A little bit Billie Holiday, a little bit Nina Simone yet distinctly her own. Norah Jones isn't just another artist jumping on the bandwagon of a rejuvinated jazz scene, she's already a multi-Grammy award winning artist.
Indie-rock producer Jacquire King had long been an admirer of Norah Jones' smoky, seductive voice, but the man behind acclaimed albums from Kings of Leon to Tom Waits never thought the two would ever inhabit the same musical orbit, let alone work together on a CD.
Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:05:00 GMTThose expecting the languid, jazzy piano-led balladeer of old are in for a surprise. Four albums into her career and Norah Jones is embracing change. Related Stories Through the window: Davidsons new show Classical Music 20/11/09 Pop/Dance Music 20/11/09 Roots/Folk Music 20/11/09 Album Reviews 20/11/09
Publ.Date : Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:42 GMTParts of Norah Jones's 2007 album Not Too Late sounded rather like a scrubbed-up, housetrained Tom Waits, so it's no surprise that for this follow-up, she enlisted the services of producer Jacquire King in an attempt to obtain the "balance between beautiful and rough" that he secured for Waits's Mule Variations.
Publ.Date : Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:38:32 GMT
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Norah is the daughter of legendary Indian musician Ravi Shankar.
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