不論你將來會喜歡甚麼類型的爵士樂,我覺第一隻必須聽的必然是Miles Davis 的 Kind of Blue.
1)陣容之強勁無與倫比: Trumpet: Miles Davis, Alto Sax: Julian "Cannonbal"l Adderley, Tenor Sax: John Coltrane (!) , Piano: Bill Evan; Bass- Paul Chambers, Drum: Jimmy Cobb, 個個獨當一面---但這也不算最重要.
4)至厲害係:這些曲目都是屬於相對靜態中慢版,比較容易為初聽者接受,但真的名符其實百聽不厭. bill evan 知性的細膩, coltrane (已算restricted)的奔放 cannonball 的活潑靈動 在 miles 充滿個性引領下,絕對擦出火花,使人只要細心傾聽都可感受到一種獨特的韻味,供人細味,絕非kenny G 的甜膩可以相提並論 (此乃一客觀事實)
[ Last edited by 紫雷~R on 2004-6-23 at 11:16 AM ]作者: 紫雷~R 時間: 04-6-23 11:05 AM
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初聽爵士樂,最好從BOSSA NOVA開始,因為比較輕鬆舒服.BOSSA NOVA 是一種拉丁節奏,不用深究,聽兩首歌就自然會明白.
有興趣的朋友,我推介以下呢隻碟:
STAN GETZ BOSSA NOVA (Jazz masters 53, Verve)
Verve是出爵士樂的大label,而呢個 jazz masters系列全都是響噹噹的猛人.Stan Getz是所謂cool jazz的tenor sax代表, 奏法比較輕柔 (但並不代表慢,可以快得好緊要).此碟收錄了大部份bossa nova 的名曲 如 The girl from Ipanema, Desafinado, One note Samba, Quiet nights and quiet stars. 而且陣容鼎盛,有齊所有bossa nova 界猛人:Antonio Carlos Jobim(piano & composers, the father of bossa nova jazz), Joao Gilberto (guitar) , Astrud Gilberto (vocal),聽完呢隻碟,無論你鍾唔鍾意bossa nova, 以後都唔駛再買同類型0既碟.
加多一句,此碟的最佳欣賞環境是在一個懶洋洋的夏日黃昏,不要太熱,有點微風和少少夕陽的殘照,加埋一個拖在地上一把被微風吹得慢慢轉的風扇影子(不是冷氣機!),就fit到漏.作者: 紫雷~R 時間: 04-6-23 11:06 AM
2)Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here (Columbia)
Art Tatum是一個盲眼的鋼琴手.有幾勁?Charlie Parker細個都特登去佢演奏的地方工作偷師.同Keith Jarrett好唔同.他用很多裝飾音,而只此一家的是:一般人用左手而他是以右手落裝飾音,感覺很特別,有人嫌他花巧,但我則愛其洋曲中的歡欣喜樂.
3)Thelonious Monk
是但搵佢一隻solo聽都一定無衰.他的歌曲旋律優美,但用了很多撞音來做和弦,初聽感覺極端奇怪,但聽落又有一種攝人的魅力,又是只此一家.特別推展Round Midnight, Off Minor
加多句:他就是教Coltrane同一時間用sax吹兩個音,也是在聽過Coleman的free jazz之後說: 沒甚麼,我一早便是這樣做 的那個人作者: 紫雷~R 時間: 04-6-23 11:13 AM
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適合初接觸Jazz的朋友的Easy Listening Vocals碟
1) Bryan Ferry - As time goes by",
The ex-vocal of Roxy music covers a number old song in a jazzy style and it is so fantastic that I highly recommend that everyone who like to start listening to jazz should buy one. The design and illustrations go with the style of the album and the singer, too.
You should and should not listen to the song "Miss Otis Regrets" first
because you will definitely be drunk and probably at the same time
underestimate the other songs.
[ Last edited by 紫雷~R on 2004-6-23 at 11:17 AM ]作者: 紫雷~R 時間: 04-6-23 11:15 AM
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何謂Standard?
1)"Standards" is neither a kind of style nor a particular historical stage of jazz development, but refers to a particular group of songs.
2) The songs played by jazz musicians can be roughly divided into two groups according to their sources. The first group comprised of songs written by the musicians themselves (Like "Love supreme" by Coltrane, "So what" by Miles Davis, "Nows the Time" by Charlie Parker[how dare you not to name him when talking about Bepop]) and the other is "Standard", meaning ready-made songs, usually songs from Broadway musical, by some great composers like Gershwin, Lorenz Hart and Cole Porter.
3)They are called "standard" because they are played nearly by all jazz musicans and always appear in the song list during their performance.
4) The songs are so popular among jazz musicians because they have the kind of chord progression which enable the musicians to improvise free on it and give their individual interpretations.
5) Thats why they are not a style--since different musicians play the same standard with various style.
(唔好意思,因為之前打中文太慢,所以篇文係用英文寫嘅,又懶得譯中文....多多包涵!)
[ Last edited by 紫雷~R on 2004-6-23 at 11:17 AM ]作者: 紫雷~R 時間: 04-6-23 11:17 AM
a) The Gentle Side of John Coltrane
開始時最好聽一d比較soft嘅作品, 對初接觸朋友比較易接受,
我提大家先聽呢一張GRP嘅慢歌精選碟, 比較EASY LISTENING,
但亦已經可以聽到一D佢與別不同的風格.
特別推薦: My One and Only Love
b) Love Supreme
第二張我就會提議大家聽呢張Love Supreme
呢張碟實驗得來比較易消化,
全碟由3 parts 組成, 要一次過順次序聽先有味道
Coltrane 果種吹奏時嘅火氣同spirituality完美地結合在一起
絕對必聽!!作者: alanlaigame 時間: 09-5-10 07:55 AM
