The CD: “Not Too Late” (Blue Note)
Performer: Norah Jones
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After her impressive debut, “Come Away With Me” and 2004’s “Feels Like Home,” Norah Jones dealt with her Grammy Award-winning celebrity in her own fashion. She joined the offbeat, mixed-genre music group The Little Willies, who released an album of laid-back jazzy country cover tunes. With “Not Too Late,” Jones continues her genre-defying ways lending her distinctive voice to a diverse collection of tunes that range from mellow easy-listening to Tom Waits-style beatnik swing.

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The CD: “Love”
Performer: The Beatles

I have to open this review with a warning: If you are a Beatles fan, this CD is going to hit you pretty hard. It’s like sugar coated crack! You will have to rush out and buy it, if you haven’t already. Not just a simple compilation, “Love” is the soundtrack for the new Cirque de Soleil show, created using the latest “mash-up” technology, under the supervision of The Beatles original producer, Sir George Martin, and his son, Giles.

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