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WYNTON MARSALIS & ERIC CLAPTON "play the blues" cd,2011.

another of Corey's recommendations for me....
as im not really a fan of 'the blues' i bawked for several months before i finally gave in and bought this one, and im glad i did....its a fine piece of work IMO for someone only vaguely familliar with this genre...
i had to research who exactly Wynton was for this one...he was born in new Orleans in 1961, by the age of 20 he was the most respected blues guy down in Louisianna.
well, i did assume he would have been respected or Old Slow Hand himself wouldnt have bothered i guessed...
anyway, these are all covers of old blues songs that EC handpicked from ones he loved as a kid, and WM arranged them in a modernist-traditional way.
if you notice on the track list, there is a version of EC's "layla"...apparently, one of the band members insisted they include it on here, it has a more sombre feel to it than the other versions i have heard previously.
all-up, a very good live album IMO...hey, anything that brings the old music back from the dead to possibly a new audience is worthy, and some lovely live performances included also(i guess theyre from the dvd of the show which is a bonus disc with the cd(but i havent watched it yet!)

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: ice cream
best track: careless love

tracks:

1. ice cream *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAGBVLjx9YE audio
2. forty four **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaq9g1-T6aY live
3. joe turner's blues *
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNGSoh_BlEI live
4. the last time **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwz8kVO3i34 live
5. careless love ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-1nvKs5ZOU live
6. kidman blues ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F-av9rnKgI live
7. layla **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1koHhFv9IS4 live
8. joliet bound ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNlIhMkso1w live
9. just a closer walk with thee **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A91pY1L9meQ live
10.corrine,corrina ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaGUd1Vc8tI audio

3s=4
2s=4
1s=2

rating: 2.2