Joy

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by Travis Drageset

Texas swing, blues, ragtime, jazz, country, string-laden ballads, and Bach's Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring comprise this set of songs that features friends of Willie Nelson, with Nelson playing lead on an instrumental "Sweet Georgia Brown" and lending backup or lead vocals to "Dirty Thunder" (the Fryed Brothers), "It's Magic" (the Dean Martin-esque Don Cherry), "The Gypsy" (Jackie King), and "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal" (the Honky Tonk Heroes). He's showcasing here -- this is a compilation of songs from ten albums put out by the Freefalls label -- but the talent's exceptional and, although one wouldn't want to say he's hardly missed on the tracks he doesn't contribute to, the styles are so varied that he couldn't possibly fit into all of them.

Track Listing

Title/Composer Performer Time Stream
1
Under No Uncertain Terms
Paula Nelson
Willie Nelson feat: Paula Nelson 03:36 SpotifyAmazon
2
Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle
Teddy Powell / Walter Samuels
Willie Nelson 03:36 SpotifyAmazon
3
Dirty Thunder
Willie Nelson 03:15 SpotifyAmazon
4
Am I Blue?
Willie Nelson 05:38 SpotifyAmazon
5
Sweet Georgia Brown
Ben Bernie / Kenneth Casey / Maceo Pinkard
Willie Nelson 02:32 SpotifyAmazon
6
It's Magic
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
Willie Nelson feat: Don Cherry 03:45 SpotifyAmazon
7
The Gypsy
Bill Reed
Willie Nelson feat: Jackie King 04:29 SpotifyAmazon
8
Will I Find You
Willie Nelson 03:15 SpotifyAmazon
9
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Johann Sebastian Bach
Willie Nelson 02:26 SpotifyAmazon
10
The Masquerade Is Over
Herbert Magidson / Allie Wrubel
Willie Nelson feat: Mike Wheeler 07:02 SpotifyAmazon
11
I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal
Billy Joe Shaver
Willie Nelson 02:19 SpotifyAmazon
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