[29/4/2009]【爵士吉他】新生代爵士吉他手Tris Vega《Just Let It Flow》
【爵士吉他】新生代爵士吉他手Tris Vega 2007年专辑《Just Let It Flow》 （MP3 320K）
专辑艺人: Tris Vega 专辑名称: Just Let It Flow 出版年份: February 5, 2007 音乐类型: Smooth Jazz 压缩比: 192kbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo 播放时间: 48:26 min 文件大小: 111 MB
When you love to play guitar, you play. Nothing can stop you. When musical ideas are burning in your brain, you play them. Through The Valley (2004) was Tris' expression and his debut album, starting his career as solo musician. George Benson, Wes Montgomery, Norman Brown and Peter White are Tris' idols. In fact these legends he impressed a whole generation of guitarists. Following the mainstream in smooth jazz Tris soon succeeded in placing his music on smooth jazz radio stations throughout the United States. Tris comments: "I really don't know if you can call what I do Jazz parse, I don't consider myself a straight ahead jazz musician, but a musician that has influences of jazz, pop, R&B, hip-hop, rock, I love to combine all those styles that he influenced me and create what feels good to me."
Even other guitarists like Les Sabler profit by Tris' great musical talent. His sophomore album Just Let It Flow (2007) is ready to climb the charts. On his new album one finds no guest musician, no great names, no cover, just pure original music. Tris got some help by his brother Jason Vega, who played percussion on all songs and his sister Kia Vega, background vocals on Just Let It Flow. Tris says: "This is the project that sed me. Just Let It Flow was a project that helped me through the toughest time in my life, it was the opposite of what I was going through, and it represented the positive side of me during a time of negativity. I composed, played, recorded, mixed and mastered Just Let It Flow in four months, I had my brother who tours with me play percussion on most of the tracks. Just Let It Flow became very personnel for me, challenging me to extend myself and think beyond the guitar."
My expectations are high, Tris is a great talent not only as guitarist but also as composer. The short intro indicates his website myspace.com/trisvegamusic, where you he the opportunity to listen to samples of the new album and read about Tris' roots. The 25 years old Tris is fresh on the start to a big career.
Tris' guitar performance has this special ease of an experienced musician. That Feeling has a captivating loop which is transferred in various keys. Many critics compare his performance with a flow of a river. That is easy to explain not only by the title of this album, but also by the steady loudness of his play and the constant tempo. This is significant on his song Just Let It Flow, on which Tris concentrates on the melody and not on various tempi. It is an extremely crucial element of sound, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece. Tris uses instead a trick, he injects the loops with some guitar solos. This kind of performance infects the melody making it hypnotically accessible.
The second part of his magic is the rhythm. When Ever Where Ever is a good example to explain this principle. The melody performed by the electric guitar is repetitious like a loop. All other instruments like keyboards, acoustic guitar, drum loops and bongo patterns are building this tapestry of rhythm, always unobtrusive in the background.
Don't Be Late follows the same method, but this time Tris expands his guitar solos. He has the ability to shine and when he lees the melody path he is brilliant. On Now & Then Tris is using other instruments for example the flute to interpret the melody. The dynamic touch of the tune is produced by very fast and lively programmed keyboard patterns which I recently observed on the Jeff Lorber produced part of Eric Marienthal's Just Around The Corner.
Very important for the dynamic of an album is constant re-invention of music. Try something different, see the music from another standpoint. I cannot suggest to change the guitar, when someone likes his guitar like Tris. So Tris adds on Dorian another rhythm element, the water drop sound. Also very popular is the applied shuffle beat.
Leing The Past is a slow ballade showcasing Tris diversity. During the recitation on electric guitar he builds the bridge with his acoustic guitar. This is a highlight in Spanish Flamenco and I regret the shortness of this bridge. The onomatopoeic intro of Valley View would be worth to be longer. Tris has a strong affinity to guitar chords in the way of George Benson, Norman Brown or Nick Colionne. It's really hard to be a chart breaker with such a competition. The only recipe for success beside mastership is creativity and innovation. Surprise the audience!
On Straight Chillin' Tris is using the well-known smooth jazz formula of relaxation and chilling out. The slow ballade Coastal View offers more of Tris' guitar skills. "Those tracks represent the influence that R&B, Hip-Hop and Chill has on me, bringing in that type of production to those songs," comments Tris. The Eastside Story marks the end of the album. The up-tempo style is obviously Tris' strength.
Tris Vega has a good nose for grooves and melodies. Walking on the paths of masters like George Benson he has the condition for a bright future, good compositions and skills. He will certainly make the next step to stardom.
01 Myspace.Com/Trisvegamusic (Intro) 02 That Feeling 03 Just Let It Flow 04 When Ever Where Ever 05 Don't Be Late 06 Now & Then 07 Dorian 08 Leing The Past 09 Valley View 10 Straight Chilln' 11 Coastal View 12 The Eastside Story
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