[16/4/2009]【美国民谣】老当益壮RAMBLIN'JACK ELLIOTT 新砖《A Stranger Here
RAMBLIN'JACK ELLIOTT是上个世纪
50、60年代美国很出名的民谣歌手
75岁转投至ANTI-Label,
今年77岁的他又推出新的专辑
至今仍活跃在乐坛上也是属少见的,
实实在在是精力充沛...
With a voice like the earth hing grown even deeper and more resonant in recent years, Ramblin’ Jack has teamed up with producer Joe Henry to deliver a starkly dimensional and soulful collection of dark blues. Henry casts his sessions like a svy movie director, teaming up greats like Los Lobos legend Did Hidalgo (accordion, guitar), the venerable Van Dyke Parks (vibes, piano), Jay Bellerose (drums) and more, and lets them play. The result has the authentic vibe of a field recording, like something captured rather than contrived, beautiful and bre in its purity. Some of the tracks, like “Soul of a Man” and “Falling Down Blues,” combine layers of intimate acoustics deepened by portentous layers of mysterious sonics, like a man singing in a bomb-shelter with bombs bursting off in the distance. “Please Remember Me” is a weirdly wonderful amalgam of sorrow, blues-jazz, and exotica, sort of like a inebriated bordello band at a funeral. And when Elliott sings in heartsick tones of wanting somebody to tell him what is the soul of a man, the answer is not far off: these are dark old blues born in a different century-but that dark night of the soul is something we all feel and know, now maybe more than ever.
专辑英文名: A Stranger Here 歌手: Ramblin' Jack Elliott 音乐风格: 民谣 资源格式: MP3 发行时间: 2009年04月07日 地区: 美国 语言: 英语
专辑介绍:
Ramblin' Jack Elliott has long been one of the most remarkable contributors to American folk music. From acting as Woody Guthrie's protegee to inspiring the likes of Bob Dylan, Elliott's country-folk story-songs he, for 50 years, spoken for and to generations of music fans. Now, at the age of 77, he's ready to release a new album - A Stranger Here - on April 7, 2009.
The disc sees him teaming up with producer Joe Henry, who has worked with some of the best roots artists on the scene, from Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint to Solomon Burke.
According to a press release:
Revered for his interpretive take on traditional American music, on A Stranger Here Elliott steps out of the country/folk arena that has shaped his legend, 50+ years in the making. Haunting and evocative landscapes crafted by Henry construct a mood that is enhanced by Elliott’s world-scarred voice. Together, musician and producer examine a carefully selected number of pre-WWII blues songs in a wholly unique way.
专辑曲目:
01. Rising High Water Blues 02. Death Don't He No Mercy 03. Rambler's Blues 04. Soul Of A Man 05. Richland Women Blues 06. Grinnin' In Your Face 07. The New Strangers Blues 08. Falling Down Blues 09. How Long Blues 10. Please Remember Me