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| | Features | NELSON WILLIE & WYNTON TWO MEN WITH THE BLUES
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| | Description | The event was simply billed as "Willie Nelson Sings the Blues," but the historic two-night stand on January 12 and 13, 2007 at Jazz at Lincoln Center was far more than that. Call it a summit meeting between two American icons, Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis, two of the most significant figures in modern-day country and jazz, who discovered common ground in their love for jazz standards and the blues. Their performance stirred the sounds of New Orleans, Nashville, Austin and New York City into a brilliantly programmed mix that was equal parts down-home and cosmopolitan, with plenty of swing and just a touch of melancholy. To say that these shows were a hot ticket would be an understatement. Luckily, the tapes were rolling and the results of this unique collaboration now constitute the Blue Note album Two Men With The Blues for everyone who couldn't cram into The Allen Room. Featuring great playing from one of the hottest bands around these classic tracks are given new life by the extraordinary dual talents of Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis. At a time when most people are thinking of retirement, Willie has never been busier. His profile has been high in recent weeks with his various career retrospective releases and sold out tour and this album can rightly stake it's place alongside anything else he has done. Wynton rarely sounds so relaxed and both of these musical giants are clearly having the time of their lives together on these new interpretations of some of the greatest songs of the 20th century. | |
| | Product Details | | Audio CD Release Date: | July 08, 2008 | | Studio: | Blue Note Records | | Number Of Discs: | 1 | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 92 reviews |
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| | Track Listing | | 1. | Bright Lights, Big City | | 2. | Night Life | | 3. | Caldonia | | 4. | Stardust | | 5. | Basin Street Blues | | 6. | Georgia on My Mind | | 7. | Rainy Day Blues | | 8. | My Bucket's Got a Hole in It | | 9. | Ain't Nobody's Business | | 10. | That's All | |
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56 of 62 found the following review helpful:
 It's all fun ! A mandatory "buy". Jul 08, 2008
By Marie deVarenne
In early 2007 two of contemporary American music's greatest icons, jazz trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis and country music legend Willie Nelson, teamed up for a couple of unforgettable nights at New York's Lincoln Center.
Both love the blues, and love to play it over-easy, Nelson's vocal staying light and playful.
This album is the souvenir from those evenings. What you don't get is the sight of two aging legends twinkling convivially at each against the night lights of Manhattan, without which the flowering of audience applause around each solo is a little frustrating...
The pair are backed by a crack five-piece band firing on all cylinders - saxophonist Walter Blanding, pianist Dan Nimmer, bass man Carlos Henriquez, harmonica player Mickey Raphael and Ali Jackson on drums.
There are all kinds of blues - downhearted, rude, even goodtime blues. The sort on this recording could be called country blues, because of the presence of Willie Nelson. There are also several party blues, and quite a few pieces, such as "Stardus"t and "Georgia on My Mind", that aren't blues at all.
But the main point is that it's all fun. Nelson, from Texas, and Marsalis, from Louisiana, have no trouble finding common ground. The latter contributes some majestic playing, in the manner of Louis Armstrong. Altogether, as with some of the best blues, this doesn't make you sad, it makes you feel better.
Nelson has always been ready to take on challenges. Here, he turns on the downhome charm, as he joins Marsalis's compact group for a set that has the unpretentious aura of a jam session.
Nelson's vocals on "Stardust" are a touch brighter than Hoagy Carmichael may have intended but the effect is leavened by a smokey, gently twisting trumpet line full of yearning beauty courtesy of Marsalis. Another Nelson standard, "Georgia On My Mind", has a sweet, subdued but compelling intimacy and could legitimately lay claim to the title of ultimate standout track on an album of standout tracks.
Peak of the album: the heady, hard-core blues-ballad rendition of "Night Life", "Caldonia", which swings amiably and "Bright Lights, Big City", which exudes the requisite swagger.
A mandatory buy.
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43 of 49 found the following review helpful:
Historic: American Masters at Play Jul 09, 2008
By Dr. Debra Jan Bibel
"World Music Explorer"
Everyone knew that this summit of master musicians would be special. The session was recently broadcast on National Public Radio's Jazz at Lincoln Center, and as we already have an Amazon video excerpt of the event, we can expect to see the entire meeting on PBS, with DVD as pledge gift. The CD, however, has had the opportunity for further electronic mixing and improvements by Delfeayo Marsalis and Jeff Jones. So what can we say about the quality of the music and the personalities? How many superlatives are there? But you first must be a Willie Nelson fan and you must be a jazz enthusiast who honors Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Jazz folk for their precision and urban sophisticated development of New Orleans roots. Thus if you are among that very large number of music lovers, you must own this recording. Even the insert notes and photos are nicely done. As for the selections, we have Nelson's own oft recorded theme song, Georgia on My Mind, and we also have Stardust, which was included in the album of the same title that demonstrated that Nelson was more than a country singer; indeed that album is his all-time best seller. I, however, enjoyed Rainy Day Blues and the other tunes that follow, which are what the album is supposed to be about: the blues. This album is simply fun. You will love it.
14 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Somewhere Between Austin & New Orleans Jul 09, 2008
By John J. Petersen
"kayaker"
There is a happy medium between Willie and Wynton, and it is on the dusty bayou roads that link these two icons. The delta Blues Sound is unmistakable. Miles Davis once said that he enjoyed listening to Willie Nelson because he had a jazz sense to his music. Wynton Marsalis must have heard this because he has proven that theory is correct. Nonetheless this is enjoyable music, I can't stop listening to this CD. Think Billie Holliday replaced by Willie's Texas twang. Songs like "Basin Street Blues" and "Rainy Day Blues" are awesome.
Joining the 2 Men' are Willie's harmonica player Mickey Raphael, and Wynton's band Walter Blanding on sax, Dan Nimmer on piano, Carlos Henriquez on bass & Ali Jackson on drums.
Buy this CD now! A must have for not only fans of these 2 men, but those who want to further their history of American music!
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 not the "historic ... summit" the product description would lead you to believe Oct 07, 2008
By D. Johnston
You can probably figure out what this album might sound like. It's sensible and relatively enjoyable at times, but hardly earth shattering. If you're looking for dinner jazz that might make your guests ask, "Is that Willie Nelson?" This is it.
22 of 31 found the following review helpful:
 Where Two Great Talents Went Wrong Aug 10, 2008
By Otto Bingo
What a disappointment! Winton Marsallis is a superb musician, a virtuoso without peer who hits all the right notes and has smart charts. But he has no heart. His playing his formal, cold, and uninvolved. I should have expected that. But Willy Nelson? We know he's got heart and soul and humor. But here he appears so fearful of losing his supercool persona that he's just casually phoning in the performance. Willy, there's a difference between subtle understatement, and just barely getting the words out. Reviewers have compared this pairing to the incredible sessions of Louis Armstrong and Jimmy Rodgers 70 years ago-- the ultimate summit where jazz and blues met "country and Western". That unwarranted comparison got my hopes up. But Rodgers and Armstrong had more than musical skill --they had electricity, magic, and heart. Winton, you're no Satchmo and never will be. And WIllie, please try staying awake next time.
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