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Jackie King & Willie Nelson: The Gypsy
by Jim Santella
A ballad doesn't much care which genre it's said to represent. Instrumentals, such as the interpretation of “The Nearness of You" appearing on The Gypsy, make a jazz presence more obvious. The guitar duo of Jackie King and Willie Nelson weaves a session filled with lovely ballads and hot, up-tempo romps. When lyrics are applied, as on the title track, the focus changes and we stop worrying about which is country and which is not. Nelson sings half ...
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