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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19 in Music
• Released on: 2008-07-08
• Number of discs: 1

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.

Customer Reviews

Two Men with the Blues
A great CD Willie & Wynton and as Willie says at the end a GREAT, GREAT BAND. If you like Blues it doesn't get better from Two Music Giants

awesome
These two great talents have come together and made one of the best cd's I own. The music is awesome !!

So-o-o jazzy!!!
I listened to this CD in my car the first time I played it.

I wanted to get out at the traffic light while it was red to dance around the car while Bright Lights, Big City was playing!!!!

I thoroughly enjoy all the songs, but...felt like getting a "bucket" without a hole in it for that one.

The entire album makes me feel great---and so very happy!!!!!