deluxe herbie hancock to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. The joni letters 2007 by herbie hancock at mp3caprice. The joni letters expanded edition by herbie hancock now. Hancock performed on mingus as well as on both sides now, while klein not only played bass, engineered, and coproduced a number of mitchells albums, he. The joni letters expanded edition by herbie hancock.
Blue remastered 20 joni mitchell kind of blue miles davis. First, i couldnt download it illegally, so i needed to actually pay for it on itunes. The ballad book is the seventh studio album of saxophone player michael brecker. He shortly thereafter joined the miles davis quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the postbop sound. As nonesuchs a tribute to joni mitchell proved, it isnt as easy as it might appear to cover the work of joni mitchell. Jan 01, 2007 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. Views dates here watch herbies austin city limits performance herbies brandnew memoir. The joni letters herbie hancock to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Herbie hancock talks about the function of an album, making music, joni mitchell, wayne shorter and his album river the joni letters.
Discover, buy and download high quality mp3 music of river. Download herbie hancock mp3 songs and albums music. The joni letters, however, herbie hancock succeeds where many others have failed. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The joni letters by herbie hancock 602557983111 cd. 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. Hancock was born in chicago, illinois, the son of winnie belle griffin, a.
Jan 17, 2018 verve recordsume have released a 2cddigital expanded edition of pianist herbie hancocks river. It ticks every box herbie hancock is a genius and these are reinterpretations of the wonderful joni mitchells songs. When herbie hancocks masterful joni mitchell tribute album titled river. There were a number of reasons i hesitated to buy herbie hancocks riverthe joni letters.
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