Album · 2016
Day Breaks
- Released
- 5 October 2016
- Label
- Blue Note
- Catalogue no.
- UCCQ-9039
- Tracklist
- 16 tracks
- Length
- 1:03:59
- Country
- JP
“Day Breaks” is an album by Norah Jones, released in 2016 on Blue Note. The original release has 16 tracks with a running time of 1:03:59. Jazz standards on the record include “Don't Know Why” and “Peace”. The line-up features Norah Jones (piano, producer), Sarah Oda (producer, background vocals), Brian Blade (drums (drum set)), Christopher Thomas (electric bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar) and Pete Remm (Hammond organ, electric guitar).
Who played on Day Breaks
- Norah Jones piano, producer, vocals, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, electric guitar on 12 tracks
- Sarah Oda producer, background vocals on 12 tracks
- Brian Blade drums (drum set) on 10 tracks
- Christopher Thomas electric bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar, electric guitar on 7 tracks
- Pete Remm Hammond organ, electric guitar on 4 tracks
- Wayne Shorter soprano saxophone on 4 tracks
- Chuck Palmer conductor, instrument arranger on 3 tracks
- Dave Eggar cello, instrument arranger on 3 tracks
- John Patitucci acoustic bass guitar on 3 tracks
- Katharine Kresek violin on 3 tracks
- Maxim Moston violin on 3 tracks
- Phil Faconti orchestrator, performing orchestra on 3 tracks
- Todd Low viola on 3 tracks
- Tony Maceli bass on 3 tracks
- Daniel Sadownick percussion on 2 tracks
- Dave Guy trumpet on 2 tracks
- Dr. Lonnie Smith Hammond organ, background vocals on 2 tracks
- J. Walter Hawkes trombone on 2 tracks
- Karriem Riggins drums (drum set) on 2 tracks
- Leon Michels tenor saxophone on 2 tracks
- Tony Scherr electric guitar, background vocals on 2 tracks
- Vicente Archer acoustic bass guitar on 2 tracks
- Catherine Popper background vocals on 1 track
- Dan Iead pedal steel guitar on 1 track
- Jon Cowherd Hammond organ on 1 track
- Petter Ericson Stakee background vocals on 1 track
- Sasha Dobson background vocals on 1 track
Tracklist
- 1 Burn 4:39
- 2 Tragedy 4:15
- 3 Flipside 3:41
- 4 It’s a Wonderful Time for Love 3:54
- 5 And Then There Was You 3:06
- 6 Don’t Be Denied — Neil Young 5:36
- 7 Day Breaks 3:58
- 8 Peace standard — Horace Silver 5:15
- 9 Once I Had a Laugh — Norah Jones 3:13
- 10 Sleeping Wild — Sarah Oda 3:08
- 11 Carry On — Norah Jones 2:48
- 12 Fleurette africaine (African Flower) — Duke Ellington 5:22
- 13 Carry On (live at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington, VT) — Norah Jones 2:37
- 14 Flipside (live at the Newport Jazz Festival) 4:39
- 15 Peace (live at the Newport Jazz Festival) — Horace Silver 4:12
- 16 Don’t Know Why (live at the Newport Jazz Festival) standard — Jesse Harris 3:36
Production
- Adam Tilzer engineer
- Brandon Bost engineer
- Cameron Alexander engineer
- Eli Wolf producer
- Jeff Citron engineer
- Joe Visciano mix
- Owen Mulholland engineer
- Ted Tuthill engineer, recording
- Tom Elmhirst mix
More albums by Norah Jones
Frequently asked questions
Who played on Day Breaks?
The line-up of Day Breaks includes Norah Jones (piano, producer), Sarah Oda (producer, background vocals), Brian Blade (drums (drum set)), Christopher Thomas (electric bass guitar, acoustic bass guitar), Pete Remm (Hammond organ, electric guitar), Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone), Chuck Palmer (conductor, instrument arranger) and Dave Eggar (cello, instrument arranger).
Which label released Day Breaks?
Day Breaks was released in 2016 on Blue Note (UCCQ-9039).
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