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Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis team up

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Willie Nelson

Country and jazz legends to release first album together

Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis have announced that they will release an album together this summer.

The country legend and the jazz icon have joined forces on their first collaborative album, 'Two Men With The Blues', which is due out in the US on July 8.

The album features 10 tracks including 'Bright Lights Big City' and 'Basin Street Blues' that were recorded during their first live performance together at New York's Lincoln Center January 12 and 13, 2007.

The album sees them exploring "common ground in their love of jazz standards and the blues", according to a statement.

The tracklisting is:

'Bright Lights Big City'
'Night Life'
'Caldonia'
'Stardust'
'Basin Street Blues'
'Georgia'
'Rainy Day Blues'
'My Bucket's Got A Hole In It'
'Ain't Nobody's Business'
'That's All'


--By our Los Angeles staff.
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acedrums 

Apr 18, 2008

Love a bit of willie nelson...real music...no pretensions, no gimmicks...just a soul, a guitar, and some fantastic songs. There will always be a place in music for someone who just plays the guitar and writes brilliant songs with no attempt to be 'unique', that just comes from just being yourself.

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