Norah Jones

IMO Norah and Emmylou are both great vocalists.

"The good is the enemy of the best."

I think that everyone's doing the best they can with what they've been given. I'm guilty of making disparaging remarks about musicians whose music I don't like but to dismiss an enormous talent such as Norah Jones simply because she isn't Sara Vaughan is absurd. NJ has a lot to offer in a variety of styles. I don't think of her as a jazz chanteuse and I don't think that's all she's trying to be.

Roxy54, I can't disagree more with the suggestion that NJ is mediocre.

It's Schubert who does not understand, and it's very simple language. "Good" and "bad" are opposites and are not interchangeable. Just because something is good but not the best does not make it bad.

And again, Norah Jones is far above mediocre. We should all be so good at what we do.

You need an elementary course in the English language and the meaning of words. And here we go, mate:

good

adjective
adjective: good; comparative adjective: better; superlative adjective: best

1.
to be desired or approved of.
"we live at peace with each other, which is good"
synonyms: healthy, fine, sound, tip-top, hale and hearty, fit, robust, sturdy, strong, vigorous

en·e·my

noun
noun: enemy; plural noun: enemies

1.
a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
synonyms: opponent, adversary, foe, archenemy, rival, antagonist, combatant, challenger, competitor, opposer;
the opposition, the competition, the other side, the opposing side
"he and his brother have been enemies for years"

"Best" is superlative of "good" and therefore could not possibly be construed as opposite or competitor. Case closed.