Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
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Free Music Review: Give me a break!
Hit: 5 Stars
In a time when music is populated by Britney Spearses, N'Syncs and similar "phenomenons", I think it's amazing some people will take their time to write and say low things about Norah Jones. What's the point in engaging in a discussion to find out if Norah Jones is or is not a jazz singer? It seems to me it's completely useless, not to say idiotic, to try to label someone with Norah's talent for singing and making music. Nora Jones has a tremendous gift, which is to sing. No one can deny that. Her voice (already labeled as "smoke and honey") is sweet, powerful, fluid. Her easiness when singing is amazing. Some people want to compare her to Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald. What for? Norah Jones's music is now. Holliday and Fitzgerald were fifty years ago. Yes, their music is still good and actual, that's why people keep mentioning them. But when someone compares Norah Jones to those past jazz singers, they don't give Jones any chance. Jones' career just started. Let's see if fifty years from now people will bring Norah Jones in their conversations. I think they will. Narrow-minded past-lovers are simply ridiculous.
And to say all her songs look like the same, all sad and boring? C'mon! "Come away with me", "Don't know why", "Bessie Smith" and "Nightingale", just to mention a few, are excellent to listen in any situation. Their melody and harmony provide the listeners to interpret them in any way they want, and to feel anything they want when listening to the songs.
...P>Grade 9.4/10
Free Music Review: Enjoyable and addicting
Hit: 5 Stars
Norah Jones has often been compared to, by many listeners and critics, as "the next so and so"--which is cliche in my opinion, being that for so long, when a new artist arrives with an ample amount of talent, they are so quick to be judged and in a way be compared to previous artists, that if the style that is found in their performance falls short of the "original" artist, we are quick to dismiss them all together--often never fully appreciating the newcomer or what they have to offer artistically.In my opinion, the album is exciting and deserves the praise that it has received. I have not been listening to jazz for much over a year, but have bought several jazz albums--so in calling "Come Away With Me" a jazz only release would be incorrect. Miss Jones has a lovely voice, and though her range isn't that of spectacular, I enjoy it none the less. I have reccomended this album to many, and will continue to do so--not only for the quality of her original work as well as her renditions (her rendition of "come away with me" is worth the price of the cd alone), but because in the "pop" infested, cliche world of similar music being hammered into our heads, Miss Jones is definitely refreshing, and I hope that the comparisons to Billie, Nina and others stop--for Norah is quite talented herself; indeed talented enough to not have the pressure of being judged against legends of the past--this is her first release after all.
Free Music Review: Norah Jones takes us away
Hit: 5 Stars
I brought this CD based on the suggestion of some friends of mine, and I was really glad that I did. Norah Jones' COME AWAY WITH ME is smooth, mellow and romantic. After owning it only for one day and listening to it four times consecutively, I know this will be a CD that will stay in constant rotation in my home. Ms. Jones will undoubtedly be compared to that other piano playing pop/jazz diva, Diana Krall, but there are distinct differences in their musical styles and their vocal abilities. Norah may have musical roots in jazz, but you can hear distinctive influences of pop, country and soul in her work. She also has a melodic, laid-back and cool vocal delivery that is very appealing. Her renditions of the standards "The Nearness of You" and "Cold Cold Heart" are outstanding, with her obvious knowledge of jazz phrasing. Norah gives us a touch of soul with "Turn Me On", which has quickly become one of my favorites, along with the original tunes "Don't Know Why", "Come Away With Me", "Feelin' The Same Way", "I've Got To See You Again", "One Flight Down" amd "Painter Song". Norah Jones may only be 22, but her voice belies her years. If you enjoy Diana Krall, Cassandra Wilson, or the music of the greats like Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington and Nina Simone, give this CD a try. It may not be straight jazz, but it is definitely worth listening to. Highly recommended.
Free Music Review: Perfect to chill to
Hit: 5 Stars
Whether you're a fan of 112 or D-12, we all can stand to listen to some music once in a while to just kick back and relax. Norah Jones's album, Come Away with Me, is perfect for that. From Blue Note Records, you would expect a strictly jazz album, but in fact, similar to the Blue Break Beats compilations from the same record label, this album contains a mixture of other styles with jazz.In fact, there are signs of country, jazz, soft rock and a little blues found here, so you don't have to worry about hearing the same song over and over again on this album. Those who say that some of her songs sound the same are probably the ones who don't really listen to people like her anyway. If you take a good listen to her covers like "Cold Cold Heart" and other songs like the title track she wrote, "Feelin' the Same Way", and of course, "Don't Know Why", you'll witness a 22-year-old woman with a variety of styles. The album's best song, "Painter Song", showcases Norah just riding along with the track. She doesn't try to hit very high notes or ad-lib her way through a verse. This is important in a world where new artists tend to over-prove themselves on their albums.
I didn't necessarily give this album five stars because it's classic material. I gave it that because none of the songs are bad and you can listen to it straight through, for all of the songs are three minutes or less, leaving an album of around 45 minutes. And there's nothing wrong with that.
Free Music Review: The incredible Ms. Jones
Hit: 5 Stars
Normally I tend to shy away from overly popular music because so many of the most wildly successful musicians tend to have more style than substance so I dug in my heels and wasn't going to be sucked into buying Nora's CD just because of her boatload of music awards.
But due to her success, her music became inescapable and could be heard at supermarkets, drug stores or in films like Two Weeks Notice. I became intrigued by the sound of her voice and took a chance and bought her CD and was richly rewarded by the gamble. Nora's CD has now earned a permanent place in my 5 disc CD player.
Nora has the voice and talent to became a worthy heir to the greatest of female jazz greats (Holiday, Fitzgerald, Simone, Horn etc) and amply establishes her credentials with this CD. Nora could make a living just by mining the jazz songbooks of Gershwin, Porter, and others by putting her own interpretation of those works as she does with Carmichael's song on this CD.
Nora's sultry, smoky voice is perfect for those of us who thrill to the imperfect, vulnerable sound of Billie Holiday and I'd love to see her talent focused on producing masterpieces of female vocal jazz rather than diverting her talent and energies on country music. Faith Hill and Shania Twain can fill the void in this area.
Nora has the talent to become one of the jazz greats and I hope she continues to devote her efforts in this area.