Letters To Herbie

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Herbie Hancock is without doubt one of the few remaining greats of jazz as a pianist and composer. Of late he has been playing jazz, rock and pop standards with a number of prominent guests - on Possibilities"" (2005) and most recently on ""The Imagine Project"" he joined up with global stars like Santana, Sting, Christina Aguilera and Pink to perform a range of popular classics. Now the tables have turned, and rather than Herbie covering the music of other artists, a fan of the 71-year-old has written a series of musical ""Letters to Herbie"" - ACT´s star Viktoria Tolstoy has recorded 12 songs for (and in most cases by) Herbie Hancock. With ""Letters to Herbie"" Tolstoy was faced with a tough choice. ""It was not easy to select 12 out of the huge amount of songs, but I just listened to my heart."" Her smart decision was not to pick the biggest hits, such as ""Cantaloupe Island"" or ""Watermelon Man"", which have already been covered too often. Her choice of songs fits together perfectly, although the selection covers Hancock´s different musical eras. The focus is largely on the songs of his funky `80s era, with selections such as ""I Thought It Was You"" or ""Give It All Your Heart"", but classics are also included Hancock´s ""Butterfly"" or Coltrane´s ""Naima"", of which Hancock recorded a thrilling version in 2002. Whether its ballads like ""Chan´s Song"", or groovy pieces like the bonus track ""Come On, Come Over"", Tolstoy´s versions sound timeless, neither artificial nor deliberately, ostentatiously modern. All of them are carried by Viktoria´s voice, which gives the music a special touch with its incredible clarity and imaginativeness. The overall effect also has a lot to do with the wonderfully attuned band, particularly Nils Landgren. As well as producing the album and playing the trombone, he wrote the title song himself and sings it with Tolstoy and Magnus Lindgren, telling the story of Viktoria´s encounter with Hancock. Tolstoy´s longstanding pianist, Jacob Karlzon, accepts the challenge of taking the seat of the master and convinces with impressive solos on piano and a variety of tones and colours on keyboard and Fender Rhodes, while Matthias Svensson on bass and Rasmus Kihlberg on drums provide the silky, groovy rhythms. Krister Johnsson´s guitar is strongly influenced by soul music, occasionally evoking George Benson (but not forgetting the funky wah-wah-pedal), and the impressive brass sections were played and arranged by Magnus Lindgren.

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