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Two Men With The Blues
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Track Listing
- Bright Lights, Big City
- Night Life
- Caldonia
- Stardust
- Basin Street Blues
- Georgia on My Mind
- Rainy Day Blues
- My Bucket’s Got a Hole in It
- Ain’t Nobody’s Business
- That’s All
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #661 in Music
- Released on: 2008-07-08
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .22 pounds
Editorial Reviews
Customer Reviews
It’s all fun ! A mandatory “buy”.
In early 2007 two of contemporary American music’s greatest icons,jazz trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis and country music legendWillie Nelson, teamed up for a couple of unforgettable nights at NewYork’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 getis the sight of two aging legends twinkling convivially at each againstthe night lights of Manhattan, without which the flowering of audienceapplause around each solo is a little frustrating… The pair are backed by a crack five-piece band firing on allcylinders – saxophonist Walter Blanding, pianist Dan Nimmer, bass manCarlos Henriquez, harmonica player Mickey Raphael and Ali Jackson ondrums.There are all kinds of blues – downhearted, rude, even goodtimeblues. The sort on this recording could be called country blues,because of the presence of Willie Nelson. There are also several partyblues, and quite a few pieces, such as “Stardus”t and “Georgia on MyMind”, that aren’t blues at all.But the main point is that it’s all fun. Nelson, from Texas, andMarsalis, from Louisiana, have no trouble finding common ground. Thelatter contributes some majestic playing, in the manner of LouisArmstrong. Altogether, as with some of the best blues, this doesn’tmake you sad, it makes you feel better.Nelson has always been ready to take on challenges. Here, he turnson the downhome charm, as he joins Marsalis’s compact group for a setthat has the unpretentious aura of a jam session.Nelson’s vocals on “Stardust” are a touch brighter than HoagyCarmichael may have intended but the effect is leavened by a smokey,gently twisting trumpet line full of yearning beauty courtesy ofMarsalis. Another Nelson standard, “Georgia On My Mind”, has a sweet,subdued but compelling intimacy and could legitimately lay claim to thetitle 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, BigCity”, which exudes the requisite swagger.A mandatory buy.Moment Of ForeverFrom The Plantation To The PenitentiaryHistoric: American Masters at PlayEveryone knew that this summit of master musicians would bespecial. The session was recently broadcast on National Public Radio’sJazz at Lincoln Center, and as we already have an Amazon video excerptof the event, we can expect to see the entire meeting on PBS, with DVDas pledge gift. The CD, however, has had the opportunity for furtherelectronic mixing and improvements by Delfeayo Marsalis and Jeff Jones.So what can we say about the quality of the music and thepersonalities? How many superlatives are there? But you first must be aWillie Nelson fan and you must be a jazz enthusiast who honors WyntonMarsalis and the Lincoln Jazz folk for their precision and urbansophisticated development of New Orleans roots. Thus if you are amongthat very large number of music lovers, you must own this recording.Even the insert notes and photos are nicely done. As for theselections, we have Nelson’s own oft recorded theme song, Georgia on MyMind, and we also have Stardust, which was included in the album of thesame title that demonstrated that Nelson was more than a countrysinger; indeed that album is his all-time best seller. I, however,enjoyed Rainy Day Blues and the other tunes that follow, which are whatthe album is supposed to be about: the blues. This album is simply fun.You will love it.not the “historic … summit” the product description would lead you to believe
You can probably figure out what this album might sound like. It’ssensible and relatively enjoyable at times, but hardly earthshattering. If you’re looking for dinner jazz that might make yourguests ask, “Is that Willie Nelson?” This is it.
