Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis work on new album :: Music News :: Articles

Willie Nelson is no stranger to collaborations. A partial list of his working buddies includes Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon, Sinéad O'Connor, David Crosby, Kris Kristofferson, Julio Iglesias, Johnny Cash and Ryan Adams.

Wynton Marsalis is also no stranger to collaborations. So it makes sense that these two non-strangers to collaborations have decided to record an album together. Although our preferred title, He’s a Little Bit Country, He’s a Little Bit Jazz and Classical, was sadly eschewed for the more evocative Two Men With The Blues, the album is still an exciting event.

Two Men features songs recorded during the duo’s live performances at Lincoln Center in January 2007 and is set for a July 8 release. Be sure to head to your local record store this summer to see what happens when the Braids and the Trumpet pair up to find “common ground in their love of jazz standards and the blues.”

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