[Dixielandjazz] Willie Nelson - Western Swing - Dixieland?

[JBruno868 at aol.com]

Love Willie Nelson and one of my favorite album has always  been the big  
band "Stardust" he did in the 70's. I've had 4 and  wore them out in LP, cassette 
and CD. Just bought it again last  summer.
 
I hope he comes this way as that is one I'd go to  see.
 
Jazz Hugs
 
Judie 
 
 
In a message dated 2/4/2009 6:18:37 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:

Willie  Nelson has a neat Western Swing album out, with Asleep at the  
Wheel.  They'll be touring soon also. Starting Feb 11 in Red Bank NJ.   
Complete with a kick ass horn section.

Some familiar tunes  include:

Right or Wrong
South
Corrine  Corrina
South
Hesitation Blues
I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of my  Jelly Roll.


"Asleep at the Wheel's take on Western swing should be  especially  
interesting to fans of early 20th-century American  popular music.  
Their fidelity to the source material means that  traces of jazz swing,  
ragtime and Dixieland are preserved as if in  amber, sounding much as  
they did in the '30s and '40s." - Washington  Times

Well, the album may not be Dixieland like the Post says, but the  tour,  
with multiple horns may be. Then again, the out chorus of  Hesitation  
on the album sure sounds like Dixieland to me. And the in  chorus of  
Jelly Roll does too. <grin>

Hear them all (  and a neat clarinet player)  at:

http://www.willieandthewheel.com/

Hmmm, Western Swing and  Dixieland prospered in the last big depression  
(1929).  Do you  suppose. . . ?

Cheers,
Steve  Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband





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