Jazz vocalist and pianistNorah Jones' debut album is comprised of 14 graceful, stripped-down and sedate tracks. At the tender age of just 22 years, her voice has overtones ofSadeworship about it - and her passion for the music ofBillie Hollidayis obvious. ...more
The A.V. Club
In the struggle to make herself heard, 22-year-old singer and pianist Norah Jones has two powerful weapons at her disposal: youth and an interesting history. (She hails from Texas, never a hotbed of jazz singers, and has a famous father, sitar master ...more
The Austin Chronicle
Norah Jones is the big buzz of the moment. She's already appeared on Jay Leno and other late-night TV shows, and this new debut album is quickly being added to radio playlists all over the country. Although she records for Blue Note, the world's ...more
PopMatters
S implex munditiis. A few thousand years ago the great Latin poet Horace strung these words together in a valiant attempt to describe the scene of a young woman weaving flowers into her hair in a sea cave. Horace's poem is a record of the inherent, ...more
Yahoo! Music
Norah Jones's debut on Blue Note is a mellow, acoustic pop affair with soul and country overtones, immaculately produced by the great Arif Mardin. (It's pretty much an open secret that the 22-year-old vocalist and pianist is the daughter of Ravi Shankar. ...more
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