Day Breaks

Description

With this splendid new album, Norah Jones returns to her jazz roots, the loop is closed. Intertwining with a rare subtlety country, folk, rock, soul, and jazz, Norah Jones appears more than ever as the contemporary artist best expressing the richness and diversity of American music. While this new record inevitably brings to mind "Come Away With Me," this new album is undeniably the work of an artist who has matured greatly and has significantly honed her craft. Norah Jones is this time accompanied by true jazz legends such as saxophonist Wayne Shorter, organist Lonnie Smith, and drummer Brian Blade, who was already present on her first record and whose playing forms the backbone of this new album. This album features twelve tracks: nine original compositions, all written or co-written by Norah Jones, evoking both the meanders of love and the current socio-political context, as well as covers of Horace Silver ("Peace"), Duke Ellington ("Fleurette Africaine"), and Neil Young ("Don't Be Denied").