Hana - Herbie Hancock featuring Joni Mitchell

Herbie Hancock featuring Joni Mitchell with Sonya Kitchell from the new and innovative Nissan Live Sets series - March 20, 2008 (aired April 1 on Yahoo!) Herbie Hancock on piano Lionel Loueke on guitar Marcus Miller on bass Vinnie Colaiuta on drums Bob Sheppard on soprano saxophone Joni says of this song, "I wish I could remember the name of this great old movie from the '30s that I based this song on [White Banners -1938]. The story is about a woman who literally shows up at a house in the middle of a blizzard. It's set in the Depression and she's selling kitchen utensils door to door. She literally comes in from the cold, sees the dire living situation of this school-teacher husband and his wife and kid, and becomes like an angel to them. She offers to be their maid, make their money stretch and get them back on the right track. Hana is a wily, street-wise, Irish woman who has a generous heart but also a hidden motive for being in this town: to visit her illegitimate son who was adopted by a rich family. I identified with her, but she was way ahead of me. She's exemplary in the way she dealt with life." - Starpulse 2007