Jones, Norah / Come Away With Me (1LP/GAT)
Norah Jones comes from formidable musical stock. Her father is the acclaimed sitar player Ravi Shankar, her mother the acclaimed American concert producer Sue Jones. Born in Brooklyn in 1979 and then raised in Texas she showed enormous talent as a pianist and was soon immersed in the works of Bill Evans and Billie Holiday. A jazz piano major at University Of North Texas, early collaborations with Jesse Harris and Richard Julian set her on a country path.
Norah moved back to New York City in 2000 and began the rehearsals for what is appropriately called First Sessions and the debut album, Come Away With Me. Everyone wanted to sign Norah, but she wanted to sign to Blue Note. Bruce Lundvell, the head of the label, and Michael Cuscuna, who had worked at the label for decades, were excited.
ones comes from formidable musical stock. Her father is the acclaimed sitar player Ravi Shankar, her mother the acclaimed American concert producer Sue Jones. Born in Brooklyn in 1979 and then raised in Texas she showed enormous talent as a pianist and was soon immersed in the works of Bill Evans and Billie Holiday. A jazz piano major at University Of North Texas, early collaborations with Jesse Harris and Richard Julian set her on a country path.
Norah moved back to New York City in 2000 and began the rehearsals for what is appropriately called First Sessions and the debut album, Come Away With Me. Everyone wanted to sign Norah, but she wanted to sign to Blue Note. Bruce Lundvell, the head of the label, and Michael Cuscuna, who had worked at the label for decades, were excited.