Artist: Willie Nelson | Album: Night and Day | Released: 1999 | Genre: Smooth Jazz, Jazz | Country: US | Duration: 00:35:26

It might come as a surprise to learn that Night and Day is a jazz-minded instrumental album, but it shouldn’t. Willie Nelson had been bringing jazz elements to his country-pop foundation since the late ’50s, so recording an instrumental album that spotlights his guitar playing and illustrates his appreciation of jazz was a logical move. Night and Day isn’t a hard bop blowing date; fusing pre-swing jazz with country and pop, Nelson draws on such influences as Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli and favors lyricism that is melodic, straightforward, and uncomplicated. When he tackles well-known standards like “All the Things You Are,” “Night and Day,” Fats Waller’s “Honeysuckle Rose,” and Reinhardt’s “Nuages,” Nelson the guitar-playing instrumentalist isn’t much different from Nelson the singer: He still brings a great deal of charm, vulnerability, and charisma to the studio. One of Nelson’s strongest assets on this CD is fiddler/mandolinist Johnny Gimble, who fits in perfectly. Released when Nelson was 66, Night and Day is an album that was long overdue.

Tracklisting:

01. Vous Et Moi (4:12)
02. Nuages (3:39)
03. Night And Day (4:33)
04. All The Things You Are (4:04)
05. Sweet Georgia Brown (2:32)
06. Gypsy (3:39)
07. Honeysuckle Rose (3:21)
08. Over The Waves (3:11)
09. September In The Rain (3:33)
10. Bandera (2:43)

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Willie Nelson – Vous Et Moi 4:12
Willie Nelson – Nuages 3:39
Willie Nelson – Night And Day 4:33
Willie Nelson – All The Things You Are 4:04
Willie Nelson – Sweet Georgia Brown 2:32
Willie Nelson – Gypsy 3:39
Willie Nelson – Honeysuckle Rose 3:21
Willie Nelson – Over The Waves 3:11
Willie Nelson – September In The Rain 3:33
Willie Nelson – Bandera 2:43

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