American Classic - Willie Nelson
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  • Summary: The country singer latest album features American jazz standards with Norah Jones and Diana Krall as guest singers.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Produced by renowned adult contemporary producer Tommy LiPuma, American Classic-Nelson's finest album since 1998's "Teatro"-contains 12 timeless melodies that bridge the gap between Nelson's love for Django Reinhardt and Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys.
  2. He takes songs easy without throwing them away, and these were written to hold up their end of that bargain.
  3. For all his genius, Nelson can be kind of lazy, and this disc--a sequel of sorts to his beloved 1978 standards collection, "Stardust"--he only occasionally sounds like he's trying.

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