Two Men with the Blues
2008 live album by Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis
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Two Men with the Blues is a live album by Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis.[3] It was released on July 8, 2008, by Blue Note and sold 22,000 copies in it first week of release. It was recorded on January 12–13, 2007, at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.
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| Released | July 8, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | January 12–13, 2007 | |||
| Venue | Lincoln Center, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:26 | |||
| Label | Blue Engine | |||
| Producer | Delfeayo Marsalis | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bright Lights, Big City" | Jimmy Reed | 5:20 |
| 2. | "Night Life" | Willie Nelson | 5:44 |
| 3. | "Caldonia" | Fleecie Moore | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Stardust" | Hoagy Carmichael | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Basin Street Blues" | Spencer Williams | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Georgia on My Mind" | Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Rainy Day Blues" | Willie Nelson | 5:43 |
| 8. | "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" | Clarence Williams | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Ain't Nobody's Business" | Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins | 7:27 |
| 10. | "That's All" | Merle Travis | 6:08 |
| 11. | "Down by the Riverside" | 8:12 |
Personnel
- Wynton Marsalis – trumpet and vocals
- Willie Nelson – vocals and guitar
- Walter Blanding – saxophone
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Carlos Henriquez – bass
- Ali Jackson – drums
Charts
The album held the number one position in the Billboard Jazz Albums chart for four weeks.[4][5][6][7] It spent a total of 67 weeks on that chart. It peaked at number 20 on both the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Digital Albums charts, spending eight weeks and one week on the charts respectively.[8]
| Chart | Provider(s) | Peak position |
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| Billboard 200 (U.S.)[9] | Billboard | 20 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums (U.S.)[9] | 1 | |
| German Albums Chart | IFPI | 63 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[10] | RIANZ | 13 |
