06.23.08  Herbie Hancock, Corrine Bailey Rae Join For Rare Live Collaboration On Celebrated Music Series 'Live From Abbey Road'
On June 26th, Herbie Hancock will perform selections from his GRAMMY Award winning Album of the Year 'River: The Joni... more

06.23.08  Herbie Hancock Wins 'Musician of the Year' in 2008 Jazz Journalists Awards
Herbie Hancock and his current touring guitarist Lionel Loueke were honored with 'Musician of the Year' and "Up and Coming... more

05.9.08  Herbie Hancock Named To 'Time 100' Most Influential List
Herbie has been named one of the world's most influential people of the year.... more

03.27.08  Herbie Hancock And Joni Mitchell Perform On Yahoo! April 1
Herbie Hancock, winner of the 2008 Album of the Year Grammy for 'River: The Joni Letters' (Verve), took the stage... more

02.29.08  Herbie Hancock On "CBS Sunday Morning" This Week (3/2)
Tune in to CBS Sunday Morning this Sunday, March 2nd as correspondent Rita Braver goes inside Herbie Hancock's home for... more

02.27.08  Herbie Hancock Named Harvard University Cultural Rhythms Artist of the Year
From The Harvard Crimson: Herbie Hancock, a celebrated jazz pianist and composer, has been selected as the Cultural Rhythms 2008... more

02.20.08  Herbie And Band Appearing On Jay Leno Friday, 2/22
Herbie will guest on this Friday's "Tonight Show with Jay Leno"to perform "River" from his chart-topping album "River: The Joni... more

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River: The Joni Letters



On 'River: The Joni Letters' (September 25th, Verve), the always progressive pianist/composer Herbie Hancock aimed to dissect the lyrics of some of Joni Mitchell's most famous songs. Instead of the instruments accompanying the lyrics, Hancock and producer Larry Klein arranged the music to interpret or express the emotions of the lyrics, all while keeping the melodies Mitchell fans know and love.

This goal is most evident on "Both Sides Now," one of four instrumental tracks on the record, which also features vocals by Norah Jones, Tina Turner, Corinne Bailey Rae, Luciana Souza, Leonard Cohen, and Mitchell.

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