Herbie Loves Joni

Legendary keyboardist Herbie Hancock will release a tribute to Joni Mitchell on Sept 25th. River: The Joni Letters, will be out on Verve and features appearances by Tina Turner, Leonard Cohen, Norah Jones, and Corinne Bailey Rae on vocals, with Joni herself singing on a new version of "The Tea Leaf Prophecy". Among the musicians playing on the album are Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, and Vinnie Colaiuta. Hancock and Mitchell had worked together once before on Mingus, Joni’s 1979 tribute to her jazz idol.

Joni’s own new album, Shine—on the Starbucks-owned Hear Music imprint—will see the light of day on Sept 25th as well.