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Two Men With the Blues
Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis
Release Date: 07/08/2008
Original Release:
2008
# of Discs:
1
J&R Item # 1028086_CD
UPC # 5099950445424
Label: Blue Note
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Disc: 1
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Performer: Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution Notes: Personnel: Willie Nelson (vocals, guitar); Wynton Marsalis (vocals, trumpet); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Walter Blanding (saxophone); Dan Nimmer (piano); Carlos Henriquez (upright bass); Ali Jackson (drums). TWO MEN WITH THE BLUES brings out both the jazziness that's long been a key element of Willie Nelson's sound (his standards album, STARDUST, remains one of his most acclaimed efforts) and the New Orleans-tinged, Louis Armstrong-esque bluesiness that's at the core of almost everything Wynton Marsalis has ever done (not counting that classical album!). Marsalis blows blistering, gutsy solos on Nelson's own classic tune "Night Life," and Willie sounds completely at home delivering a low-key version of the New Orleans jazz standard "Basin Street Blues." A version of the Ray Charles signature song "Georgia on My Mind" highlights the jazz-savvy chordal movement and country/blues base of the timeless composition. TWO MEN WITH THE BLUES is a successful sonic summit meeting, but the two camps represented were never truly that far apart to begin with.
Rolling Stone (p.95) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[Marsalis] chills out, adding a one-note trumpet solo on 'That's All' that's funny and awesome."
Entertainment Weekly (p.75) - "[T]heir sensibility is New Orleans by way of Texas and Tin Pan Alley -- with Marsalis' usual horn-fronted band doing the driving and Nelson settling in perfectly with his offbeat vocal phrasing."
Down Beat (p.64) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Marsalis and Nelson have no problem finding common ground....Those familiar with Nelson's work will recognize his longtime harmonica player Mickey Raphael..."
JazzTimes - "Marsalis' soloing throughout parses vintage-sounding blues riffs and his naturally probing attitude as a player, seeking out the cerebral blues notes of his personal devising."
Vibe (p.62) - "Impressive without being pretentious, TWO MEN possesses an urbane strut that's perfect for jazzheads -- and their country cousins."
Q (Magazine) (p.140) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Nelson is] an ideal interpreter of these 10 old jazz and blues standards made famous by Jimmy Reed, Louis Jordan and more, especially when joined by trumpeter and jazz educationalist Marsalis and band."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.111) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[With] Marsalis interjecting an array of piquant, often inspired solos..."
Blender (Magazine) (p.90) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "A trumpet-anchored jazz combo swings Nelson's smoothness into new directions, and he returns the favor by helping bandleader Wynton Marsalis loosen up..."
Paste (magazine) (p.74) - "[It] feels like a long-overdue summit meeting. These renditions of classics -- including some of Willie's own -- sound completely natural..."
Record Collector (magazine) (p.102) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Nelson revisits the bluesier elements of his own catalogue....It's Marsalis' album, full of soaring horn flourishes and subtle phrasing..."
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