Missive to Mitchell.(River: The Joni Letters)(Sound recording review)

Publication: The New Yorker

Publication Date: 17-SEP-07

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Herbie Hancock's new album, "River: The Joni Letters" (Verve), pays tribute to a pair of musical geniuses: Joni Mitchell, whose songs make up the album's marrow, and Wayne Shorter, the extraordinary saxophonist and longtime Hancock collaborator who steals the recording. Working with a rotating cast of vocalists, Hancock, Shorter, and company tap into the...

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