Norah Jones

I purchased this cd shortly after it came out. It is a cd I put on when I want to gentle my mind. Her voice is warm and her phrasing is perfection. Every time winter comes around I listen to her constantly..Especially if it's rainy and cold. Her music just beckons for a glass of warm wine and a good book. A must have for any music lover. The songs "don't know why" & "come away with me" illustrate the great things about being in love and all of it's dynamics.

Norah has a wonderful voice and the arrangements of these tracks are carefully done...not over orchestrated at all. Good job; good album

This album will be recorded as a classic in music history. Love Norah's airy and sultry sound...such relaxing music. I can listen to her music over and over again. A new emerging singer-songwriter I recently discovered reminds me a little of Norah Jones with a little Fiona Apple tossed in; Arrica Rose. Her latest CD La La Lost is her best to date.

After seeing her on a tribute to Elvis Presley I immediately went to Amazon.com to listen to some samples of her music. I settled on the CD titled Come Away With Me ... which I just love. Her voice is so comforting to listen to and I play it just about every day. Now that I have one of her CD's I intend to purchase more.

This CD has become one of my favorites. I keep returning to it over and over.

More of same - luckily I like Norah Jones. I wish she'd branch out and explore different musical styles...perhaps more serious collaborations with other equally talented musicians. I'd love to be actually listenting to her rather than just having her as pleasant background music. She could do more, but I'm happy to add this latest to my collection.

Norah jones is so relaxing to listen to with her soulful, blusey sounds.
However, now mix Norah Jones with a little bit of Fiona Apple for a perfect blend with an edge because sometimes her music can get a bit repetitive.

Not Too Late
I liked this CD release but prefer early album "Come away with Me."

I think Norah Jones has a wonderful voice, but I don't have to hear her sing her liberal views. I own her first two great albums, but I definitely will not buy this one.

If you like Norah Jones, you'll love this CD. I'm a huge fan and the tracks on this CD are quintessential Norah. I love it!

Any thing Norah Jones does is great. She can sing anything. I listen to this CD everyday!!!

Didn't receive CD - tried to then cancel so it would never be shipped as I heard it and didn't like it at all, it was not and I was still charged. Need to have charge removed. Also the other item I ordered was more money that what was stated at the time.

Though I initially had problems with receiving the product, my second attempt at contacing Customer Sevice quickly resolved the problem.

CD is great as well.

What a beautiful voice! I could listen to her for hours and hours! The music is palatable and soothing, kind of a folksy jazz. If you like Anita Baker, Carole King, and Anne Wilson, you'll like Norah-just wonderful. I'll copy this review on her two other most recent works, as it applies there as well. She has established and proven herself, with a wide-enough body of work, so that she deserves all the recognition, for a wonderful talent, that she gets, and then some!

As a wonderful gift from my much more musically-astute son and daughter in-law, this was my first introduction to Norah Jones. I'm now a fan.

Although the daughter of Ravi Shankar of '60's sitar fame, the Eastern influences she undoubtedly must have are not evident. All vocals, some covers, mostly her own excellent music and introspective lyrics ("What Am I to You?" is extraordinary). Her presentation is unlike any I've heard exactly - slow, soft, low key, jazz-influenced, subtle. A little country, but not much. Slow tempos, almost rhythm-less, nicely paced. Hard to define, seemingly many different influences, possibly even a stylistic throwback to earlier times, maybe the '30-'40's. Very far removed from rock or pop or up-tempo jazz, would not appeal to everyone.

Her clear, unadorned vocals are backed by a small, excellent, mostly acoustic (yes, and handsome!) band. The recording is very well balanced, specifically not at all over-produced or commercial-sounding.

Very, very well done - not for the car sound system in traffic, deserves to be heard in a quiet environment on a good system, ideally with your soulmate. An absolute breath of fresh air for good music lovers!

I first fell in love with "Sinkin' Soon", but have now fallen in love with many other tracks on this CD. "My Dear Country" has become a new favorite, especially considering all of the political debates filling every TV station and Pub lately... can't get away from it! There is a good variety of sounds and influence... some blues, some jazz, a bit of folk, and some hauntingly burlesque beats. And of course, Norah's beautiful voice carries you through each song as if reading tales from a storybook. I highly recommend this CD!

The music is what you get on the unenhanced CD, vintage Norah with several of her best tracks yet. My favorite is 'The Sun Doesn't Like You' - very dark, threatening, totally non-specific, with this really neat strong music (vocal and instrumental).

I hoped for one or two different songs on the DVD (you get that on her first DVD), but that doesn't happen. I'm not a great fan of videos. These are far better than most (visual quality, concept, execution), but I'd have been happier with more of the rehearsal footage,or small-house concert ...

And I'm picky.

Whether folk, country, jazz, pop, or whatever music style she pleases, I will listen. She has the curiosity and imagination to travel to these areas and beyond. This is the voyage of a musician that is gifted with a conscience possesion of her own naivete. Her minimalist piano and guitar virtuosity is the canvas for the delivery of her exceptionally pure art. Telling glimpses of her life, thought, and truth seasoned with dreamy fairy tales of moonbeams and lullabies. She does all of this and more, with a voice that is the sexual-audible equivalent only comparable to Emmy Lou Harris, Dolly Parton, or Diana Krall. I hope she still throws in the classical tune now and then, and doesn't feel pressured into creating all her own new material.

The product is what I expected. It arrived on time and in the condition advertised.

I bought this CD / DVD right before attending her show here in Boston. It is a great CD. I haven't watched he DVD yet.

Great CD. I bought it for my husband, he's always been a Fats fan and he loves it. All the artists did a wonderful job. Worth every penney.

If you are a fan of Fat's or the New Orleans sound you gotta purchase this CD. This is a veritable lovefest of the Fat man and it shows in the music. You can certainly tell these folks really cared about this man, his music and the City of New Orleans. The songs keep sounding better and better. The coolest thing, is the proceeds from the sale of this CD go toward buying new musical instruments for the students from N.O. public schools and also benefit other community programs. This is a win, win propostion.

LOVE THIS ALBUM - It is packed full of Fats Domino classics performed by some wonderful new artists and some legends of our own time. This CD brings back many memories of when I used to ride around in my first car with my Fats Domino 8 track. One of the best CDs I now own.

Diversified cast performs a lovely tribute one of the fathers of American music. Must have

The reason for this CD and the status of the man in the history of his city and rock 'n roll and the plight of New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina are not in doubt but judged on the musical content alone, this double CD offering does come across as a mixed bag overall I fear.

While some of the new recordings are great interpretations (Tom Petty, Lucinda Williams and Randy Newman) some are frankly disappointments (Elton John, Paul McCartney, Los Lobos and Lennie Kravitz), but given two discs worth the chances of getting a high level of consistency was always going to be a high goal. What is the real gem however is the existence of a number of alternative interpretations which come across as real finds - my own surprises being the two Robert Plant contributions (each very different and a precursor to his more recent work with Alsion Krause and T Bone Burnett) and Taj Mahal, Toots and the Maytals and Willie Nelson in putting their own personal stamp on their interpretations.

I was left feeling after several plays that judicious choice would have produced a killer single CD rather than a variable double such as we have here.

This is a great CD in that the music is outstanding. Nora Jones fans will love it. However, I couldn't give it a 5-star rating because there are only 7 songs on the disc, with the last track a repeat (radio edit) of the first track. So it essentially has 6 songs!! Since there is one track I don't like, this is now a 5-song disc for me. No disc should only have 7 songs! I am glad I only paid $8 for it.

I adore Norah Jones and was thrilled to find this CD on Amazon. Although Peter Malick acts like he discovered Norah, the music is bluesy and suits her voice perfectly. Her voice transcends any music she sings! A great addition to my Norah collection although The Little Willies is my fave

While this is a pretty good cd, the length is a little disappointing. I've bought this for the family members who love Nora Jones, and they've liked it a lot. So I guess that if you love Nora Jones, length isn't a problem. I will say though, her voice is amazing and I love listening to her, so I would recommend this to anyone who likes jazz and Jones.

The songs are wonderful. Norah is, as always, wonderful. But the CD has so few songs that you're left wanting more. That's a good thing, but seven songs is rather ridiculous.

There are so few tracks on this album, I would have been better off buying my favorites on iTunes. By the time you settle in to listening, it's over!

The sound on this is very anemic. The bass is almost non-existent. I've read this in other reviews but I had to see for myself since I love this album. It's true. Stick with the regular CD. Later Edit: I've decided it's not as bad as I first thought. What I said previously still applies but you won't be wasting your money on this.

"Come Away with Me," American chanteuse Norah Jones' first CD, initially released in 2002, was a sensation, but you probably don't need me to tell you that. It won five Grammies, including "Best Album of the Year," and "Best New Artist," for its vocalist. And it eventually sold more than 16 million records in this country; 39 million, worldwide, making it almost the most popular album ever, just behind the Beatles' work.

The album was produced by that living legend, Arif Mardin, who'd previously turned his hand to helping out the likes of Aretha Franklin, and Dusty Springfield; most people agree that he really knows how to showcase a woman's voice. And Jones' voice: well, that's what the fuss was about, wasn't it? Sultry, sexy, smooth, smoky. A jazz/pop voice that's sensual, plaintive, soulful, folksy, and a little bit country. In short, an album best classified as mellow acoustic pop -- some listeners find it a bit reminiscent of Eric Clapton's "Unplugged," which was a big hit in its own right. "Don't Know Why," a revealing, introspective, personal number, first track on the album, was also a big hit single.

The beautiful young Jones, a native of Brooklyn, New York, is also appearing in the odd movie these days. But she was born with music in her veins. She is, as is well-known, the daughter of famed Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, and American jazz vocalist Sue Jones, and half-sister of sitarist Anoushka Shankar.

However, young Miss Jones can't yet be said to swing: best she can do is sway, occasionally. But listen to her take on Hank Williams' country classic, "Your Cold, Cold Heart." The girl's got the jazz chops to go yet farther: from any point of view, she's worth keeping an eye on. If you've worn out the original CD, you might want to replace it with this SACD; the sound's enhanced,if you've got the right equipment.

I listen to this SACD using my do-it-yourself made vacuum tube amplifier plus Beyerdynamic DT 770 headphones. The sound is excellent, very detailed, Norah voice very breathy and warm. However, sometimes I can hear a slight hiss from recording and I have an impression that some songs were recorded with different settings since the "color" of the sound is somewhat different (particularly when compared the first track with the rest). The other thing is that the grandpiano is a bit too loud in some songs and "covers" the voice. Anyway, these are minor things and they do not spoil general, very positive impression. I really had fallen in love with that voice :)

Great album for easy listening. Recording is good and SACD makes it better. You have to be in the mood to listen to her. Good for background music. Again, she's not called s'Norah for nothing.

I've listened to this in standard stereo CD, SACD stereo and SACD multi channel. SACD stereo sounds much better with this. She's sitting there right in front of me. I love the music and they did a superb job on the 2 channel SACD. Out of about 30 or so SACD's (and 400 CD's) I have this is one of my favs.

This is amazing.. Maybe the best TV series soundtrack album I've ever listened.

All album is amazing. Tracks are wonderful. G&D's mixes are brilliant.

You must have this album for your collection. Also if you love electronic or chillout music, you should buy this album.

I think this is one of the genre's best mixes ever. It flows to the point where you never have to skip a track, and by the time you finish listening, you are surprised at it being over so soon. 5 stars!

This is a unique CD. I love the songs and the arrangement is good too!

A good CD but I'm wondering who is doing the cover of "Wicked Game?" I believe it is the group Giant Drag, but with 57 covers of that song it's hard to tell.

The music fits well with the show and stands alone pretty well also.

I did enjoy this CD but not all of the music was as it was on the show.

Ok, this album is not for everyone, it is only for those who truly appreciate music and know how to reconize truly good sounding music. It isn't exactly what I would cruise down the road with the windows down and turned up loud - but it is superb for relaxing at home, chilling, working and not wanting some loud screaming of lyrics or talking in general to interrupt your workflow (if you are like me and don't like dead silence when working, this is PERFECT!) As a matter-in-fact I have it playing right now as I type this.....give it a shot, but only if you are a true music lover!

This is a good CD for background music for just hanging around or having a party of any sort.

Once upon a time (at the end of the 70s) the London Symphony Orchestra had the idea of producing "classic" or rather orchestral versions of classic rock and pop songs. They made five essential albums from 1977 to 1984. A huge success.

Alas, the label "classic rock" or "rock classics" or "symphonic rock" is all over the place these days. It had started after the LSO's initial success: Everybody suddenly recorded similar albums which quickly deteriorated into easy listening. While the first five albums interpreted true classic songs from the Beatles or the Who or Pink Floyd or even Rock'n'Roll or some traditional songs ("House of the Rising Sun", for instance) the "new" symphonic rockers just took songs from the top of the pops of the day.

But worst of all was the dumbing down of the arrangements. It shows with this recording here. These are just instrumentals, faithful replays of the original songs, same rythm, same sound (complete with synthesizers), even same length. It's just plainly boring and most of the time much worse than the original pop songs.

And it's not what the original idea was all about: to discover the symphonic quality of modern pieces - how would the classical composers have dealt with the same musical material? In the first LSO arrangements were hints of Ravel and Gershwin and Elgar and Holst, even some avantgarde techniques. Ever compared the Boomtown Rats' "I don't like mondays" with the wonderful and disturbing 10-minute-monster the LSO made of it? Or heard the all-strings-version of "Whole lotta love"? Or the Bolero-version of "You really got me"?

And then everybody, including the LSO, started to make some sort of James Last meets Lloyd Webber. The temptation to make a quick buck was just to much, I guess. So skip this one, look for the true classic Classic Rock. They are not hard to find.

I was a bit disappointed with this CD. There are some songs on this playlist that should have blown away the listener but that was not the case. The music, at best, is background music, certainly nothing to savor and play and play again. If anything, this CD makes one listen to the true classics of Beethoven, Dvorak, Vivaldi, Mozart and others.

If you buy no other classical music, buy this collection. CD 1 (Relax) is perfect for dinner, quiet entertaining or just soft music while you're working. From "Come Away With Me", to "Whiter Shade of Pale" to "Knights in White Satin"... each piece is it's own movement - and moved you will be... Perfect for a romantic evening. CD2 is more robust, but equally entertaining. "Layla", "Livin On A Prayer", Stairway to Heaven", "Run to You" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" - you owe it to yourself to hear these licks performed by the RPO.