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River: The Joni Letters

album by Hancock

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River: The Joni Letters is a 2007 album by American keyboardist and composer Herbie Hancock. The album features Hancock performing interpretations of songs by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. It received critical acclaim and won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The album showcases Hancock's distinctive jazz piano style applied to Mitchell's acclaimed songwriting.12

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