Come Away With Me (20th Anniversary)[LP]

Great cd. Super audio has a slightly better sound over regular cd. I bought for a low price.

I previously owned this on CD and now have it on vinyl. Norah Jones never disappoints! I’m so glad I was able to find and purchase it. The sound quality is crystal clear, and it arrived well packaged. 🎶 Norah Jones never disappoints!

exellent

Favorite album! No warble perfect sound quality great album.

Excelente sonido, muy buena compra.

Being a bit of a jazz fan who looks down upon pop-jazz artists as sell-outs, I was initially a little be apprehensive about this album. Sure she was beautiful and sure the lead single was immensely popular, but so many jazz singers turn out to turn more mainstream (as is the case of the latest work by Diana Krall). After listening to it at first, I thought what just about any jazz purist would say: "this is not jazz!" And that is the point; this should not be compared to jazz music. Krall's music DOES fit more in jazz that this album; in fact this album is a little of a classification oddity. Most listeners simply say it is a bit of a cross between pop, jazz and country. This is not too far off from the truth. One thing that I think people have failed to notice is just how much the songs could fit easily on an album by one of the greatest singer/songwriters that ever lived; James Taylor. In fact, it should be noted that this album is almost definitely more suited to fans of Mr. Taylor than perhaps fans of Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald or Lady Day herself. The classification nightmare is due to the fact that she is signed to Blue Note, a label that is almost exclusively jazz. Yes, it is jazz tinged, but so are some of James Taylor's songs such as "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight". The album is a very mellow experience and is a perfect showcase for her exquisite voice (another thing she has in common with James Taylor). It is unique in that it has been released by a new artist in a climate where most songs are created by people who deserve more credit than the singers themselves. It harks back to the simpler times of the Early 1970s when James Taylor and groups like Bread were in their prime. Admittedly, the best tracks are "Don't Know Why" and "Come Away With Me", but all are enjoyable and we must remember that this is her first album; even artists like Stevie Wonder, Prince and Marvin Gaye didn't hit full stride until a few years later into their career. In closing, this is an album for fans of that kind of music. If you are looking for jazz, go by Kind of Blue or something like that (just stay away from Kenny G).

Music could be great but no way for me to enjoy it in this poor sound quality. I recently ordered three albums in vinyl, Igor, Diana Krall and Norah Jones for around $90 total. None of them sounded great, Diana Krall had least issue but the other two were so terrible to keep record playing two minutes in. Sounded not clear, muffled, and shaky bass. I later found them new with tones of static, there were crazy poos when my brush went near them. I don’t know if the static or manufacturing washing process coating made them horrible, but my liner track turntable stopped by itself in the middle of playing couple times making me feel bad. Put those okd 70-&0s record on and didn’t get these symptoms to repeat. Don’t want to buy bew vinyl anymore, expensive and poor experience leavine a bad taste in the mouth. Edit: the replacement is good and made me a believer which this album is great, 5 stars. Too bad I had to go through twice to find a good copy.

This release from Norah Jones is an excellent recording and earns 5Stars all day long. HPB (Half Price Books) delivered a Standard CD not the SACD (Highly regarded track) that was advertised. They provided an immediate full refund and did not request the item be returned. Their customer service did respond promptly to my request to check if the SACD was actually available and they were not able to produce the item that was advertised. I give them a 👍 for prompt response- and I do frequent their brick n mortar stores in DFW area, but this particular order was disappointing.

This is a deep rich lush performance and the recording captures all the vibrant elements, not just the vocals at the expense of other instruments. The warmth of Norah Jones voice clearly shines through but the recording is measured and balanced, yet somehow sound s just too perfect. The recording captures the measured paced performance of the artists in detail. It is clear why this recording is regarded as a “demo” recording for any collection and Hi-Fi. Yet I cannot feel uncomfortable about elements of this recording. It is almost too perfect , rich warm detailed and leaves me feeling that it is slightly unnatural and part of me wonders if elements of this recording have been auto tuned? It’s almost like over processed food, just too good to be true. . I played this recording either side of a 1950’s Miles Davies recording which is free from most modern artifice and I’m just unsure how natural this recording is? I have not set out to write reviews of the music content as “beauty is in the ears of the listener”. These reviews are about the quality (or not) of the recorded sound. To read about how the reviews are done please see my profile. • Clarity – Excellent, open, transparent and very detailed • Channel separation – very good, clear left and right • Channel balance – an excellent static mix. Instruments and performers can be clearly located and placed on the stage • Sound Stage – reasonably wide but better depth and height especially when vocals, piano and double bass • Distortion – non audible • Compression – there is a lot of detail and huge dynamic range, no frequency limitation is audible. The instruments and vocals soar however there is something about this recording that makes me uneasy, especially regarding the vocals, they seem almost unreal in their richness • Atmosphere – intimate, close, club like a sultry bar • Bass – low frequencies – clear and very well defined, the kick drum is clearly audible. The bass guitar has a well defined tone and it is good to hear the strings. This is not a bass rich recording but what there is is well measured, warm and detailed. • Treble – high frequencies – the guitars have good tone and detail. The cymbals are a tad variable sometimes it is possible to hear them being struck on other occasions they a re “soft” in the mix. The decay on the piano is both realistic and charming, creating a real feeling of intimacy, very much like a cabaret performance • Vocals – excellent intimate warm, breathy very “cabaret”. The recording has excellent range and dynamics. Unusually other instruments are not sacrificed to capture the vocal performance As a general rule of thumb recordings from the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s are nearly always better on the original vinyl. Remasters often fail to please as it’s just not possible to make a silk purse from a sows ear, i.e. the original recording lacks the necessary detail to be processed digitally and show an audible improvement. Indeed such processing can make the sound worse. Modern recordings which have been processed digitally from start to finish can be as good as vinyl. CD’s are often unfairly criticised for being poor quality. This is not the case, it is the original recording or the process which is to blame. Modern “remasters” can both enhance and degrade a recording. The statement GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) is the limiting factor. Ignore this at your cost.

Very pleasant listening.

Idealna do wyciszenia

J'adore cette musique, un vrai classique; et one ne s'en lasse pas!

Som nítido e capa com excelente qualidade!