I saw Norah J in concert a couple of weeks ago and I would agree that she is beautiful and has a wonderful voice. I love the CD too but was disappointed with the show in general. The band were mostly competent although the drummer was plodding and unhelpful. The best moment was Norah alone doing a Horace Silver number. The songs, almost all of the ones from the CD, were played almost exactly like the recorded version with little or no development or variation, i.e. 3 or 4 minutes each song. It sounded exactly like the cd but with the band present. This was the major disappointment for me. In contrast, the same week I saw the Mingus Big Band and they were amazing.
mike in bcn np prefab sprout
