Crooked Lines

Jesse Harris & The Ferdinandos | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 26, 2001)
• Original Release Date: July 26, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B00005NVQ3
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #320,737 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

Jesse Harris is a prolific singer/songwriter from New York City. His voice has been described as sweet, powerful and distinctive. Jesse wrote the hit single "Don't Know Why" and four other songs that appear on Norah Jones’ million+ selling album, "Come Away With Me" (Blue Note).

Jesse's band, The Ferdinandos, features some of downtown New York's best musicians: Kenny Wollesen on drums, Jesse Murphy on bass and Tony Scherr on guitar. Among them they work with Bill Frisell, Tom Waits, John Scofield, The Lounge Lizards, Sex Mob and many others.

Jesse Harris and The Ferdinandos are one of those bands that can sound loose without being sloppy. Their sound is that of a band whose members are accomplished, in touch, or just plain comfortable enough to make the final output sound warm and sincere.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Record!, November 28, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Crooked Lines (Audio CD)

This is one of the best records I bought this year. Great songs, beautiful melodies, and strong vocals. Do yourself a favor and check out this amazing artist.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great songwriter, April 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Crooked Lines (Audio CD)

Jesse Harris is an extremely talented NYC based singer-songwriter. He has recent success performing and writing with Norah Jones including the hit "Don't know why". Jesse is also a great guitarist with a real neat fingerpicking technique. I first heard of him when he was one half of the jazz-pop-folk duo Once Blue with Rebecca Martin. They recorded and released a wonderful self-titled debut album in 1995 but broke up before the release of their second record(I hope that album is someday released in some form. I heard the songs live in concert and they were incredible). This album is packed with great songs--check out "I'm alright", "Poor old dog" and "Do you ever dance...". My favorite is "Save you breath for the crowd" (incidentally a song he used to play as part of Once Blue). Buy this album---this guys deserves to be heard!!!!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars don't sleep on jesse harris, March 14, 2002

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kotchy curlow - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crooked Lines (Audio CD)

one of the best artists you don't hear enough about.... wonderful writing, amazing feel, and a voice you won't forget.