Ranging from solo albums to side projects, the best Norah Jones songs chart her remarkable artistic progression. Let us know in the comments section, below. The recording also featured a sanctified organ solo by Billy Preston and went on to net two Grammys. With the latter, she sang this warm rendition of a Wilco song penned by the alt. Vocal harmonies come from Sasha Dobson and Catherine Popper. Jones stays true to the wistful spirit of the original but her uniquely soulful interpretation gives it her own unique twist.
Norah was named the top jazz artist of the — decade by Billboard magazine. Norah has since worked in a number of movies, documentaries and television shows. Norah Jones started dating fellow musician Lee Alexander in The couple lived together until their breakup in Ravi Shankar pictured above right , a "sitar virtuoso and composer" who "created a passion" for "classical Indian music," as The New York Times described, was reportedly 59 and had a son with his first wife, Annapurna Devi, at the time of Jones' birth.
Despite Shankar's impressive resume he was a mentor to The Beatles' George Harrison , to list one accomplishment , Jones was tight-lipped about her dad. The "Shoot the Moon" singer had provided context for this in , telling The Guardian , "Although I love my dad very much, I did only spend a fraction of my adolescence around him.
In the beginning, that is exactly the path the recording seemed to take. But to the surprise of many, including Jones herself, Come Away with Me continued to sell steadily month after month, thanks to outstanding reviews, positive word-of-mouth, and unexpected radio play. It took nearly a year, but eventually the album reached the number-one position on Billboard 's album chart, selling some three million copies over twelve months. By it had sold eight million copies in the United States and an additional ten million worldwide.
Far less well known than her fellow nominees, Jones earned five nominations for Grammy Awards. On February 23, , the night of the 45th Annual Grammy Awards, she went home with an armload of trophies, winning for every category in which she was nominated.
Her follow-up album, Feels Like Home, followed a different, steeper path when released in Jones's second effort shot straight to number one, selling one million copies in its first week alone. I must be, somewhere deep down, otherwise I wouldn't like that kind of music. But I'm only like that when I'm on stage. I'm pretty much just loudmouthed, obnoxious, and silly. Jones was born in New York City in Her mother, Sue Jones, is a nurse and music promoter.
Her father, Ravi Shankar, is a world-famous musician hailing from India. Shankar became widely known for his association with the Beatles and other Western musicians; he taught Beatles' guitarist George Harrison how to play the sitar, a long-necked Indian stringed instrument, of which Shankar is considered a master. As early as age three, Jones began showing a keen interest in music, closely watching her father when he played his sitar.
At age five she began singing in her church choir. She learned to play several instruments in her youth, primarily studying piano. Shankar and Sue Jones, unmarried when Norah was born, separated when she was still a young child. Sue took her daughter to live in Texas in a suburb of Dallas called Grapevine.
Jones lived there for much of her childhood, having no contact with her famous father for ten years. Her musical influences during that time came from her mother's record collection.
She felt especially affected by the works of great jazz, soul, and blues singers, including Etta James, Aretha Franklin, and Billie Holiday. Jones also spent countless hours listening to recordings of musicals such as Cats and West Side Story. Norah Jones's surprising success with a style of music that generally doesn't reach the top of the Billboard charts has paved the way for similar artists, performers who now see the potential for widespread success with their more traditional musical styles, and whose labels are now more willing to invest in their music.
One such performer, Britain's Jamie Cullum, has crafted a jazz-influenced style for his singing and piano playing, a blend of old-time pop standards and cabaret-style jazz with the occasional rock tune thrown in for good measure. With Twentysomething, Cullum has taken his native country by storm, selling more records than any other jazz artist in United Kingdom history, and outselling a number of major pop acts as well. He made a splash in the United States when his album was released there in , with many critics comparing his swinging style to that of Norah Jones and Harry Connick Jr.
Just twenty-three years old at the time of his U. He has been playing guitar and piano since age eight, and he began playing for audiences in clubs and bars at about age fifteen. Encouraged in his love of jazz by his older brother, Ben, Cullum grew up admiring jazz greats Oscar Peterson and Dave Brubeck.
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