River: The Joni Letters
by Herbie Hancock
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Herbie Hancock bestography
River: The Joni Letters is ranked 18th best out of 42 albums by Herbie Hancock on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Herbie Hancock is Head Hunters which is ranked number 542 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,195.
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River: The Joni Letters track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
River: The Joni Letters rankings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/18/2025 01:01 | PapaShiz86 | 11,545 | 79/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2025 04:02 | brent13 | 2,128 | 67/100 |
| ! | 02/04/2025 03:29 | matterhornrider | 5,108 | 81/100 |
| ! | 10/09/2024 12:15 |  Jboy56 | 4,268 | 78/100 |
| ! | 06/03/2024 14:06 | Hyggevinyl | 4,437 | 72/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 67.8/100, a mean average of 66.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 66.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 23.1.
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Album of the year at the 2008 Grammys
Jboy56 10/09/2024 12:14 | #305587
Just plain magnificent
TheDude85 08/21/2019 22:09 | #241508
Habcock delivers interpretations of Joni Mitchell's catalog proving once and for all that Mitchell was/is a jazz artist more than the typical singer/songwriter she is often mistakenly classified as. Filled with an equal dose of tasty instrumentals and guest vocal performances, this 10 song set offers delicious jazz arranged by a master himself.
It Kind of endears itself, slowly but surely. The soundscape is one of the best in jazz, and the singers all turn out bravura performances. Don't miss it!
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