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|writer(s)                = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell]
|producer(s)              = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock]
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|producer(s)              = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Klein Larry Klein]
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|introduction              = '''Edith and the Kingpin''' is the second track on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock]'s 2007 album [[Album: River: The Joni Letters|River: The Joni Letters]] on which he covers and pays tribute to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell]. The song originally appeared on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Mitchell's] 1975 album[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hissing_of_Summer_Lawns The Hissing of Summer Lawns]. This 2007 cover features [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner Tina Turner], and has an uncredited guitar part by [[Prince]].
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|introduction              = '''Edith and the Kingpin''' is the second track on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock]'s 2007 album [[Album: River: The Joni Letters|River: The Joni Letters]] on which he covers and pays tribute to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Joni Mitchell]. The song originally appeared on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Mitchell's] 1975 album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hissing_of_Summer_Lawns The Hissing of Summer Lawns]. This 2007 cover features [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner Tina Turner], and has an uncredited guitar part by [[Prince]].
  
It is not clear where and when [[Prince]] contributed his part. In 2016, [[Kat Dyson]] said that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] and [[Prince]] met on [[20 March 2005-am|20 March 2005]] during the [[19_March_2005|36th NAACP Image Awards]] ceremony afterparty thrown by [[Prince]] at his rented [[Location: 3121 Antelo Road|3121 Antelo Rd.]] rented house in Los Angeles, California to discuss this idea. It is likely that the recording took place shortly afterwards.
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It is not clear where and when [[Prince]] contributed his part. In 2016, [[Kat Dyson]] said that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] and [[Prince]] met on [[20 March 2005-am|20 March 2005]] during the [[19_March_2005|36th NAACP Image Awards]] ceremony afterparty thrown by [[Prince]] at his rented [[Location: 3121 Antelo Road|3121 Antelo Rd.]] rented house in Los Angeles, California to discuss this idea. It is likely that the recording took place shortly afterwards. It is not known if [[Prince]]'s guitar part was recorded before of after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner Tina Turner]'s vocals which were recorded at the [https://www.njp.ch/welcome NJP Studios AG], in Zürich, Switzerland
  
 
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|date                      = Spring 2005 (assumed)  
 
|date                      = Spring 2005 (assumed)  
|studio                    = Avatar Studios, New York, NY, USA (assumed)
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|studio                    = [http://avatarstudios.net/ Avatar Studio], New York, NY, USA (assumed)
 
|additional info          = basic tracking
 
|additional info          = basic tracking
 
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] piano
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|date                      = Spring 2005 (assumed)
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|studio                    = [https://www.njp.ch/welcome NJP Studios AG], Zürich, Switzerland
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|additional info          = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner Tina Turner] vocal recording
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|date                      = Spring 2005 (assumed)
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|studio                    = Unknown, possibly [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA<br>or [[Location: 3121 Antelo Road|3121 Antelo Rd.]], Los Angeles, CA, USA (assumed)
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|additional info          = [[Prince]] guitar part recording
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|recording personnel      = *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] - piano
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner Tina Turner] - vocals
 
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Turner Tina Turner] - vocals
*Wayne Shorter saxophone
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Shorter Wayne Shorter] - saxophone
*Dave Holland bass
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Holland Dave Holland] - bass
*Lionel Loueke guitar
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Loueke Lionel Loueke] - guitar
*Vinnie Colaiuta drums
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Colaiuta Vinnie Colaiuta] - drums
*[[Prince]] guitar (uncredited)  
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*[[Prince]] - guitar (uncredited)
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbie_Hancock Herbie Hancock] - Producer<br>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Klein Larry Klein] - producer
 
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|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed regularly on    = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
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|trivia                    = The song originally appeared on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joni_Mitchell Mitchell's] 1975 album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hissing_of_Summer_Lawns The Hissing of Summer Lawns] which was cited by [[Prince]] in the [https://sites.google.com/site/prninterviews/home/rolling-stone-456-12-sepember-1985 1985 Rolling Stone Magazine interview] as 'the last album he loved all the way through' at that time.
 
|see also                  = [[Album: River: The Joni Letters|River: The Joni Letters]] album
 
|see also                  = [[Album: River: The Joni Letters|River: The Joni Letters]] album
 
|references                = <b>Podcast</b>: [https://soundcloud.com/guitar-player-magazine/episode-25-kat-dyson-wmike-scott '''No Guitar Is Safe - Episode 25 — Kat Dyson (w/Mike Scott)''' by ''Jude Gold'' (Soundcloud: 29 April 2016)].
 
|references                = <b>Podcast</b>: [https://soundcloud.com/guitar-player-magazine/episode-25-kat-dyson-wmike-scott '''No Guitar Is Safe - Episode 25 — Kat Dyson (w/Mike Scott)''' by ''Jude Gold'' (Soundcloud: 29 April 2016)].
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* <b>Album liner notes</b>: [http://albumlinernotes.com/River_-_The_Joni_Letters.html '''River - The Joni Letters album liner notes'''].
 
|categories                = [[Category:2007]] [[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]] [[Category:Recorded 2005]]
 
|categories                = [[Category:2007]] [[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]] [[Category:Recorded 2005]]
 
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Revision as of 14:05, 5 July 2020

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Edith And The Kingpin

River TheJoniLetters album.jpg
from the album River: The Joni Letters
Song details
Performer: Herbie Hancock
First Released: 25 September 2007 - River: The Joni Letters album
Album(s): River: The Joni Letters
Writer(s): Joni Mitchell
Producer(s): Herbie Hancock and Larry Klein
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
  • This track is not known to have been performed by Prince
Performed regularly on tour:
  • none
Performed occasionally in shows:
  • none

Edith and the Kingpin is the second track on Herbie Hancock's 2007 album River: The Joni Letters on which he covers and pays tribute to Joni Mitchell. The song originally appeared on Mitchell's 1975 album The Hissing of Summer Lawns. This 2007 cover features Tina Turner, and has an uncredited guitar part by Prince.

It is not clear where and when Prince contributed his part. In 2016, Kat Dyson said that Herbie Hancock and Prince met on 20 March 2005 during the 36th NAACP Image Awards ceremony afterparty thrown by Prince at his rented 3121 Antelo Rd. rented house in Los Angeles, California to discuss this idea. It is likely that the recording took place shortly afterwards. It is not known if Prince's guitar part was recorded before of after Tina Turner's vocals which were recorded at the NJP Studios AG, in Zürich, Switzerland


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Spring 2005 (assumed) Avatar Studio, New York, NY, USA (assumed) basic tracking
Spring 2005 (assumed) NJP Studios AG, Zürich, Switzerland Tina Turner vocal recording
Spring 2005 (assumed) Unknown, possibly Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA
or 3121 Antelo Rd., Los Angeles, CA, USA (assumed)
Prince guitar part recording
Recording Personnel

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Edith And The Kingpin 6:34 River: The Joni Letters Studio



 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
EBlues   < < < All Songs Unreleased Songs > > >   Even Flow