river the joni letters

• herbie hancock'un en iyi albümlerinden biri değil, yine de başarılı bir deneme. albümün adındaki river^* da, joni de joni mitchell'dan geliyor; içerdiği 10 şarkıdan 8'i (7 ve 9 numaralı şarkılar hariç) mitchell'ın klasik besteleri. mitchell'ın bestelerinde vokallerde norah jones, tina turner, corinne bailey rae, luciana souza, leonard cohen ve yine mitchell'ın kendisi var. belki de albümdeki en değerli şarkı olan "both sides now"ı ve ayrıca "sweet bird"ü ise enstrümantal yorumlamayı tercih etmiş hancock, saygı duyuyorum. bunların yanı sıra "nefertiti" ve "(in my) solitude" gibi iki caz standardı da albümde kendine yer bulmuş.
  
  1. court and spark (vokal: norah jones)
  2. edith and the kingpin (vokal: tina turner)
  3. both sides now
  4. river (vokal: corinne bailey rae)
  5. sweet bird
  6. the tea leaf prophecy lay down your arms (vokal: joni mitchell)
  7. solitude
  8. amelia (vokal: luciana souza)
  9. nefertiti
  10. the jungle line (vokal: leonard cohen)
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  hancock's 2007 album, "river the joni letters" won the 2008 grammy award for album of the year, only the second time a jazz album has won the award.
  
  any doubts about the incongruity of jazz icon herbie hancock covering singer-songwriter extraordinare joni mitchell will be obliterated on the first journey through rıver: the jonı letters. for starters, the premise is not especially incongruous. hancock has had a long, adventurous career in which he's traversed genres and masterfully blended styles, while mitchell has always been deeply influenced by jazz as both a composer and a singer. rıver features many of mitchell's finest songs, stunning in their own right and reinterpreted beautifully by hancock, plus a stellar assortment of musicians and guest vocalists.
  
  mitchell's pop and folk tendencies have been assimilated into the arrangements; the album plays like a vocal jazz outing. hancock is joined by fellow miles davis alums wayne shorter and dave holland, among others, and the guest vocalists include norah jones, tina turner, corinne bailey rae, leonard cohen, and--on one track--mitchell herself. sophisticated, soulful, and gorgeous, rıver is a must for fans of mitchell, classic jazz, adult contemporary artists like norah jones--and, well, just about everyone.
  
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