Norah Jones on Bluenote??

Has anyone here even heard the album? Thought not. Lets hold off judgment until its released. Not sure I want to use Newsweek as my primary source of pop/jazz/whatever criticism. I, for one, really enjoyed seeing her perform and am looking forward to hearing and deciding for myself. On a similar note, curious about anyone's reaction to new Alicia Keys. Very different from the first release. NO way can you say she did a Sarah Maclachlan and went back to the well one to many times, IMO.

Be thankful Blue Note can generate revenue from Ms.
Jones and for her loyality to Blue Note. The revenue will allow Blue Note to cotinue to record great musicians that aren't as commercially viable as Norah Jones.

It's realy not about styles or so,
She simply can't sing!
Brittney could do the same on Grammy if not better.
So why having some delitant knowlege of jazz or any kind of vocal performance to be placed on Grammy award just because of singing or more presicely to say trying to sing a jazz?

Marakanetz-clearly she can sing and you as a Can fan should know that fitting someone into a specific box has no merit.
You really believe if you took a straw poll that Helmut from Can would be considered a better singer?
If you don't like her move along,everybody has different value systems.
Grammy Awards?
Who cares?

To me any vocal of any style is the one who has a controll over the music or to say more precisely over the song. It's a person that has maximum "synergy" over lyrics voice and music.
Norah has only grade 4 out of 10 in all of my criterias.

Figure Irmin Schmidt, Karoli, Suzuki and certainly Malcolm Mooney.
Figure also terrible one such as John Wetton(King Crimson).

All of these terrible vocals unites one thing: none can sing better a specific songs than they can. Who can sing better "In the Distance Lies the Future" than Malcolm Mooney? Chris De Bourgh? Pete Gabriel? Phill Collins?...

Can you spell any song that only Norah would sing its best??
Listening any song she sings, I just picture someone else on her place such as Krall, Willson or Schuur instead as much better match.