Norah Jones

A striking and seductive mix of pop, jazz, country, folk and blues. Jones' voice and piano playing are superb but so are the rich and layered guitars courtesy of Bill Frisell and others. Finally, the diverse fans of the Cowboy Junkies, Shelby Lynne, Rickie Lee Jones and Cassandra Wilson have an artist they can all embrace.

Singer and pianist Norah Jones begins her debut with a confessional tale called "Don't Know
Why," a little shrug of a song about the call she couldn't make to a lover and the ensuing
missed hookup. She sings as though this one ordinary incident has unraveled her world --
she sounds weary and tense, puzzled by a sudden lack of bravery, haunted by what could
have been, overcome with regret. Jones takes her sweet time illuminating these... More >

Peacemonger of the year, and I guess you could say we need one ("Cold, Cold Heart," "Don't Know Why") (Grade - )