How Norah Jones came almost full circle on jazzy new album Day Breaks
‘I got to play the 75th anniversary concert for Blue Note records and it sort of planted a little seed in my head,’ says singer, who’s gone back to the piano and, in a step up, written all but three of the tracks
A lot of comparisons are being made between Norah Jones’ debut album, Come Away With Me, and her latest, Day Breaks, which will be released on October 7.
Jones, visiting Tokyo to preview a few of the songs to the media, is inclined to soft-pedal the parallels – “I try not to make the same album twice” – but there is a definite similarity of mood.
Come Away With Me set the bar high for Jones in both critical and commercial terms. Released in 2002, it won eight Grammy awards, topped the Billboard 200, and has sold more than 26 million copies.
Subsequent albums have also been hits, but not on the same scale. Each seems to have taken Jones further from the jazz roots which contributed to her being signed by the Blue Note label, and for which she still records – until now.
