Herbie Hancock: River: The Joni Letters
Copy at Case Memorial Library
Contents: Court and spark (ft. Norah Jones) — Edith and the kingpin (ft. Tina Turner) — Both sides now — River (ft. Corinne Bailey Rae) — Sweet bird — Tea leaf prophecy (ft. Joni Mitchell) — Solitude — Amelia (ft. Luciana Souza) — Nefertiti — The jungle line (ft. Leonard Cohen).
Eric R. Danton wrote in his Hartford Courant blog Sound Check: "When Herbie Hancock’s 'River: The Joni Letters' won album of the year last month at the 50th Grammy Awards, it marked the first time a jazz album took top honors since Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto won for 'Getz/Gilberto' in 1965. Does Hancock’s win signal the start of a popular resurgence for jazz, or was beating Kanye West and Amy Winehouse merely a pleasant surprise with no larger implications for the jazz world? Acclaimed Hartford jazz musicians Steve Davis, Rich Goldstein and Nat Reeves graciously share their perspectives for our latest podcast, recorded in the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz — that is, the late, great McLean's old office. … Download Podcast — Jazz and Pop Culture" ("Podcast: Harbie Hancock, the Grammys and Jazz," 3/4/08).
Contents: Court and spark (ft. Norah Jones) — Edith and the kingpin (ft. Tina Turner) — Both sides now — River (ft. Corinne Bailey Rae) — Sweet bird — Tea leaf prophecy (ft. Joni Mitchell) — Solitude — Amelia (ft. Luciana Souza) — Nefertiti — The jungle line (ft. Leonard Cohen).
Eric R. Danton wrote in his Hartford Courant blog Sound Check: "When Herbie Hancock’s 'River: The Joni Letters' won album of the year last month at the 50th Grammy Awards, it marked the first time a jazz album took top honors since Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto won for 'Getz/Gilberto' in 1965. Does Hancock’s win signal the start of a popular resurgence for jazz, or was beating Kanye West and Amy Winehouse merely a pleasant surprise with no larger implications for the jazz world? Acclaimed Hartford jazz musicians Steve Davis, Rich Goldstein and Nat Reeves graciously share their perspectives for our latest podcast, recorded in the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz — that is, the late, great McLean's old office. … Download Podcast — Jazz and Pop Culture" ("Podcast: Harbie Hancock, the Grammys and Jazz," 3/4/08).
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