You might want to consider Norah Jones: Live at Ronnie Scott's as something of a musical palate cleanser, especially if you're prone to go for larger, arena rock like concert videos. This particular performance is absolutely minimalist from both a staging standpoint (as can probably be gleaned from the almost unavoidably repetitive screenshots accompanying this review), but also due to the fact that Jones is part of a trio. There's a refreshing intimacy to this concert, one that harkens back to smoky jazz clubs of yore, with earnest chanteuses crooning songs of love and loss, but what sets this performance apart is the fact that Jones of course accompanies herself on piano, sings her own material, and has a really winningly winsome quality that doesn't completely mask a kind of steely, if still sweet, foundation.
1. Sleeping Wild
2. Don't Be Denied
3. After the Fall
4. Sinkin' Soon
5. Out on the Road
6. And Then There Was You
7. It's a Wonderful Time for Love
8. Fleurette Africaine (African Flower)
9. Flipside
10. Day Breaks
11. Nightingale
12. Tragedy
13. Little Broken Hearts
14. Carry On
15. Don't Know Why
16. I've Got to See You Again
Burn [00:05:36]
Interview by Paul Sexton [00:20:13]
Norah Jones – Live At Ronnie Scotts 2017 [2018, Blu-ray, 1080p]
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