Music River: The Joni Letters (with Bonus Tracks) - Amazon.com Exclusive
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Rating: - Not my type of music and yet I still love it
I saw Herbie Hancock perform two songs on Live From Abby Road and I was simply amazed at how great they were. I have never considered myself a jazz fan, I have never owned or listed to a Herbie Hancock cd and Joni Mitchell does not live in my cd collection of over a 1000 cds. But when I heard the Herbie and Connie Rae Bailey do the River I knew that i had to own the most beautiful song of all time. I bought the album and every song is easy to listen to and comes across as fresh and new even though Herbie is simply adding a twist to Joni Mitchell's songs.

I think anyone that enjoys the finer things in life will enjoy this cd.

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Rating: - River-Herbie Hancock
It won the Grammy, a well deserved honor. Listen to the excerpts because this is not your typical Herbie Hancock, but some great interpretive performances.

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Rating: - interesting... charming... worth the purchase
If you like Joni Mitchell you MIGHT like this album. If you like Herbie Hancock and if you like jazz you WILL like this album. Well done, not overplayed... sensitive, pensive, deep. Each song is a seperate world unto itself... a pearl in a string necklace of songs that comprise the whole album. The rotating cameos of vocalists keep each song fresh and surprising. A good record to have. Well recorded.

Marc Waszkiewicz
Bremerton, Washington

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Rating: - Best interpretation of Joni Mitchell songs
Herbie Hancock takes classic Joni Mitchell tunes and makes them his own. Who knew that it would work so well? My favorite track is Court and Spark featuring Norah Jones on vocals. This is spell-binding. I heard this track on a plane, and immediately ordered the album. The rest of it is not quite as breath-taking, but well worth it, especially if you like jazz, and grew up on Joni Mitchell.