[27/4/2009]【爵士吉他】美国爵士吉他大师John Scofield 2009年新专辑《Piety Street


【爵士吉他】美国爵士吉他大师John Scofield 2009年新专辑《Piety Street》  (MP3/320K)


艺术家:John Scofield
专辑名称:Piety Street
发行公司:
所属语言:英语
音乐风格:Jazz/Gospel
发行时间:2009/04/19
音乐格式/压缩比特率:MP3 320Kbps
文件大小152 MB
播放时间:1:02:06


Personnel:乐队演奏顺序

John Scofield: guitarra, arreglos, produccion, palmas.
John Boutte: voz, palmas.
Jon Cleary: organo, piano, guitarra ritmica, voz y palmas.
Mark Bingham: produccion, palmas.
Ricky Fataar: bateria, palmas, fotografia.
George Porter, Jr.: bajo, palmas.
Shannon Powell: bateria, pandereta.












Over the course of his four-decade career, guitarist John Scofield has maintained a
successful dual career that alternates purer jazz with projects that skirt its edges
and are aimed at a larger demographic. Not that there's anything wrong with that. His
That's What I Say: John Scofield Plays The Music of Ray Charles (Verve, 2005) garnered
critical and popular acclaim, keeping him on the road for the better part of a year,
including a stellar performance in Gatineau, Quebec, near Ottawa, Canada, in October,
2005. After the exciting and stylistically assimilative This Meets That (EmArcy, 2007),
Scofield turns to the blues/gospel-inflected Piety Street, a diversion for him, that's
absolutely credible—and, in many ways, inevitable.

Scofield's blues roots he never sounded this good. With the rock-solid support of
bassist George Porter Jr. and drummer Ricky Fataar, the album grooves with a comfortable,
in-the-pocket vibe ranging from the buoyant "That's Enough," with Jon Cleary's wonderfully
supportive piano work, to the ambling groove of the substantially rearranged "Motherless
Child," one of vocalist John Boutte's best performances. The up-tempo "It's a Big Army"
evokes images of deep south churches, with an entire congregation taken up by the sheer
joy of the music, while the funky "His Eye is on the Sparrow" is driven by Fataar's visceral,
behind-the-beat pulse. "Ship of Zion" is a slow, simmering blues that features a lengthy
opening solo from Scofield filled with nuanced bends and gritty, Wes Montgomery-style octe work.

Scofield's playing may be, by necessity, more on the inside here, though he does take a
few opportunities to create the kind of inside/outside tension-and-release that only he
can, with his bop-inflected solo on "Motherless Child" a definitive performance that proves
it's possible to cross-pollinate without losing the essence of the music. Jazz is a stylistic
melting pot that, at it's best, dissolves borders and makes it possible to apply more
sophisticated harmonies to even the st of changes. It's what makes Scofield's playing
on Piety Street so captivating. He clearly knows the roots of the music and respects it; but
equally he stretches it ever so slightly, so that he never loses sight of his own distinctive
personality. This may be a blues/gospel album, but it's played by a group capable of more
adventurous music, and there's little doubt that this music will open up even further in
performance, just as Scofield's Ray Charles tribute did.

A cross-over album, to be sure, but Piety Street fits comfortably into Scofield's broad
and growing discography. For a guitarist who has meshed with the jamband scene, Norwegian
Nu Jazz and R&B while remaining committed to more exploratory music, Piety Street is a
logical and inevitable project. Sco's roots are as much in blues and funk as they are in
jazz, and here he's delivered music as fun as it is substantial. Piety Street will appeal
to the jazz contingent as much as it does those for whom it is their first encounter with
this remarkable guitarist.

John Scofield出生于1951年12月26日, 美国俄亥俄洲。被尊称为吉他的三巨头之一,另外两位是
Pat Metheny和Bill Frisell。他的影响力不停的向前推进。

他的创作力似乎源源不断,令人敬佩又觉得不可思议。John Scofield的吉他演奏节奏感很强,以爵
士乐而言,节奏是重要的一个要素,甚至重于旋律,任何爵士乐手假若配合得当的话,那么他几乎
可以演奏一切他想要表达的音乐概念。

他的影响力不停的向前推进。他的创作力似乎源源不断,令人敬佩又觉得不可思议。John Scofield
的吉他演奏节奏感很强,以爵士乐而言,节奏是重要的一个要素,甚至重于旋律,任何爵士乐手假若
配合得当的话,那么他几乎可以演奏一切他想要表达的音乐概念。

当他成长于康乃狄克州的威尔顿镇,从小对音乐就非常有兴趣,11岁的时拥有第一把吉他。之后接触
到Little  Richard。Chuck  Berry的摇滚蓝调音乐,进而是John  Lee  Hooker民谣蓝调(Folk 
Blues),B.B  King、Otis  Rush的都会蓝调(Urban  Blues)的风格。当时,威尔顿镇的爵士乐并
不盛行,优秀的爵士乐手自然就不多,其中有一位了解John Scofield之所好,并带领他走向爵士乐
之门的人便是他的第一个吉他老师Alan  Dean,Alan  Dean常与他一起聆听Pat  Martino的唱片,或
开车到格林威治村去听吉他大师Jim  Hall的演奏,在十五岁的时候,John Scofield便立志要成为一
个真正的爵士吉他手,并开始朝这个方向努力。

当时,威尔顿镇的爵士乐并不盛行,优秀的爵士乐手自然就不多,其中有一位了解约翰之所好,并带
领他走向爵士乐之门的人便是他的第一个吉他老师Alan Dean,Alan Dean常与他一起聆听Pat Martino
的唱片,或开车到格林威治村去听吉他大师Jim Hall的演奏,在十五岁的时候,约翰便立志要成为一
个真正的爵士吉他手,并开始朝这个方向努力。

凭着这股对爵士乐的爱好,约翰于1970年进入波士顿的Berkley音乐学院修习爵士乐,在此三年之中,
一方面习爵士乐的理论及演奏技巧,课余之时,则到附近的俱乐部观摩一些优秀的乐手演出。结果,
终于完成了CTI唱片公司的两张“卡内基音乐厅现场演奏”唱片。两个星期后,另一个机会又出现,那
就是他取代了吉他手John Abercrombie的位置,加入由鼓手Billy Cobham所领导的Powerhouse乐团,
此后的两年(1975-1977),他跟着Powerhouse到处旅行演出。 1977年,26岁的John推出了生平第一
张个人专辑Live,这张作品集合了John之前的音乐影响,混合着bop与蓝调摇滚(Blues-Rock)的风格。

接下来是78年的专辑Rough House,承袭第一张的风格,钢琴手由Hal Galper取代,配合鼓手Adam Nussbaum,
乐风张力较强悍。 1981年,约翰为德国唱片公司Enja录制最后的两张唱片Shinola及Out Like A Light。
这两张作品同属于在慕尼黑Vielharmonie俱乐部表演的现场实况录音。

离开Enja公司后,84-88间,Scofield为Gramision唱片公司录制了六张专辑,其后,86年推出的
“Blue Matter”及87推出的“Loud Jazz”、“Pick Hits Live”专辑中,出现了一位约翰称为
“Drum Monster”(鼓兽)的人物Dennis Chambers,约翰潜在的优越节奏感马上被激发出来,在
听这些专辑的同时,好像有两位鼓手似的,也就是说,约翰弹奏吉他好像在打鼓一样,深深的溶入
节奏浪潮中,配合得无懈可击,而加入标点式的和弦及调式(Mode)音阶灵活的运用,构成了80年
代独竖一格的Jazz-Funk,约翰也因此而受到肯定! 除了在Gramision的作品之外,约翰于1983-85
年间加入Miles Dis乐团,合作了三张专辑“You're Under Arrest”、“Star People”、“Decoy”。

80年代末,Scofield加盟以传统爵士乐起家的Blue Note唱片公司,89专辑Time On My Hands,重返
传统爵士怀抱,搭配一流的乐手,包括贝斯手Charlie Haden、鼓手Jack De Johnette、萨克斯风手
Joe Lovano,他的创作功力可说是达到高爵士吉他大师John Scofield向传奇黑人歌王Ray Charles
致敬的唱片。在Scofield还是小孩童时,就是Ray Charles的粉丝了。这次他带领他的核心四重奏
(Steve Jordan鼓/Larry Goldings键盘/Willie Weeks贝司),并邀请一群客串明星艺人,用他那独
特的融合爵士风格演绎了13首Ray不那么著名的作品。灵歌老头Dr. John演唱了“Talkin’ Bout You
/I Got A Woman”,Allman Brothers乐队的Warren Haynes演唱了“Night Time Is The Right Time”,
民谣摇滚明星John Mayer演唱了“I Don’t Need No Doctor”,大黑痔Aaron Neville则在“You Don’t
Know Me” 里贡献了他那独特的歌声。

凭着这股对爵士乐的爱好,John Scofield于1970年进入波士顿的Berkley音乐学院修习爵士乐,在
此三年之中,一方面习爵士乐的理论及演奏技巧,课余之时,则到附近的俱乐部观摩一些优秀的乐
手演出。结果,终于完成了CTI唱片公司的两张“卡内基音乐厅现场演奏”唱片。两个星期后,另
一个机会又出现,那就是他取代了吉他手John  Abercrombie的位置,加入由鼓手Billy  Cobham所
领导的Powerhouse乐团,此后的两年(1975-1977),他跟着Powerhouse到处旅行演出。

1977那年,26岁的John Scofield推出了生平第一张个人专辑Live,这张作品集合了John Scofield
之前的早期音乐影响,同时也混合着bop与蓝调摇滚(Blues-Rock)的风格。








                                                                                  01 That’s Enough
                                                                                  02 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
                                                                                  03 It’s A Big Army
                                                                                  04 His Eye Is On The Sparrow
                                                                                  05 Something’s Got A Hold On Me
                                                                                  06 The Old Ship Of Zion
                                                                                  07 Ninety Nine And A Half
                                                                                  08 Just A Little While To Stay Here
                                                                                  09 Never Turn Back
                                                                                  10 Walk With Me
                                                                                  11 But I Like The Message
                                                                                  12 The Angel Of Death
                                                                                  13 I’ll Fly Away














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