The Wynton Marsalis Septet United We Swing: Best of The Jazz At Lincoln Center Galas 2LP (Vinyl)

Double LP Featuring Guest Artists Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Natalie Merchant and more!

The Wynton Marsalis Septet are joined by a host of iconic musicians for this compilation album featuring the Best of The Jazz at Lincoln Center Galas.  Guest artists include Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Willie Nelson, Natalie Merchant, Lenny Kravitz, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks and more!

Recorded between 2003 and 2007, United We Swing finds an unparalleled array of music talent that collectively boasts 94 Grammy Awards joining Jazz at Lincoln Center Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis (a nine-time Grammy Award winner himself) and some of the world’s top jazz musicians to perform blues-inflected versions of iconic American repertoire. Those one-night-only, live performances have never been released before. They include Lenny Kravitz performing Marsalis’s hypnotizing, New Orleans-inflected arrangement of Kravitz’s own song, "Are You Gonna Go My Way"; Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks uniting for a stirring, infectious take on Civil Rights anthem "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free"; Bob Dylan adding harmonica licks to a deeply felt, in-the-pocket rendition of "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry"; and Ray Charles taking the stage for one of his final performances to play "I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town." Together these artists raise their voices to highlight jazz’s importance to America’s cultural heritage and to remind us that, even in divided times, music can unite us all.

Features:
• Double LP
• Gatefold jacket
• Limited time album download

Featured Special Guest Artists:
Audra McDonald, vocals (5)
Blind Boys of Alabama, vocals (1)
Bob Dylan, vocals, harmonica (2)
Carrie Smith, vocals (14)
Derek Trucks, guitar (15)
Eric Clapton, vocals, guitar (4)
James Taylor, vocals (11)
Jimmy Buffett, vocals (13)
John Legend, vocals, piano (10)
John Mayer, vocals, guitar (7)
Lenny Kravitz, vocals, guitar (12)
Lyle Lovett, vocals, guitar (8)
Natalie Merchant, vocals (9)
Ray Charles, vocals, keyboard (3)
Susan Tedeschi, vocals (15)
Willie Nelson, vocals, guitar (6)

Musicians:
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet (1-13, 15), piano (14), vocals (16)
Wess "Warmdaddy" Anderson, alto saxophone (1-4, 6-13, 15-16), clarinet (5), vocals (16)
Victor Goines, tenor saxophone (1, 3, 6-8, 10, 12-13, 15), clarinet (2, 4, 9, 11-12, 16), bass clarinet (5), vocals (16)
Wycliffe Gordon, trombone (1, 7-10, 12-13, 15-16), vocals (16)
Dan Nimmer, piano (1, 7-9, 16)
Carlos Henriquez, bass (1-2, 8, 11)
Herlin Riley, drums (1-16), vocals (16)
Ronald Westray, trombone (2-6, 11, 14)
Eric Lewis, piano (2, 11)
Reginald Veal, bass (3-7, 9-10, 12-13, 15-16)
Richard Johnson, piano (4-6)
Doug Wamble, guitar (7, 9-10, 16), vocals (16)
Fab Dupont, alto saxophone (overdub) (7)
Craig Ross, lead guitar (12)
Jon Batiste, piano (12-13, 15)
Mac McAnally, guitar (13)
Robert Greenidge, steel drums (13)
Ralph MacDonald, congas (13)

Selections:
1. The Last Time - feat. Blind Boys of Alabama
2. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry - feat. Bob Dylan
3. I'm Gonna Move To the Outskirts of Town - feat. Ray Charles
4. I'm Not Rough - feat. Eric Clapton
5. Creole Love Call - feat. Audra McDonald
6. Milk Cow Blues - feat. Willie Nelson
7. I'm Gonna Find Another You - feat. John Mayer
8. My Baby Don't Tolerate - feat. Lyle Lovett
9. The Worst Thing - feat. Natalie Merchant
10. Please Baby Don't - feat. John Legend
11. Mean Old Man - feat. James Taylor
12. Are You Gonna Go My Way - feat. Lenny Kravitz
13. Fool's Paradise - feat. Jimmy Buffett
14. Empty Bed Blues - feat. Carrie Smith
15. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - feat. Susan Tedeschi & Derek Trucks
16. What Have You Done?

Recorded live on June 2, 2003, June 7, 2004, June 6, 2005, and June 5, 2006 at the Apollo Theater, and May 14, 2007 at Jazz At Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall