Norah Jones
Piano Solo on
Don't Know Why

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Norah Jones's piano solo is the sole improvisation on "Don't Know Why," the breakout single from her 2001 debut album Come Away with Me. This brief solo at a relaxed 90 BPM in B-flat with a straight feel provides a delicate instrumental interlude within the track that sold over 27 million copies and won eight Grammy Awards. Jesse Harris's composition, written in 1999 in New York City, provides a gentle harmonic framework that Jones navigates with the understated lyricism that defined her musical identity. The solo reflects Jones's jazz training while fitting seamlessly into the song's pop-folk sensibility.

Norah Jones was 21 to 22 years old at the time.