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Артист: Herbie Hancock Альбом: River: The Joni Letters, 2007 Издатель: Verve Жанр: Jazz Формат файла: EAC-WV-COVERS-LOG Ссылка: CD 37 clicks Нахождение: eDonkey/Kademlia Примечание: found in net, thanks to scalamus!

TRACKLIST

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

Review (AMG)
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. The vocalists here include those who were inspired by Mitchell, namely Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Mitchell herself on one number (her own recording, Shine, was released on the same day), and some of her peers in the pop world, including Tina Turner and Leonard Cohen. Cohen's connection to the songwriter is direct in that they are both Canadians and both came up playing clubs and venues in the then new "folk" scene. But Hancock understands something implicit about Mitchell: she was never -- ever -- a folksinger. Her compositions have always walked wildly adventurous rhythmic and harmonic terrain. Indeed, she has played with jazz musicians solidly since the 1970s, beginning with the L.A. record, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, and toured with jazz groups, including the all-star band assembled for Shadows and Light that included Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Lyle Mays, Don Alias, and Michael Brecker (Shorter played on a number of those dates as well). Indeed, when Mitchell asked no less than Robbie Robertson and the Band to back her on a tour, they had to excuse themselves because they simply couldn't find a way to play behind her.

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