Walter Becker & Donald Fagen. Inducted into Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2001 (Performer).

专辑介绍: 素有［黑暗王子］之称的小喇叭巨擘 Miles Davis(1929-91)　是一位奠定50年代酷派（Cool School）冷调风格，开创60年代末期Jazz-Rock 融合（Fusion）新乐风的先锋；受到咆勃时期最具代表性萨克斯风大师Charlie Parker 提携，Miles Davis 由纽约52街的酒吧表演跨入大乐团，而后自组五重奏的历程，不仅绽放个人深刻色彩，更跨越肤色藩篱成就后起之秀。张专辑是Miles Davis将摇滚乐融入爵士乐的一张作品。在新推出之时，并没有多少人认同他的新乐风，直到五至年之后才陆陆续续有人能够理解其先见之创造力!"沈默之道"，那是这张《In A Silent Way》专辑的中文译名，也许翻成「宁静之道」更妥善，更能忠实地传达出Miles营造出的那种吓人的宁静革命。这是这张专辑的阵式： 时间：1969年2月18日 地点：美国纽约市，52街上的西51号，CBS录音室裏 乐器：三架电钢琴、电吉他、贝斯、tenor sax、风琴、鼓、小喇叭 人物：Herbie Hancock、Miles Davis、Chick Corea、Wayne Shorter、Dave Holland、 Josef Zawinul、John McLaughlin、Tony Williams等八位。 创意：无限 这天，他们八员就在录音室裏花了一天时间，唏哩呼嚕地将这张《In A Silent Way》录製完成。其实说穿了它也仅有两首曲子，各为18:03的《Shhh / Peaceful》、19:57的《In A Silent Way / It's About That Time》。这合计不到四十 分鐘的专辑，却让我爱得死去活来。怎么说呢？ 这时Miles Davis的想法中已经不再是传统爵士乐，不只是那些钢琴、贝斯、Sax、鼓，还有追著先辈的步伐，沈重而蹣跚地走在前人的阴影下，在夹缝中寻找生存的契机，反之，他由60年代中期以来，脑子开始出走神游，由灵魂乐教父James Brown（此公曾因在舞台上表演过於投入及兴奋，当眾昏倒）、Sly And the Family Stone（此队人马的音乐会让你的细胞变成黑人那样有强烈的韵律和节奏感）、Jimi Hendrix（此君跟我同一月日出生，所以很伟大，喔不！他是个左撇子，吉电他在他手上於30年前弹出的音效，据闻至今依旧让许多吉他爱好者抓破了头皮还是弹不出来）得来的灵感，融入了Jazz音乐中，成了通了电的Miles Davis。 Shhhh / Peaceful 0:00 由电钢琴的颤音开始，还有电吉他的音色，随后就是贝斯「短─长─」、「低─ 高─」式规则的起伏。像是在星夜下无边的旷野似的，有低鸣的虫嘶，远处有无 名的篝火一落落地延烧著。 1:43 Miles的小喇叭出现了，我们延续前面的想像力，想像一下，在静謐的星空下， 出现了长吟的小喇叭声音是何感觉？是了，这裏的Trumpet就是这样的感觉。小 喇叭吹得人心七上八下的，真是好听得让人受不了。 4:18 - 18:03 小喇叭到此来进入第一个高潮，也看得出它是个主导的狠角色。此后，一直再轮 流主旋律。Miles Davis特别把曲子拉得这么长，也许是刻意要塑造那种幽暗深 远的空间感和距离的迷濛美吧。 In A Silent Way / It's About That Time 0:00 同名的单曲在这裏使用了安宁的吉他做为开场，拖沓了好一阵子，带出小喇叭的 长音演奏。这裏的空间感更加深长了。 4:15 到这裏的旋律完全改变，成为具有太空现代感般的音乐，贝斯是在暗处鼓譟的， 电吉他和电钢琴的音色有种蓝黑色的不明景象感，听上去安静，可是事实上又不 安静…… --- 上述文字来源于白云黄鹤站

There’s never been anything like Astral Weeks—not before or since. Parting with the straightforward, R&B-based rock of his past, a young Van Morrison embraced his love of jazz, blues, folk, and poetry all at once. The thrillingly transcendent journey finds him mixing bittersweet childhood memories and in-the-moment reveries like a folk-rock James Joyce. His soulful voice soars over a constantly shifting, almost impressionistic landscape of fluid, jazzy lines, gentle strumming, and shimmering orchestrations. The magic Morrison created here is as otherworldly as the title suggests.

阵容： Bass, Cello, Percussion – Marcio Mattos Drums, Percussion, Vocals [Khoomei, Kargirah] – Ken Hyder Trumpet, Trumpet [Pocket], Whistle, Voice, Percussion – Jim Dvorak Recorded at The Premises, October 27th & November 3rd 1994 Fusion, Free Improvisation

Uncle Meat is the sixth album by the Mothers of Invention, and seventh overall by Frank Zappa, released as a double album in 1969. Uncle Meat was originally developed as a part of No Commercial Potential, a project which spawned three other albums sharing a conceptual connection: We're Only in It for the Money, Lumpy Gravy and Cruising with Ruben & the Jets. The album also served as a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, which Zappa eventually finished and released direct-to-video in 1987. The music is diverse in style, drawing from orchestral, jazz, blues and rock music. The Uncle Meat album was a commercial success upon release, and has been highly acclaimed for its innovative recording and editing techniques, including experiments in manipulation of tape speed and overdubbing, and its diverse sound.

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Birds of Fire is the second studio album by jazz fusion band the Mahavishnu Orchestra. It was released on January 3, 1973 by Columbia Records and is the last studio album released by the original band line-up before it dissolved. As with the group's previous album, The Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire consists solely of compositions by John McLaughlin. These include the track "Miles Beyond (Miles Davis)", which McLaughlin dedicated to his friend and former bandleader. The back cover of the album features the poem "Revelation" by Sri Chinmoy.