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River: The Joni Letters (with Bonus Tracks) - Amazon.com Exclusive
by Herbie Hancock
from Verve

Features:

• Special Edition

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• What a dull set
  I bought this on the strength of Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter being great favourites of mine for over 30 years, and I really like Joni Mitchell's "Hissing of Summer Lawns", from which this set takes it's best track (Edith and the Kingpin). Tina Turner is in superb form.
  It is a very disappointing set. It's well played, but never sparks.
  I cannot see how it deserves a 'Grammy' award.
  I don't get the point of the Leonard Cohen monologue at all.
  Get the Joni Mitchell album. It's far... more info

• A classy tribute to a great American Songwriter
  To tell the truth ,I wasn't expecting that much from this album. To me, Joni Mitchell's songs in the original form are hard to top. I haven't even been very impressed with her own recent covers of her classic work. So I put off getting this until recently. I am happy to report that for the most part this CD exceeded my expectations. First of all, I love the downtime mood of the proceedings. Herbie was creating an album, not just a collection of tunes. The pacing and order was well thought out, as was the... more info

• Herbie and Joni - Inspired
  River: The Joni Letters is a surprising album for me. As more of a fan of Herbie's older works, I am very happy to hear some of the musical directions that were chosen here. In some regards, this is both a return to Herbie's core strengths as well as an exploration of something new. When it comes to Mr. Hancock, why should any of us be surprised by that.
  There are some Joni Mitchel purists who may not appreciate or enjoy all of the choices made by Herbie. For my part, I am willing to accept that... more info

• Too much Hollywood Hip Eco-Cool
  Grew up impressed with Herbie Hancock. Grew up loving Joni Mitchell. Was fascinated by the concept of this but sadly disappointed with the result. Too much dominance of LA music studio in the sound track; too much self-absorbed ennui in the vocals. Maybe I've just gotten old, or the '60's have finally caught up with me (in a good way), but this CD just schmoozes too much of what I have to coin, Hollywood Hip Eco-Cool.

Tracks:

1. Court and Spark featuring Norah Jones
2. Edith and the Kingpin featuring Tina Turner
3. Both Sides Now
4. River featuring Corinne Bailey Rae
5. Sweet Bird
6. Tea Leaf Prophecy featuring Joni Mitchell
7. Solitude
8. Amelia featuring Luciana Souza
9. Nefertiti
10. The Jungle Line featuring Leonard Cohen
11. All I Want featuring Sonya Kitchell (Exclusive Bonus Track)
12. A Case of You (Exclusive Bonus Track)

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