i've been a fan of Norah Jones since her 2002 debut.

it was the album "Come Away With Me", an album filled with sultry, soothing, nocturnal, piano-heavy tunes. brimming in its jazz and lounge influence, it was a charming, delightful record - and the recording world loved it. it went on to win a historic 8 Grammys for Norah Jones, the highest record ever for a solo artiste.

her second album "Feels Like Home" was released 2 years later, and it explored a radically different genre of music - the banjo filled tunes of country music.

while "Come Away With Me" was like the silent, still, winter night, "Feels Like Home" was like a bright, sunny, summer day. it was such a joyous record, with a kind of 'can-do' homely feeling to it. it wasn't what i had expected, considering that i was crazily in love with the melancholy of the previous album. but I guess, it was a pleasant surprise.

if "Come Away" was the winter night, and "Feels Like Home" was the summer day, then Norah Jones' latest album "Not Too Late" is probably best described as a tranquil autumn evening. this time, the artistic direction has moved back towards the heavy jazz influence seen in the 2002 debut. but that is not to say the album is filled entirely with nocturnal-esque tracks.

it has its fair share of experimental music as well... kind of like a healthy mix of slightly more hopeful songs, with slightly more depressing ones. its soothing, inspiring, even cynical at times. which is quite an achievement, because i never really imagined that Norah Jones could ever be cynical in her music. but well, she has proven me wrong.

not as fascinating as her first, not as fresh as her second, but this third effort by the talented singer-songwriter is still enough to make me marvel at the amount of emotions that a simple tune can bring out of you. and if anything, Norah's raw, smokey and penetrating voice makes this record a worthwhile purchase. so go listen to it!

cause its never too late to fall in love with this amazing nightingale of jazz.