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- Genre: Jazz
- Release date: September 25, 2007
- Labels: Verve Records, Universal Records
- Producers: Herbie Hancock, Larry Klein
- Peak chart position: The Billboard 200 #5
- Nominated for 2008 Grammy Awards "Album of the Year," "Best Contemporary Jazz Album," "Best Jazz Instrumental Solo"
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River: The Joni Letters is the forty-seventh album by jazz musician Herbie Hancock. This is a tribute album to Joni Mitchell. Hancock was awarded a Grammy for "Album of the Year" and "Best Contemporary Jazz Album" at the 2008 50th annual Grammy Awards show.
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Track Listing
- " Court And Spark"
- "Edith And The Kingpin"
- "Both Sides Now"
- "River"
- "Sweet Bird"
- "The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)"
- "Solitude"
- "Amelia"
- "Nefertiti"
- "The Jungle Line"
- "All I Want" Amazon Bonus Tracks
- "A Case of You" Amazon Bonus Tracks
- "Harlem in Havana" iTunes Bonus Tracks
- "I Had a King" iTunes Bonus Tracks
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Reviews
"'To put it simply, River: The Joni Letters is a thing of wonder, though much like Mitchell's own endeavors, its complexities have the potential for being elusive and difficult to grasp." - The Music Box"Hancock doesn't have a history with singers, but on 'River: The Joni Letters,' he moves gently into interpreting the idiosyncratic compositions of Joni Mitchell. The featured vocalists are closer to the singer/songwriter than the jazz pianist." - Seattlepi.com
"The material here doesn't walk the line between pop and jazz -- something Hancock is very comfortable doing. This is a jazz record with vocals. The album's ten tracks are, for the most part, programmed for a vocal tune, followed by an instrumental." - Allmusic
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