Rob Burger
Accordian Solo on
Painter Song

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Rob Burger's accordion solo is the sole improvisation on "Painter Song" from Norah Jones's 2001 debut Come Away with Me. Burger brings an uncommon instrumental voice to the album, soloing at a relaxed 78 BPM in A with a straight feel over Lee Alexander and J.C. Hopkins's composition. The accordion's reedy, breathing quality adds a European café-like atmosphere to the track, enriching the album's diverse palette of sounds. This is one of the more unusual timbral choices on a record that distinguished itself through eclectic instrumentation and an adventurous approach to blending folk, jazz, and pop elements.

Rob Burger was 29 to 30 years old at the time.