专辑艺人:Larry Carlton 赖瑞·卡尔顿 专辑名称:Collection 音乐类型:Guitar,Jazz 唱片公司:GRP Records 发行日期:1990年4月25日
Larry Carlton的音乐传奇是从南加利福尼亚开始的。他在六岁的时候就拿起了他的 第一把吉他。在上初中的时候,他听了Joe Pass当时所在的乐队The Gerald Wilson Big Band 的专辑Moment of Truth,这是他第一次接触爵士音乐。后来Larry逐渐开始喜欢Barney Kessel, Wes Montgornery和传奇布鲁斯大师B.B. King。萨克斯演奏家John Coltrane对Larry也有很大影响。
1968年他录制了他的第一张慢转密纹唱片,With A Little Help From My Friends (Uni)。业 内对这张专辑的巨大反响使Larry有机会参加一系列活动,其中包括为福特汽车录制商 业电视和广播广告。Larry 凭借精确无误的演奏和他那Gibson ES-335给人们带来的甜 美而富有灵性的音色逐渐声名鹊起。
1973年,Larry在Blue Thumb Records旗下发行了他的第二张个人演奏专辑Singing/Playing。 正如专辑名称描述的那样,Larry不仅参与了吉他演奏部分,而且还在 8首歌中担任了 主唱。此后Larry不断被作为嘉宾邀请参加各种演奏会,风格也是多种多样,从Sammy Davis, Jr., Herb Alpert到Quincy Jones, Paul Anka, Michael Jackson, John Lennon, Jerry Garcia, Dolly Parton。同时他一年还要与-Crusaders举行超过50场的演出。在Larry 彻底开始 单飞生涯前,他是过去三十年中最炙手可热的录音乐手之一。他参加过电影原声、电视 主题曲和超过100张金唱片的录制。后来Larry大幅减少了暖场和嘉宾演出,但是继续与 Crusaders一起演出和录音。他把更多的精力放在编曲和制作上面,而且在他的家中建立 了自己的录音室-Room 335。在这一阶段,Larry为Barbra Streisand, Joan Baez 和Larry Gatlin 做过录音工作。离开Crusaders之后,Carlton在1977年转到Warner Bros. Records旗下。
在78-84年之间,Carlton为Warner Bros. Records录制了六张专辑:Mr. 335: Live In Japan, Friends; Eight Times Up; Sleep Walk; Strikes Twice; Larry Carlton。80年代之前,Carlton 一共参加过3000场录音,赢得了4次葛莱美提名。
但是迫于唱片公司和歌迷的要求,Carlton暂停了这张布鲁斯专辑的制作,于1992年发行了 一张爵士专辑Kid Gloves。这张流行爵士专辑是Carlton第一次把原声歌曲和电声歌曲放在 同一张专辑中。在巡演期间,Carlton重新开始了布鲁斯专辑Renegade Gentlemen的制作。 Carlton在Nashville与Michael Rhodes和Terry McMillan重新会合,同时召集了鼓手Chris Layton (Stevie Vaughan&Double Trouble乐队的鼓手)和键盘天才Chuck Leavell又录制了4首歌。 加上先前录制的6首歌,Carlton在1993年发行了这张专辑。随后Carlton进行了大规模的巡 演,1994年又随顶级爵士乐队Stanley Clark And Friends (Stanley Clark, Larry Carlton, Billy Cobham, Deron Johnson 和 Najee).一起进行巡演。这个五人组合在1994年发行了Live A t The Greek。
Volume One of GRP's Larry Carlton Collections takes the listener from thebeginning of his solo career up to 1990. Starting off with one cut from his first Warner Bros. album Larry Carlton, the collection goes on to include two tracks each from Sleepwalk and Friends, two each from the acoustic guitar albums Alone/But Never Alone and Discovery, and one from On Solid Ground. In addition, the CD throws in two then-new tracks, "Small Town Girl" and "For Heaven's Sake" -- pleasant melodic pieces with acoustic guitar lead, nothing extraordinary. Along the way, you'll hear some very catchy tunes long identified with Carlton ("Smiles and Smiles to Go," "High Steppin'" and "Minute By Minute"), a mellower rendition of "Nite Crawler" than the version he recorded as a Crusader, and the relaxed, funky "Bubble Shuffle." For some changes of pace, there is an affectionate tribute to the surf sounds from near his hometown Torrance ("Sleepwalk"), and one harder-edged number, "Blues for TJ," that finds Carlton crossing swords with B.B. King virtually as an equal. Mostly, though, this is ingratiating smooth jazz that very often transcends the conventions of the idiom.
Personnel: Larry Carlton,B.B. King (Guitar); Jerry Hey,Gary Grant,Bill Reichenbach,Kirk Whalum (Horn Section); Michael Brecker (Saxophone); Joe Sample (Keyboards); Terry Trotter (Keyboards); Abraham Laboriel,Robert "Pops" Popwell (Bass); Paulinho Da Costa (Percussion); John Ferraro,Rick Marotta,Jeff Porcaro (Drums); Al Jarreau (Vocal).
01 Small Town Girl 02 Smiles And Smiles To Go 03 Minute By Minute 04 For Heaven's Sake 05 Night Crawler 06 Blues For T. J. 07 10 P.M. 08 Sleepwalk 09 Tequila 10 Bubble Shuffle 11 Hello Tomorrow 12 High Steppin'