Two Men with the Blues
{{Infobox album
| name = Two Men with the Blues
| type = live
| artist = Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis
| cover = Two Men With The Blues.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2008|7|8}}
| recorded = January 12–13, 2007
| venue = Lincoln Center, New York City
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = {{Duration|m=53|s=26}}
| label = Blue Engine
| producer = Delfeayo Marsalis
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
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| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Willie Nelson
| type = live
| prev_title = Moment of Forever
| prev_year = 2008
| title = Two Men with the Blues
| year = 2008
| next_title = Willie and the Wheel
| next_year = 2009
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = Wynton Marsalis
| type = live
| prev_title = Standards and Ballads
| prev_year = 2008
| title = Two Men with the Blues
| year = 2008
| next_title = He and She
| next_year = 2009
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/two-men-with-the-blues-mw0000789999 |title=Two Men with the Blues |website=AllMusic |access-date=2016-07-28}}
|rev2 = St. Joe News-Press
}}
Two Men with the Blues is a live album by Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis.[http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=18175 Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis: Two Men with the Blues] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505114909/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=18175 |date=2008-05-05 }}, All About Jazz, April 30, 2008 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.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Bright Lights, Big City
| writer1 = Jimmy Reed
| length1 = 5:20
| title2 = Night Life
| writer2 = Willie Nelson
| length2 = 5:44
| title3 = Caldonia
| writer3 = Fleecie Moore
| length3 = 3:25
| title4 = Stardust
| writer4 = Hoagy Carmichael
| length4 = 5:08
| title5 = Basin Street Blues
| writer5 = Spencer Williams
| length5 = 4:56
| title6 = Georgia on My Mind
| writer6 = Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell
| length6 = 4:40
| title7 = Rainy Day Blues
| writer7 = Willie Nelson
| length7 = 5:43
| title8 = My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
| writer8 = Clarence Williams
| length8 = 4:56
| title9 = Ain't Nobody's Business
| writer9 = Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins
| length9 =7:27
| title10 =That's All
| writer10 = Merle Travis
| length10 = 6:08
| title11 = Down by the Riverside
| writer11 =
| length11 = 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.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-07-26/jazz-albums|title=Top Jazz Albums: Week of July 26, 2008|access-date=2011-05-17|date=2008-07-26|magazine=Billboard}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-08-02/jazz-albums|title=Top Jazz Albums: Week of August 2, 2008|access-date=2011-05-17|date=2008-08-02|magazine=Billboard}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-08-09/jazz-albums|title=Top Jazz Albums: Week of August 9, 2008|access-date=2011-05-17|date=2008-08-09|magazine=Billboard}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-08-16/jazz-albums|title=Top Jazz Albums: Week of August 16, 2008|access-date=2011-05-17|date=2008-08-16|magazine=Billboard}} 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.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=willie nelson|chart=all}}|title=Two Men with the Blues - Willie...|access-date=2011-05-17|magazine=Billboard}}
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| Chart
!Provider(s) !Peak |
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| Billboard 200 (U.S.)[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=willie nelson|chart=all}} U.S. Artist Chart History - Willie Nelson], Billboard
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Billboard | style="text-align:center;"|20 |
| Billboard Top Jazz Albums (U.S.)
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
| German Albums Chart
|IFPI | style="text-align:center;"|63 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Willie+Nelson+%2F+Wynton+Marsalis&titel=Two+Men+With+The+Blues&cat=a WILLIE NELSON / WYNTON MARSALIS - TWO MEN WITH THE BLUES (ALBUM)], charts.org.nz
| style="text-align:center;"|13 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.willieandwynton.com/ Official site]
- [http://www.willienelson.com/ Willie Nelson's official website]
- [http://www.wyntonmarsalis.com/ Wynton Marsalis's official website]
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Category:Wynton Marsalis live albums
Category:2008 collaborative albums
Category:Willie Nelson live albums
Category:Blue Note Records live albums
Category:Albums recorded at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
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