Jazz
Know What I Mean? (Remastered) Douban
Cannonball Adderley / Bill Evans genre: Jazz
release date 1962-01-01 publisher: Riverside
Tracks 2-3, 7, 9-10 recorded on January 27, 1961; tracks 5 & 6 on February 21; tracks 1, 4 & 8 recorded on March 13, 1961, all at Bell Sound Studios, New York City.
Cannonball Adderley - Alto saxophone, leader
Bill Evans - Piano
Percy Heath - Bass
Connie Kay - Drums
Somethin' Else Douban
9.3 (66 ratings) Cannonball Adderley / Miles Davis genre: Jazz
release date 1958-01-01 publisher: Blue Note Records
Cannonball Adderley1928年出生于美国佛罗里达州,于1975年逝世。Adderley是一位卓越的中音萨克斯演奏家,他的演奏粗纩豪放,热情洋溢,具有一种原始美。Adderley不仅是硬波普爵士乐中的重要人物,他还是同一时期另一个重要流派——Soul Jazz中举足轻重的人物。仅仅活了47岁的Adderley在爵士音乐史上,始终只受到少数有识之士的敬重,对大部分爵士乐迷而言,或许他只是一位流行乐匠,而很少体会到他大师级地位与影响力的一面。他的音乐风格带有蓝调的影响,虽然有时会因老式作风引起人们的批评,但在展露锋芒之时,却总让人惊讶于他对于爵士乐艺术的奉献和执着之深。Cannonball Adderley最大的贡献应该是他运用特别的节奏组合,赋予60年代Soul Jazz风格的本质确立。虽然有些人认为那只是商业手段的推波助澜,但仔细聆听同时期其它人作品,仍以Cannonball Adderley的最为精纯。
在服役前后,Cannonball曾担任高中音乐老师,并组团表演。后来受到萨克斯风手Eddie Vinson的鼓励,于1955年,在纽约录制他的第一张作品,与Paul Chambers与Kenny Clarke合奏。这时正巧Charlie Parker才过世不久,纽约之行Cannonball适时接替了这个空缺,并造成当地的震撼。接着,他和弟弟Nat Adderley合组一支五重奏,以节奏变换特性广受欢迎。即兴的独奏明显的受到Charlie Parker的影响,但却没有Charlie那种刻意引人注目的声调。在节奏方面,亦呈现同时期Eddie Vinson和Louis Jordan的特有韵味,毫无拘泥之意。在综合这些特点之后, Cannonball经常在经营旋律时长篇大作的冠以装饰音,让听者喘息难当。然而,这个偏好至今尚无人出其右。
Somethin' Else是张极具意义的唱片,由Miles Davis、Cannonball Adderley两人组成的铜管二人组搭配Art Blakey创意十足的爵士鼓敲击,当然还有Hank Jones优异的钢琴演奏。除了阵容之外,唱片中的编曲创意才是欣赏的重点,超越了硬咆哮的视野而扎实的展现出爵士乐之美,堪称是Adderley生平最优秀的一张专辑——很多评论家和爵士乐迷认为这是爵士音乐史上最伟大的专辑之一。(Many critics and jazz fans consider Somethin' Else to be among the greatest jazz albums of all time)
本专辑获得了《企鹅爵士指南》四星带花的满分评价(本来企鹅是三星为最高,2006后改为四星为最高),原始发行于1958年,此为1999年RVG Remastered版本。如果是音响器材的发烧友,可能就听过此专辑,因为这张专辑经常作为发烧碟出现在各种音响试听会上。
解释下:企鹅指南(也有翻译为企鹅评鉴)的三星评价体系,很多爱乐者都比较熟悉了。在企鹅的评价体系中,三星就表示在各个方面都很优秀的演绎和录音,也就是最高的评价。在少数CD前加上的Rosette,即俗称的“花”(Rosette原义为玫瑰形的装饰),实际上表示的是企鹅指南编者个人对某个录音的特殊喜爱,带有更加强烈的主观色彩。2006年开始出现了第一张四星带花的专辑《Spem in Alium》,之后一发不可收拾,现在四星带花成为企鹅指南的最高评价。
Soul Finger Douban
Art Blakey / Jazz Messengers genre: Jazz
release date 2002-09-23 publisher: Universal
Produced by Sergio Mendes for A&M and wielding a sound comparable to Brasil '66, Bossa Rio boasted two bona-fide Brazilian stars in their ranks: Manfredo Fest and Pery Ribeiro. CD debut for this jazzy bossa-nova gem!
Cool Struttin' Douban
Sonny Clark genre: Jazz
release date 1990-10-25 publisher: Blue Note Records
Conrad Yeatis "Sonny" Clark was an American jazz pianist and composer who mainly worked in the hard bop idiom.
Come Away with Me Douban Eggplant.place
8.6 (167 ratings) 诺拉·琼斯 genre: Jazz
release date 2002-01-01 publisher: Blue Note Records
It is not just the timbre of Norah Jones's voice that is mature beyond her 22 years. Her assured phrasing and precise time are more often found in older singers as well. She is instantly recognizable, blending shades of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone without sounding like anyone but herself. Any way you slice it, she is a singer to be reckoned with. Her readings of the Hank Williams classic "Cold Cold Heart" and Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You" alone are worth the price of the CD. Jones's own material, while not bad, pales a bit next to such masterpieces. They might have fared better had she and producer Arif Mardin opted for some livelier arrangements, taking better advantage of brilliant sidemen such as Bill Frisell, Kevin Breit, and Brian Blade; or if the tunes had simply been given less laconic performances. Jones has all the tools; what will come with experience and some careful listening to artists like J.J. Cale and Shirley Horn is the knack of remaining low-key without sounding sleepy--sometimes less is not, in fact, more. --Michael Ross
New York City Douban
8.4 (40 ratings) Peter Malick / Norah Jones genre: Pop
release date 2003-01-01 publisher: Koch Records
2000年,钢琴手兼歌手Norah Jones还未获得那8个格莱美大奖,她只是在纽约东部贫民区的起居室里演奏,她应邀为吉他手Peter Malick和他的乐队演唱几首布鲁斯。这张唱片的灵感源于Ray Charles和Billie Holiday等名家的经典作品,也是一张典型的唱作人专辑,而Jones那同样经典的演唱风格更是将其演绎得淋漓尽致。大部分Malick的曲目都是当代蓝调,让人想念起Bonnie Raitt和Eric Clapton的作品。“Strange Transmissions”,一首忧郁的爱的宣言,Jones醇美的嗓音奠定了她后来布鲁斯歌后的地位,而“Heart of Mine”则表明,这个钢琴家充满生气的风格与Bob Dylan是绝配。至于首席Malick,为大部分曲子贡献了他沉静切肤的吉他演奏。
Feeling Good: The Very Best of Nina Simone Douban
9.6 (9 ratings) Nina Simone
release date 2004-03-29 publisher: Universal Int'l
Fantastic collection from Universal featuring 20 of her most memorable tunes. Highlights include, 'I Put A Spell On You', 'See Line Woman', 'My Baby Just Cares For Me', 'Feeling Good', 'I Love You Porgy' and many more. Polygram International/Universal. 1994.