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05-08-2010, 09:33 PM
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Willie does jazz
Yesterday while channel surfing, I happened across a concert on Directv HDNetwork. It was Willie Nelson with Wynton Marsalis and Nora Jones live in NYC. The show was pretty good. Of course, Willie was playing alot a jazz standards on his Martin N-20. Willie's guitar playing was unbelievable. Catch it if you can. You will be pleasantly surprised at how well Willie answers Wyntons trumpet riffs and how nice he looks in a tuxedo.
The combination pick and fingers technique that Willie uses seems to coax the most wonderful tones out of that N-20. Willie deserves to be mentioned with the great jazz players.
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05-08-2010, 10:14 PM
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I've always thought of Willie as a jazz guy who does C&W. Not only in his guitar playing but in his singing. He has this style where he sings just slightly behind the beat.
As yes, he can flat play some very tasty guitar. Jack
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05-09-2010, 10:00 AM
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05-09-2010, 11:33 AM
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For me, it doesn't matter what Willie does, how can you just not love him?
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05-11-2010, 08:49 PM
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Have you heard Willie do reggae? Check out his Countryman album.
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05-11-2010, 09:44 PM
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05-13-2010, 08:15 AM
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Good JAH JAH, I'm gonna have to go back and have a listen. You may be right. I can't imagine he would not have played trigger, but maybe. I know he plays trigger on a great reggae song he recorded with Toots, called "Still Moving to Me" In fact Willie sounds better on that song than any of his songs on Countryman. I'm a big Willie fan and even bigger reggae fan.
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05-13-2010, 10:05 AM
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I've been telling everyone for years that Willie Nelson doesn't get near the amount of recognition he deserves for his guitar playing. He's the consumate entertainer in every aspect. The perfect compliment to virtually any performance. If Willie has an ego, he never lets it get in the way of his music.
When you consider Willie's Texas roots, his early influences were less 'country' and more 'western' - (Bob Wills, et. al.). That music is much closer to jazz than it ever will be to C&W. No surprise that Django was another influence. Mark
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05-13-2010, 10:28 AM
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I think he is an amazing guitar play. He can solo with the best of them and like his singing, he solos with ease and it seems so natural. He was the Howard Stern show last week and it was a great interview.
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05-13-2010, 09:30 PM
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 Also, the western in C&W is Western Swing. Swing is jazz.
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