Jesse Harris & The Ferdinandos / Secret Sun – CD

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Author: HARRIS,JESSE

Release Date: 27-05-2003

Details: Product descriptionHarris,Jesse ~ Secret SunAmazon.caJesse Harris will probably always be best known as Norah Jones’s favorite songwriterhe wrote five songs onCome Away With Me, including « Dont Know Why »–but hes also an able recording artist himself. Many of the 12 songs on his fourth album with the Fernandos,The Secret Sun, are built on a foundation of acoustic guitar–his and that of ex-Lounge Lizard Tony Scherr (who also plays electric guitar throughout). These two are abetted by a particularly supple rhythm section–bassist Tim Luntzel and Kenny Wollesen (Tom Waits, Bill Frisell). Similar to Jones’s work, there’s an understated elegance to these songs, and the band is clearly comfortable with bluesy pop, country rock, singer-songwriter ballads, and even traditional folk (the album’s one cover, « Roberta »). Jones appears on one song, the duet « What Makes You, » but its not even the best song here. That honor could go to the pre-rock classic pop grace of « How? » an intricate guitar-and-marimba workout « The Midnight Bell, » or the album-closing stunner, « You, the Queen, » a jazzy love song full of longing, regret, and hope. Clearly, Harris doesnt have a voice that comes close to matching Jones’s, butThe Secret Sun is full of good songs played tastefully–a combination that deserves to be applauded.–Keith Moerer

UPC: 044007613825

EAN: 0044007613825

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: New