Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles Torrent
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| Live anthology Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles by Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis featuring Norah Jones | ||||
| Released | March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29) | |||
| Recorded | Feb 9–10, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Rose Theater, New York Metropolis | |||
| Genre | Jazz, country | |||
| Length | 61:49 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
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| Wynton Marsalis chronology | ||||
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| Norah Jones chronology | ||||
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Here We Become Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles is a alive tribute album by country singer Willie Nelson and jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Information technology was recorded during concerts at the Rose Theater in New York Metropolis, on February nine and ten, 2009. The album received mixed reviews, in which the instrumentation of Marsalis' orchestra was praised past the critics.
Background and recording [edit]
Nelson and Marsalis played together for the first time in 2007 at The Allen Room in Lincoln Center, which resulted in the critically acclaimed album Two Men with the Blues, released the next year.[1] [2] The album held the number one position in the Billboard Jazz Albums chart for 4 weeks.[3] [4] [v] [vi] Nelson and Marsalis joined once more in 2009 along with Norah Jones for a series of ii concerts, at the Rose Theater, on February 9 and Feb 10. The recordings were released on March 29, 2011.[1]
Reception [edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (63/100)[seven] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [13] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [11] |
| BBC Music | (positive)[16] |
| The Daily Telegraph | [10] |
| The Jazz Line | [xv] |
| Los Angeles Times | [8] |
| The New Zealand Herald | [12] |
| PopMatters | (7/10)[fourteen] |
| Rolling Stone | [nine] |
The Los Angeles Times's music critic rated the release with 3 stars out of four, and wrote: "Ray Charles surely would have admired the inventive and lively jazz-drenched arrangements accompanying many of his standards, including "Hitting the Road Jack," "Busted," "Hallelujah I Love Her So," "Unchain My Heart" and "Cryin' Time."[8] Rolling Rock praised Nelson and Jones' duet on Cadet Owens' "Crying Fourth dimension", merely criticized the affluence of solos betwixt Nelson and Marsalis' ring: "(Here We Go Again) feels like a missed opportunity. Nelson'due south nylon-stabbing guitar is too scarce here, giving way to Marsalis' jazz band, a slick cast that rotates solos exhaustively."[9] The Texas Monthly too criticized the arrangements: "applying Willie'south offhand absurd and Jones'southward trademark reserve to the genius'south hits, especially his blistering soul classics, makes about as much sense as asking Tony Bennett to cover the Butthole Surfers [...] Here We Go Over again is full of arrangements that take the wrong fork in the road. The good musicianship of Marsalis's working band overthinks and dulls downward almost every melody."[17]
The Daily Telegraph rated it with 4 stars out of v. Praising Nelson, Marsalis and Jones likewise equally the backing band, the critic stated "They have done Ray Charles proud".[x] Meanwhile, The Austin Chronicle rated the album with ii stars out of 5; critic Jay Trachtenberg wrote: "Despite boasting favorites from Charles repertoire including "Cryin' Time," "Busted," and "Hit the Route Jack," this peak never clicks, maybe a upshot of the i-off nature of the project making it difficult for the musical personalities to fully gel".[11] The New Zealand Herald wrote: "While they may seem like a funny couple, with the deft precision and style of Marsalis seemingly at odds with Nelson's more unkempt delivery, it actually works".[12]
AllMusic wrote: "With Charles' standards similar "Hallelujah I Love Her And so", "Cryin' Time", "Hit the Road Jack", "Busted", "Makin' Whoopie", and his iconic signature hit, "What'd I Say" all sounding comfortable and fresh. The only thing missing is Ray Charles himself, who undoubtedly would have had no trouble fitting into these shows. Radio now splits everything into lilliputian niches. That isn't what Charles was near. He saw music as convergence. This fine concert album plays in that same spirit".[13]
PopMatters delivered a mixed review, praising the team of Nelson, Marsalis and Jones, but criticizing the performance of the songs, indicating that they consisted simply of an all-star lineup that did not employ a new perspective to Charles' recordings: "the whole never really rises higher up the sum of its parts, and no one ever tries to teach us something new nearly these tunes. [...] Non that hearing these voices on great tunes doesn't thrill. It does. [...] What'southward missing is some element of risk or sacrifice".[fourteen]
BBC Music wrote a mixed review, remarking that
"Marsalis and company don't exactly hit the bull's-eye every time on this recording of the result. And what's well-nigh apparent, sadly, is that Nelson'south vocal deficiencies grow more obvious every twelvemonth. Some might argue that his weathered vox has gained in graphic symbol what it has lost in strength and range, merely my ears tell me otherwise [...] On the plus side, the Marsalis ring compensates quite adequately for occasional lacklustre vocals, navigating the various nooks and crannies of Charles' eclectic songbook with simply the correct combination of jazz and pop smarts. [...] Thanks largely to the instrumental work, there's a satisfying amount of entertainment value on this release – even if major revelations are not forthcoming."[16]
The review as well noted that, while Jones added "style and panache" to both jazz ("Come Pelting or Come Polish", "Makin' Whoopee") and country ("Hither We Go Again") songs, she sat out most rhythm and blues songs.[sixteen]
Runway list [edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hallelujah I Dear Her Then" | Ray Charles | 4:54 |
| two. | "Come Rain or Come Polish" (featuring Norah Jones) | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | 3:52 |
| 3. | "Unchain My Heart" | Teddy Powell, Bobby Sharp | 5:35 |
| 4. | "Cryin' Time" (featuring Norah Jones) | Buck Owens | four:32 |
| 5. | "Losing Manus" | Charles Calhoun | v:16 |
| 6. | "Hit the Road Jack" (featuring Norah Jones) | Percy Mayfield | 7:45 |
| 7. | "I'thou Moving On" | Hank Snow | 5:44 |
| 8. | "Busted" | Harlan Howard | three:52 |
| 9. | "Here Nosotros Go Once again" (featuring Norah Jones) | Don Lanier, Red Steagall | 5:x |
| 10. | "Makin' Whoopee" (featuring Norah Jones) | Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson | 4:54 |
| xi. | "I Beloved Y'all And so Much It Hurts" | Floyd Tillman | ii:52 |
| 12. | "What'd I Say" (featuring Norah Jones) | Ray Charles | 6:11 |
A Barnes & Noble-exclusive edition has three bonus tracks: "You lot Don't Know Me" (4:45), "You Are My Sunshine" (6:26), and "That's All" (6:04).
Personnel [edit]
Musicians
- Willie Nelson – guitar (i–ix, 12), vocals (one, 3–nine, 11, 12)
- Wynton Marsalis – trumpet, arranger, vocals (6, viii, 12)
- Norah Jones – vocals (2, 4, 6, 9, ten, 12)
- Dan Nimmer – piano
- Carlos Henríquez – bass
- Walter Blanding – tenor saxophone, vocals (half dozen)
- Mickey Raphael – harmonica
- Ali Jackson – drums, percussion[18]
- Arrangements by Sherman Irby (1), Richard DeRosa (ii, 10), Victor Goines (3, iv), Jackson (5), Vincent Gardner (6), Marsalis (seven, eleven), Christopher Crenshaw (8) and Andy Farber (9, 12)[xix]
- Music supervised by Christianna English and Kay Niewood
- Music copyists were Geoff Shush, Jonathan Kelly and Kate Sain
Product
- Jeff Jones – producer, engineer (mixing, mastering)
- Jazz at Lincoln Center – producer
- Mark Rothbaum – executive producer
- Saundra Palmer-Grassi – engineer (recording)
- Rob Macomber – engineer (recording)
- Gordon H. Lee – creative direction
- Randall Leddy – art management, blueprint
- Darren Berth – typography
Nautical chart Performance [edit]
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Billboard Jazz Albums | 2[twenty] |
| Alben Top 75 (Austria) | forty[21] |
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Hither We Become Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles". WillieNelson.com. Archived from the original on May 30, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (2009-02-10). "Much Brass, a Bit of Twang and Plenty of Ray Charles". The New York Times . Retrieved 2011-08-06 .
- ^ "Top Jazz Albums: Week of July 26, 2008". Billboard. 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2011-05-17 .
- ^ "Top Jazz Albums: Week of August 2, 2008". Billboard. 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2011-05-17 .
- ^ "Acme Jazz Albums: Calendar week of August 9, 2008". Billboard. 2008-08-09. Retrieved 2011-05-17 .
- ^ "Tiptop Jazz Albums: Calendar week of Baronial 16, 2008". Billboard. 2008-08-16. Retrieved 2011-05-17 .
- ^ "Hither We Go Again: Jubilant the Genius of Ray Charles". Metacritic. Retrieved June half dozen, 2011.
- ^ a b Lewis, Randy (March 29, 2011). "Album review: 'Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles' with Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis featuring Norah Jones". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Doyle, Patrick (April xiii, 2011). "Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011.
- ^ a b Chilton, Martin (May 17, 2011). "Here We Go Once more – Celebrating the Genius Of Ray Charles, CD review". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Trachtenberg, Jay (April 29, 2011). "Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis (Featuring Norah Jones) Here We Become Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles (Blueish Notation/EMI)". Austin Chronicle. Austin Chronicle Corp. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Kara, Scott (April five, 2011). "Album Review: Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis featuring Norah Jones, Here We Go Again". New Zealand Herald. APN Holdings NZ Limited. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Leggett, Steve. Here Nosotros Become Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles at AllMusic. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ a b Layman, Will (April 1, 2011). "Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis featuring Norah Jones: Here Nosotros Go Again". PopMatters. PopMatters Media, Inc. Retrieved May viii, 2011.
- ^ "Review: Here We Go Again – Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles". The Jazz Line. Mersion Media.
- ^ a b c Tilland, Bill (March 23, 2011). "Marsalis and Nelson join forces once more than, with help from Norah Jones". BBC Music. British Circulate Corporation. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
- ^ McCord, Jeff (April 2011). "Here We Go Again: Jubilant the Genius of Ray Charles". Texas Monthly. Emmis Publishing LP. Retrieved May viii, 2011.
- ^ Here We Get Once again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles (booklet). Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis featuring Norah Jones. New York City: Bluish Note Records. 2011. p. iv. 509990 96388 2 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Here We Become Over again: Jubilant the Genius of Ray Charles (booklet). Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis featuring Norah Jones. New York Urban center: Blue Note Records. 2011. pp. 2–3. 509990 96388 2 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Here Nosotros Go Again Jubilant The Genius of Ray Charles: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
- ^ "Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis Featuring Norah Jones – Here We Go Again:Jubilant the Genius of Ray Charles (Album)". Austrian Charts.at (in High german). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
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