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Jackie King & Willie Nelson: The Gypsy

Read "The Gypsy" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
February 1, 2002

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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Jackie King: The Gypsy

by AAJ Staff
July 1, 2001

I was listening to The Gypsy at home, not so much attentively to attune myself to nuances appropriate for a review as to zone out and just absorb the music. Then my wife said, “Why are you listening to Willie Nelson? I thought you liked jazz." Four thoughts came to mind, and no, they're not the types of thoughts you would expect when a wife questions a spouse's musical tastes. They were: (1) “Why not listen to Willie ...

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