當爵士碰到藍調
- 題名: Louis Armstrong plays W.C. Handy.
- 作者: Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. composer.
- 其他作者:
- Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971. performer.
- Young, Trummy, 1912-1984. instrumentalist.
- Bigard, Barney, 1906-1980. instrumentalist.
- Kyle, Billy, 1914-1966. instrumentalist.
- Shaw, Arvell, 1923-2002. instrumentalist.
- Deems, Barrett, 1914-1998. instrumentalist.
- Middleton, Velma, 1917-1961. vocalist.
- Brymn, J. Tim, 1881-1946. composer.
- Smith, Chris, 1879-1949. Long gone
- Norton, George A., 1880-1923. Memphis blues
- Hirsch, Walter, 1891-1967. composer.
- Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. Yellow dog blues
- Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. Loveless love
- Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. Long gone
- Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. Memphis blues
- Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. Chantez-les bas
- Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. Hesitating blues
- Elman, David, 1900-1967. Atlanta blues
- Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. Atlanta blues
- Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994. Bugle call rag
- Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. Aunt Hagar's blues
- Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. Beale street blues
- Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. Ole Miss blues
- Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. St. Louis blues
- 其他題名:
- 當爵士碰到藍調
- Great jazz composers series
- 出版: [E.U.] : Essential Jazz Classics 2013.
- 叢書名: All Music Guide 5星 , 企鵝爵士3星半 , Great jazz composers series
- 主題: Jazz--1951-1960. , Jazz vocals. , Blues (Music)--1951-1960. , Trumpet music (Jazz)
- URL:
https://serv.npac-ntch.org/CD/32B/C032789.htm
- 版本:Complete edition.
- 一般註:Originally released in Oct. 1954; with bonus tracks. Program notes by George Avakian inserted in container.
- 製作群註:Original recording produced by George Avakian.
- 演出者註:Louis Armstrong, trumpet, vocal ; Trummy Young, trombone ; Barney Bigard, clarinet ; Billy Kyle, piano ; Arvell Shaw, bass ; Barrett Deems, drums ; Velma Middleton, vocal.
- 獎品註:All Music Guide 5星 -- 爵士企鵝評鑑3星半
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- 系統號: 005150918 | 機讀編目格式
館藏資訊
摘自 博客來音樂館 網站 : 『這張專輯不僅是路易斯.阿姆斯壯1950年代期間最上乘的作品,更是一張真正的爵士樂經典。』 …ALL Music Guide
WC韓第(Williams Christopher Handy)人稱『藍調之父』,畢生奉獻於將藍調從默默無聞的鄉土音樂推廣流通至更多普羅大眾,甚至成為影響後來爵士樂、節奏藍調(R&B)、搖滾樂(Rock N’ Roll)等西洋通俗樂類最重要的元素。
路易斯.阿姆斯壯(Louis Armstrong)則是美國最具影響力的爵士歌手,小號演奏家,他是首度將單一樂器從著重集體演奏的固執傳統中『解放』出來,以加強樂器獨奏份量的重要推手。他如沙磨般厚實而沙啞的嗓音,親切溫暖表情豐富的演唱方式,加上順應曲間穿插的即興唸唱(Scat)和生氣活潑的小喇叭吹奏,讓他成為擁有無敵舞台魅力,所有後輩爵士/流行歌手如平克勞斯貝(Bing Crosby)、法蘭克辛納屈(Frank Sinatra)等獨一無二的偶像標竿。隨著影音作品的流傳,他的影響力甚至擴及流行樂壇,權威音樂網站樂評Steve Leggett讚揚他『…可能是20世紀最重要的美國音樂家。』,而他更是早在1949年二月登上美國時代雜誌封面的第一位爵士樂手。出生於紐奧良貧民窟的路易斯.阿姆斯壯,早年生活根本就是藍調歌曲中,加上他自幼深受藍調、克里奧(Creole)這種歐非混種音樂和繁拍音樂(Ragtime,爵士樂前身)的薰陶,若由他來詮釋藍調樂曲,那絕對是樂迷所抱以最高期待的精采作品。
本專輯誕生的原因,年歲已高且眼盲的韓第,雖然蒐集並演唱藍調,卻很少留下錄音紀錄這些珍貴的文化遺產,於是有人向他推薦一向是他歌迷且經常演唱他作品的路易斯.阿姆斯壯來肩負這項偉大的使命,於是當Columbia唱片在1954年與阿姆斯壯簽約之後,這張就成為加盟後的首張錄音室作品,同時也是路易斯1954年改組後的樂隊The All- Stars的處女作。專輯錄音當時,韓第高齡八十,兩眼已衰盲,興致高昂蒞臨錄音室,據說阿姆斯壯在這位長輩面前表演幾首的曲子,隨後完成了這張被樂迷奉為荒島唱片的經典。
首支非採流行歌短版的方式,將近9分鐘的"Saint Louis Blues"像是阿姆斯壯在宣示這次是玩真的,曲子先由他本人小號領奏接著女歌手薇瑪彌多敦(Velma Middleton)這段意韻十足演唱,已經叫人沉醉不已,等間隔小號獨奏後聽完搶進來那熟悉的沙磨嗓子演唱,整首曲才算有高潮的完整,另外"Yellow Dog Blue"一曲中單簧管手巴尼畢葛德(Barney Bigard)有自信驕傲的技巧表現,"Loveless Love"路易斯激情發騷的高把位小喇叭音色與鼓手貝瑞特狄姆炫技的演奏,簡直High翻天,繼續聽完"Beal Street Blues"和"The Memphis Blues"之後,相信你已經渾然忘我,彷若置身紐奧良的藍調酒吧。
內容註
Disc 1. St. Louis blues (8:50) -- Yellow dog blues (4:16) -- Loveless love (4:28) -- Aunt Hagar's blues / J. Tim Brymn, W.C. Handy (4:57) -- Long gone (from Bowlin' Green) / Chris Smith, W.C. Handy (5:08) -- The Memphis blues (or Mister Crump) / George A. Norton, W.C. Handy (2:59) -- Beale Street blues (4:56) -- Ole Miss Blues / W.C. Handy, Walter Hirsch (4:56) -- Chantez les bas (Sing 'em low) (4:48) -- Hesitating blues (5:20) -- Atlanta blues / W.C. Handy, David Elman (4:33) -- Bugle call rag / Ole Miss (8:45) -- St. Louis blues (with Leonard Bernstein) (10:27). Disc 2. St. Louis blues (partially alternate take) -- Loveless love (partially alternate take) -- Loveless take (rehearsal) -- Aunt Hagar's blues (partially alternate take) -- Long gone John (alternate take) -- Long gone John (rehearsal) -- Beale Street blues (partially alternate take) -- Ole Miss blues (alternate take) -- Hesitating blues (partially alternate take) -- Hesitating blues (rehearsal) -- Atlanta blues (partially alternate take) -- Alligator story -- George Avakian's interview with W.C. Handy (2:44) -- Careless love (Loveless love) with Bessie Smith -- St. Louis blues with Bessie Smith (1925) -- St. Louis blues story (1929) -- St. Louis blues (1933).