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 | Title : Come Away with Me
Author : Jones, Norah
Release Date : 20020226
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
It is not just the timbre of Norah Jones's voice that is mature beyond her 22 years. Her assured phrasing and precise time are more often found in older singers as well. She is instantly recognizable, blending intimations of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone without sounding like anyone but herself. Anyway you slice it, she is a singer to be reckoned with. Her readings of the Hank Williams classic, 'Cold Cold Heart' and Hoagy Carmichael's 'The Nearness of You' alone are worth the price of the CD. Jones's own material, while not bad, pales a bit next to masterpieces such as these. They might have fared better had she and producer Arif Mardin opted for some livelier arrangements, taking better advantage of brilliant sidemen such as Bill Frisell, Kevin Breit, and Brian Blade; or if the tunes had simply been given less laconic performances. Jones has all the tools; what will come with experience, and some careful listening to artists like J.J. Cale and Shirley Horn, is the knack of remaining low-key without being sleepy--sometimes less is not, in fact, more.
Buyer Reviews :
I really wanted to love this CD. I first heard the opening notes of 'Don't Know Why' on VH1, and had to stop flipping channels to see why that channel was playing what I could only call Jazz. It's a great song, and her performance of it was so refreshing that I couldn't stop humming it.
So I went to [her website] and downloaded the MP3s from her House of Blues performance, and I was blown away. She has some maturing to do, no doubt, but these live tracks (in particular, Bessie Smith) show a real talent.
So why does the CD have relatively little of her great piano work? And how was it possible to suck most of the life out of this great live performer?
There are some great tunes on this CD - but mostly I'm disappointed that the energy & talent on display in those MP3s is missing from this release.
(by Michael Gillespie)
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