Day Breaks
Norah at her evocative best. With support from jazz luminaries like Wayne Shorter and Lonnie Smith, Jones weaves subtle musicianship into a set that’s uniformly stylish. No longer the innocent ingenue of *Come Away With Me*, she now conveys a melancholic knowingness in “And Then There Was You” and “Sleeping Wild”. Watch her adapt the autobiography of “Don’t Be Denied” into a work of candlelit soul.
The restive jazz star, who went on to work with Jack White, Danger Mouse, and others after her multiplatinum debut, returns with a no-frills record that fades into the background without much fuss.
Norah Jones took liberty with her blockbuster success to set out on a musical walkabout, spending a good portion of the decade following 2004's Feels Like Home experimenting, either on her own albums or on a variety of collaborations.
Norah Jones goes back to basics with her new straight up jazz album, Day Breaks. While her 2002 breakout debut Come Away With Me is arguably...
A welcome return to jazzier roots for the US singer-songwriter. CD new music review by Peter Quinn