Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center explained

Play the Blues
Type:live
Longtype:
from Jazz at Lincoln Center
Artist:
Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton
Cover:Play the Blues- Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center.jpg
Recorded:April 7–9, 2011
Venue:Lincoln Center, NYC
Genre:Blues · rock · jazz
Label:Reprise
Chronology:Wynton Marsalis
Prev Title:Here We Go Again
Prev Year:2011
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Next Year:2015

Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center is a 2011 live album by Eric Clapton and Wynton Marsalis. Released on September 13, it contains live recordings of the 2011 collaboration at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts between the British blues guitarist and the American jazz trumpeter. A video release accompanies the audio recordings. The live album reached various national charts and was certified in several territories.

Track listing

CD

  1. "Ice Cream" – 7:38
  2. "Forty-Four" – 7:13
  3. "Joe Turner's Blues" – 7:48
  4. "The Last Time" – 4:18
  5. "Careless Love" – 7:43
  6. "Kidman Blues" – 4:21
  7. "Layla" – 9:09
  8. "Joliet Bound" – 3:50
  9. "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" – 12:20
  10. "Corrine, Corrina" – 10:22

DVD-Video

  1. "Ice Cream"
  2. "Forty-Four"
  3. "Joe Turner's Blues"
  4. "The Last Time"
  5. "Careless Love"
  6. "Kidman Blues"
  7. "Layla"
  8. "Joliet Bound"
  9. "Just A Closer Walk With Thee"
  10. "Corrine, Corrina"
  11. "Stagger Lee" - Taj Mahal

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center reached position 40 on the official album charts, which contains the summary of digital downloads and physical album sales. In addition, the release positioned itself on number 91 on the download album chart and peaked at number 34 on the physical album sales chart. In the United States, the collaboration effort peaked at number 31 on Billboard magazine's Top 200 album chart, selling more than 18,000 copies in the first week.[1] While on the American album chart in 2011, the album sold 40,000 copies in total.[2] Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center also reached number one on the Blues albums sales chart, which is also compiled by the Billboard magazine. In New Zealand, the live album reached number 40 on the Recorded Music NZ chart. The release was awarded with several certification awards worldwide, gaining gold presentations for outstanding album sales in Brazil, Spain and Sweden, and becoming a platinum album in Croatia, Germany and Poland with a double platinum sales award. For the video release, Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center was certified with a platinum presentation award record breaking sales in Brazil, Macao and Portugal.

Personnel

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–2014)Peak
position
Australian Music DVD (ARIA)[3] 4
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[4] 8
Dutch Music DVD (MegaCharts)[5] 28
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[6] 16
Portuguese Music DVD (AFP)[7] 3
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[8] 91
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 40
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[10] 34

Certifications

Video

Notes and References

  1. Billboard Magazine. 37. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. October 1, 2011. 123. 35. September 26, 2015.
  2. Nielsen SoundScan. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 2011. United States Sales Figures. United States.
  3. The ARIA Report. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110929140100/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110930-0001/Issue1126.pdf. dead. 2011-09-29. Australian Recording Industry Association. Australian Web Archives. 1126. Australia. 22. September 26, 2011. December 25, 2015.
  4. Web site: Play The Blues Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center. ČNS IFPI. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. cs. September 27, 2015.
  5. Web site: Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton – Play The Blues – Live From Jazz At Lincoln Center [DVD] – dutchcharts.nl]. Steffen Hung – Hung Medien. MegaCharts. nl. September 27, 2015.
  6. Web site: ウイントン・マルサリス&エリック・クラプトン | ORICON STYLE. Oricon Style. Oricon. ja. September 27, 2015.
  7. Diário de Notícias. Global Media Group. Luciano. Saramago. pt. September 30, 2011. Jazz e blues no topo. Jazz and Blues on top of the charts.
  8. Web site: Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company. The Official Charts Company. Official Charts. September 27, 2015.
  9. Web site: Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center. The Official Charts Company. Official Charts. September 27, 2015.
  10. Web site: Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company. The Official Charts Company. Official Charts. September 27, 2015.

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