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Two Men With The Blues by: Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis List Price: $18.98 Childrens Bookshop Price: $13.49 You Save: $5.49 (29%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 5099950445424 Label: Blue Note Records Manufacturer: Blue Note Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Blue Note Records Release Date: July 08, 2008 Studio: Blue Note Records Sales Rank: 16 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album 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. Amazon.com: Two Men with the Blues is no more a jazz album than a blues album. It's neither jazz returning home, nor blues wandering out. What Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis have created is a compilation of jump-blues standards with arrangements that compliment both genres. While most of the album is careful not to take itself too seriously, there are a few tracks that seem to plod on for ages. The live set kicks off with the upbeat "Bright Lights, Big City," on which Marsalis' horn is crisp and full. "Ain't Nobody's Business" and "Basin Street Blues" are arranged slower than better known versions but still fit the album's context. Nelson and Marsalis's take on "Stardust" comes off as a bit too "Sinatra" for Nelson's thin vocal, while "Georgia on My Mind" just doesn't work at all. Still, the things that work, work well. "Night Life" and "Rainy Day Blues" are particular stand-outs, and "Caldonia" is a faithful homage to the Louis Jordan original--minus Jordan's screaming punch line, of course. The album ends riding high on the last song, "That's All," with its straight-out-of-a-New-Orleans-Baptist-church feel. Both Nelson and Marsalis are notorious for collaborating with other artists. Therefore, it seems only natural that they've found themselves on a project together. Overall, this set is well worth the wait. --Eric C.P. Martin People en Español Aunque a primera vista un dúo entre Willie Nelson y Wynton Marsalis suena como una combinación extraña, la realidad es que Two Men with the Blues es un disco bastante interesante. El álbum fue grabado el 12 y 13 de enero de 2008 en dos actuaciones en el famoso Jazz at Lincoln Center en Nueva York. No se puede negar que por momentos Willie Nelson parece un poco perdido el dentro del jazz, pero también demuestra el por qué es una leyenda de la música en canciones como "Caledonia" y "Georgia on My Mind," ambas interpretadas de forma espectacular. Quizá este no sea el mejor disco de Blues, Jazz o Country del año, pero sin duda es una adquisición obligatoria para los fanáticos tanto de Nelson y Marsalis. Además hay que decir que el sonido del álbum es magnífico, muchos músicos sueñan con sonar así dentro de un estudio. --Ernesto Sánchez (People en Español  )Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Rode hard and put up wetAn absolutely wonderful product and combination of two superb talents but unfortunately, Willie's voice is apparantly gone. I have an old vinyl of Willie doing "Stardust" many years ago and the comparison is saddening. I wish these two had done this before all Willie could do is talk the song because his timing and touch has not withered. Robin Rating: - Great blues mix This is a great mix of two wonderful musicians - from diff eras & genres - nice lively listening Rating:  - For The Music LoverIt's all there !! New Orleans Blue's Jazz Horns Bass Piano !!!! It's all there !! And Wonderfully done !!! Rating: - Good live stuff !I love Willies voice, he can sing anything and get away with it ! Team him with Wynton, and it's beautiful music ! For a "live" recording, it's very enjoyable ! Rating: - Gorgeous jazz CDTalk about an amazing event. Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson together for two nights. I wish I could have been there, but the CD is the next best thing. All the songs are good and the engineering is stellar. One comment, this CD will not play on any of my Macs. This severely reduces my enjoyment of the music, since I often do play a CD via the computer, particularly if I don't want to compress something that's this good to an MP3. Rebecca Kyle, August 2008 |
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