Norah Jones
Piano Solo on
Cold Cold Heart

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Norah Jones's piano solo is the sole improvisation on this cover of Hank Williams's "Cold Cold Heart" from her 2001 debut Come Away with Me. Jones solos at a medium 115 BPM in A with a straight feel, interpreting the country standard through a jazz-informed sensibility. Williams wrote the song in 1951 during a period of personal turmoil, and Jones's piano solo captures the composition's emotional depth while transforming it into something distinctly her own. The solo demonstrates Jones's ability to bridge genre boundaries, applying jazz improvisation to a country classic within a pop-accessible framework.

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