From official Hanckock site:

“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.”

1. “Court and Spark” - (with Norah Jones)
2. “Edith and the Kingpin” - (with Tina Turner)
3. “Both Sides Now”
4. “River” - (with Corinne Bailey Rae)
5. “Sweet Bird”
6. “The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)” - (with Joni Mitchell)
7. “Solitude” (Ellington)
8. “Amelia” - (with Luciana Souza)
9. “Nefertiti” (Shorter)
10. “The Jungle Line” - (with Leonard Cohen)

“Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock, along with Miles Davis, Wayne Shorter, Pablo Picasso, and other great artists of our time, share an incessant and profound creative restlessness. They each have always had the desire and need to break fresh ground with each note played or stroke of the brush. It was exactly this kind of curiosity which motivated Davis to hire Hancock in 1963 to be a part of, along with Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams, arguably one of the most important groups of musicians of the twentieth century. It was in fact Miles who told Hancock to ⌠never finish anything. Hancock, like Joni Mitchell, has gone on to explore many different genres and mediums to express his incessant curiosity, working in the context of jazz, electronic music, funk, orchestral, and film music.”

Wayne Shorter - Tenor Saxophone
Lionel Loueke - Guitar
Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums
Norah Jones - Background Vocals, Piano
Tina Turner - Vocal
Corinne Bailey Rae - Vocal
Joni Mitchell - Vocal
Luciana Souza - Vocal
Leonard Cohen - Vocal

My opinion will be such: ceativity of Herbie Hancock the period (”Maiden Voyage”) i like some more.
So i like his modal jazz songs with Ron Carter, Freddie Hubbard and Tony Williams.

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