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Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis - Two Men With The Blues
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis - Georgia On My Mind (Live at the Lincoln Center, New York)
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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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.

Nelson's appearance was the highlight of the aptly named 2006-07 Singers Over Manhattan series, which Jazz at Lincoln Center produced and set against the breathtaking backdrop of The Allen Room. The venue, at Columbus Circle in New York City, features a two-story glass wall behind the stage, so that artists perform in front of a classic New York City nighttime tableau: taxis streaming around Columbus Circle, the lights of Upper East Side apartments beyond Central Park, and the moon rising over it all. Assembled before this ever-changing backdrop were Nelson in his elegant southwest regalia; his longtime sideman, harmonica player Mickey Raphael, dressed for the occasion in a suit and tie; and the always suave Marsalis, with his quartet pianist Dan Nimmer, bassist Carlos Henriquez, drummer Ali Jackson and saxophonist Walter Blanding.

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  • Willie Nelson honored with Texas educational endowment / AP
    Posted At: March 22, 2023 12:00 AM
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  • Willie Nelson set to release tribute for 'Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer' Harlan Howard / Taste of Country
    Posted At: January 18, 2023 12:00 AM
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  • Guitar.com explores the history of Willie Nelsons acoustic, Trigger
    Posted At: March 8, 2022 12:00 AM
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  • What Willie Nelson did before becoming a country star / GRUNGE
    Posted At: February 3, 2022 12:00 AM
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  • Willie Nelson on NPR: World Cafe
    Posted At: June 12, 2018 12:00 AM

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    Posted At: March 27, 2018 12:00 AM

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  • Willie Nelson announces 73rd studio album: 'Last Man Standing' / noisey
    Posted At: February 19, 2018 12:00 AM

    American icon, country superstar, and cannabis enthusiast Willie Nelson will release yet another new album in 2018. Last Man Standing will be Nelson's 73rd (!) studio album. It's due on April 27, two days before his 85th birthday. The news comes alongside the release of the album's title track, the video for which you can and definitely should watch at the top of the page. The album will see ...
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  • Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis: Two Men With The Blues. The the historic two-night stand from Jazz at Lincoln Center
    Posted At: June 16, 2008 12:00 AM

    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...
    Bookmark and Share
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