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The Finest In Jazz

Label: Sine Qua Non
Released: 2007

Album

River: The Joni Letters

Label: Verve Music Group
Released: 2007
Track listing: Court and Spark; Edith and the Kingpin; Both Sides Now; River; Sweet Bird; Tea Leaf Propechy; Solitude; Amelia; Nefertiti; The Jungle Line.

Album

Jazz to Funk

Label: AIM International
Released: 2007
Track listing: CD1: Maulana; Baraka/Kamli; Kawanda, Dunia. CD2: Witch Fire; Jammin

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News: Award / Grant

Herbie Hancock Suprised by Album of the Year Grammy Nomination

Herbie Hancock Suprised by Album of the Year Grammy Nomination

By Gail Mitchell, L.A. Many artists interviewed after this morning's 2008 Grammy Awards announcement in Hollywood noted a diversity among the list of nominees. A clear example of this may have been the album of the year nomination for jazz veteran Herbie Hancock's River: “The Joni Letter. Probably the most surprised was Hancock himself. “Album of ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

The Complete On The Corner Sessions

Read "The Complete On The Corner Sessions" reviewed by John Kelman


Much has been written about what is perhaps trumpeter Miles Davis' most controversial album, On The Corner (Columbia, 1972). Already shaken from the electric onslaught of Bitches Brew (Columbia, 1969), A Tribute To Jack Johnson (Columbia, 1970), and a series of live or, in the case of Live-Evil (Columbia, 1970), largely live releases, it was the ...

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News: Interview

Legendary Pianist Herbie Hancock Interviewed at AAJ

Legendary Pianist Herbie Hancock Interviewed at AAJ

If Herbie Hancock never played another note, or gave the world nothing more for the rest of his life other than electronic pop or dyed-in-the-wool, straight-ahead, VSOP-style jazz--it wouldn't matter. His stature, accomplishments and legacy are secure. But he doesn't do that. Not his nature. Which is one of the reasons why, even among great pianists--and ...

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Article: Interview

Herbie Hancock: Inspired By the Written Word of a Friend

Read "Herbie Hancock: Inspired By the Written Word of a Friend" reviewed by R.J. DeLuke


If Herbie Hancock never played another note, or gave the world nothing more for the rest of his life other than electronic pop or dyed-in-the-wool, straight-ahead, VSOP-style jazz--it wouldn't matter. His stature, accomplishments and legacy are secure. But he doesn't do that. Not his nature. Which is one of the reasons why, even among great pianists--and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Herbie Hancock "River: The Joni Letters" Tour Dates

Herbie Hancock "River: The Joni Letters" Tour Dates

HERBIE HANCOCK TAKES “RIVER" ON THE ROAD, TAPS 18-YEAR-OLD PHENOM SONYA KITCHELL FOR WEST COAST TOUR APPEARANCES New York, NY - Following the release of River: The Joni Letters, “an intimate reinvention" (NY Times, 9/9/07) of Joni Mitchell songs, jazz master Herbie Hancock will embark on a brief tour of West Coast venues this November. In ...

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Article: Album Review

Herbie Hancock: River: The Joni Letters

Read "River: The Joni Letters" reviewed by John Kelman


While it might be easy, on the surface, to view pianist Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters as a continuation of Possibilities (Hear, 2005), nothing could be further from the truth. Possibilities was an unapologetically pop record; River is unequivocally jazz--although such broad classifications shouldn't matter. River is, quite simply, a superb disc that takes Joni ...

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Video

Cantaloupe Island

Featuring the music of Herbie Hancock
Duration: 11:05

Herbie Hancock leads an all star band in a performance of his classic jazz standard, "Cantaloupe Island". Herbie Hancock, piano Freddie Hubbard, trumpet Joe Henderson, tenor saxophone Ron Carter, bass Tony Williams, drums

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