3 years after her "Feels like Home" Solo Cd, Norah is back with her third solo cd, but she really has been recording you just have to look for her. In the last few years she has appeared on Albums by Willie Nelson,Dolly Parton,Ryan Adams, of course her side group "The Little Willies" and work with Jesse Harris and Richard Julian and Adam Levy, some of these names might be unknown to most but if you live in NYC they shouldnt be. Norahs new solo cd, will feature her usual band, guest appearances by Jesse Harris and Richard Julian, this time around Norah has written and co written all the tracks, the only thing missing as she said is "Arif Mardin", those of you who dont, he produced Norahs "Come Away with me", and some of "Feels Like Home", Arif passing away, was probably one of the greatest producers, when Producing was an art form and not about beats. The CD hits stores January 30th, and the first single is called "Thinking about you", secret club gigs are being planned for NYC, which is how i first discovered Norah way back in 2000, when she was unsigned and playing clubs to 50-100 people, i knew she was a special performer, and forget all about the sales, because that was all a fluke, im glad Norah has not given in too all that and is back hitting the clubs like the old days again.


Heres a few words about the new album






After “Come Away With Me” in 2002, sold with more than twenty million copies in the world, and “Feels Like Home” in 2004, run out with more than ten million specimens in the world, both supervised by the very legendary producer Arif Mardin deceased last June, the talented singer and New Yorkean pianist Norah Jones, author of his own songs and who conquered the whole world with his very characteristic style, reconsiders the front of the scene with one awaited new album studio, baptized “Not Too Late”, to appear on January 29, 2007 in France on Blue Note.

It is about the third opus of Norah Jones for Blue Note, “Not Too Late” joins together thirteen jewels which, for the first time, all are signed with its hand. These songs probe the depths of the emotions and the state of mind which the fact gets of living in a disturbed world. “There are three or four years, I said that I aspired to write better songs”, Norah Jones remembered. Norah Jones also announced that it had not envisaged to write all the songs of “Not Too Late”, but that during its last round, it composed much and stopped once not returned at it.

“I like to sing works of other authors, but I do not smell myself any always as near as to my own songs. These last are more honest, more in agreement with what I really feel. This disc is much more personal”, said Norah Jones. Produced by Lee Alexander, faithful bass player of the group of Norah Jones which Co-sign also with it several songs of its new album, “Not Too Late” testifies to an undeniable maturity. Norah Jones preserves his significant style, approaching varied tempos and styles.

With the 27 years age, Norah Jones recognizes that it progressed as an author and points out that the titles of its two preceding albums counted among the first that it had written. “I find them a little elementary. The news, more complex, reflects my personality better. Some of enter they are dark and cynical, but also incarnate a certain form of hope. This is why this new disc names “Not Too Late”, I like this positive message”, explained Norah Jones, with the smile.

Norah Jones said that the meetings of “Not Too Late” proceeded in a pleasant way, because the essence of the recording took place in the home-studio that Lee Alexander and itself went up. “We proceeded in a different way this time. Front, we reserved a studio for one week and went back another week, a few months there later. It was well, but time was always counted to us. This time, we did not feel this type of pressure. Blue Note did not even know that one recorded. One took just pleasure by hoping that it left something there”, explained Norah Jones.

It said that the majority of the meetings were made in manner impromptue. “One telephoned the buddies to say to them: “You are downtown this evening? Super, come!”. The recording was very relaxed and especially implied friends and their own friends that they recommended to us”, said Norah Jones. In addition to its group (Lee Alexander with low, Adam Levy with the guitar, the chorus-singer Daru Oda and the beater Andy Borger), Norah Jones invited Mr. Ward and Richard Julian to the choruses, Jesse Harris with the rhythmic guitar, Larry Goldings with the B3 organ and Bill McHenry with the saxophone tenor, as well as the violoncellists Jeff Zeigler (Kronos Quartet) and Julia Kent.

About the absence of Arif Mardin, Norah Jones declared: “To have this third ear, this third opinion would have been well. Arif always planed above us in a marvellous way. He was more a mentor a producer who assigned of the tasks. He listened to our ideas and made suggestions, in general minimal. And it got along well with our team, it was our buddy”. In 2004 and 2005, Norah Jones carried a guitar with it of turned and writes the majority of the titles of “Not Too Late”, of which “Until The End” which was born on an island of the Southern Pacific and “Rosie' S Lullaby”, composed in Australia.

“The guitar is more practical to transport than a piano. At the same time, I am of advantage been used for to write”, said Norah Jones. After the round, Norah Jones wanted to record his songs quickly. Six of enter they find themselves on “Not Too Late” and the others were made up at it. The majority of the titles were finicked by the bass player Lee Alexander, always very effective in this role. About the piano in “Not Too Late”, Norah Jones said: “The piano be always strong in the mixing but I like not that it be the principal instrument rhythmic, except when one play something of funky”, have it say.

“I adore the guitar as a rhythmic instrument and I play about it on this disc”. Norah Jones plays of electric on incredible “the Broken”, which is also characterized by part of low, “extravagant” according to Norah Jones, of Alexander. Norah Jones also plays of the acoustic guitar on “Wake Up”, a title slow and moving in which the Alexander bass player makes cry his guitar lap steel. Singularly, the song which opens “Not Too Late”, “Wish I Could”, does not contain a piano. It is about a waltz melancholic person with Jesse Harris with the guitar and Jeff Zeigler with the violoncello.

Norah Jones, which likes to write and sing love songs, specified that it adores outward journey beyond: “I like to compose of the songs which are not planned too much, where all can arrive. And it is difficult not to be influenced by the topicality”. And thus, in “Wish I Could”, Norah Jones refers to a ex-lover sent to the war, and, in “My Dear Country”, with the fact that there are things much more alarming than Halloween. In romantic “The Sun Doesn' T Like You”, of which it started the writing at the time of its round in Brazil, a feeling of intrigue invades the words.

The integrality of “Not Too Late” was not written on the road. The light melody of “Not My Friend” came to him after having looked at a film in its bed. “It was the first time, I believe. In general, I like to sit down to think of film after having seen it. But this time, I started to write”, remembered Norah Jones. Norah Jones has also held to specify that it has looked at film one second time to ensure that it had not borrowed the song, which profits from part of guitar to back of Lee Alexander, from the original band of film.

One of the first songs written by Norah Jones for “Not Too Late” is “Be My Somebody”, which came to him whereas it was alone at it, Alexander having left to produce the first album of Amos Lee. “I was depressed and did not manage to write. A friend gave me some good councils and once this composed piece, the remainder left easily”, remembered Norah Jones. The song, which gives its title to the album, is one of the last that Norah Jones recorded. It is a title of hope, in spite of the fact that today, the hearts of their blood are emptied and the lungs fill of smoke.

Norah Jones wrote of it the music and the main part of the texts there is two years, and put the final key with the assistance of Alexander. Whereas Norah Jones composed the essence of “Not Too Late”, very Kurt Weill “Sinkin' Soon”, by far the most strange song of “Not Too Late”, was written by Alexander. Norah Jones is responsible only for the bridge. “We were not able to play the song until the end before recording it, then we went to dine and drank some beers”, remembered Norah Jones.

“I believe that one was to need to feel like sailors in transfered, because one then recorded it in only one catch”. J. Walter Hawkes, a a little characterial friend of Norah Jones, exploited a solo of ideal trombone this song. Two songs of “Not Too Late” count among the first written by Norah Jones. “Thinking Butt You”, a wonder with the Wurlitzer piano, was made up with Ilhan Ersahin of Wax Poetics, when it played with the group. “I always had this song in the head”, said Norah Jones.

“I thought that it was too pop for me and that someone else could record it. One tried to put it on the preceding album, but it sounded too country-rock'n'roll. It is super to have finally found a manner of making it function. When one continues to like a song seven years after having written it, it is rather good sign”. Short and immediate “Little Room” resulting from the old notebooks of Norah Jones, is written at the time where it lived in an apartment with East Village, with bars with its only window. It was a small part but, as one includes/understands it in the text, it could shelter a great love.

Daru Oda plays a solo of flute on this title. “Not Too Late” marks a spectacular stage in the artistic evolution of Norah Jones. With this new album studio, Norah Jones shows that with the difference of some of its pairs to transitory glory, it is there to last and it is from now on impossible to doubt it.

i love Norah, but her albums tend to be snore fests,
i hope its a tad different now

I too like Norah. Hope she has major success with this upcoming album.

Anyone else notice how the grammar in this article is poorly represented? Parts of it almost read as if there was a translation of the article from another language into english.

Oh well.....I suppose that is not the point of this so I'll leave it at that. ALl the best to Norah.

i like Norah Jones on paper. the idea of her. the existence of her.


but the execution, the reality of it, bores me to sleep.

"Snorah" "Blownes"

Who's idea was it to get Bjork to translate that article to english

She's a fresh breath of air comparing to bags full of hot air today.

I'll give her the credit for being unique, different and yes, sincere

I thought she was in a rock band for a while there. There were some pics of her a few years ago, on stage, all dressed up in costume, playing with some new group. She also did a duet with Dave Grohl - though it sounded more like typical Norah Jones fare than a Foo Fighters song.

I liked the first album, but the second album was so samey I only listened to it once and then went back to the first - why listen to a copy when you like the original?

I doubt I'll check out the new album, although the fact that she wrote all the songs interests me. I'm hoping Katie Melua's next album is all written/co-written by Katie Melua too.

KidOmega said:

snorah jones is the poor man's Jigglypuff

looking forward to it

She seems so overrated to me...

I was lucky enough to see her do a private performance of the entire new album last week and it was incredible. For those that love her..you will love the new album. She's not stepped out to far out of the box but there were couple of country-tinged tracks that reminded me of Lucinda Williams which is a great thing!

It was 1 hour of pure bliss..she and her band showed up sat down performed the album...made us laugh..it was awesome and she is so nice and laid back!

peace

ABeautifulOne said:

Not at all
She has a great voice and plays piano very well

Harlepolis said:

Right on Harle! Tell it like it is!

Yeah it really doesnt get more sincere than Norah, if you havent seen her in a small setting than you are really missing a great artist, i saw her 10 times in clubs here in NYC and this was before "Come Away with me" took off the way it did, including 3 shows before she was even signed, when she was selling her "First Sessions" cd at the shows for 5 bucks and playing to a room of 50-100 people and opening for JOAN RIVERS!! As far as overrated, well whenever someone blows up we seem to consider them overrated, i tend to hear this "overrated" claim on artists that actually have talent (norah,Joss,Alicia,Van Hunt,JohnLegend) but i never hear the untalented who blow up called "Overrated".

If you're into Norah Jones,you should check out Alexa Ray Joel,Billy Joel's daughter.

http://www.myspace.com/alexarayjoel