JAZZ What a wonderful world: Summer time
爵士乐早期与古典音乐有着千丝万缕的联系。应该是从古典音乐中叛逆出来的,如何叛逆的?
一方面是黑人音乐家的自然颜色,一方面是白人音乐家的叛逆和创新。
因此,美国古典音乐在那个时期,有不少将爵士乐高雅化的段落,融入大部头的严肃音乐作品。证明爵士乐实际上拥有黑白两个根。实际上,爵士乐的技巧高度和精致程度的确可以和古典音乐较劲,不过,是建立在叛逆的自由基础之上而已。
Summertime' quickly caught on as a jazz standard thanks to its bluesy chords and was recorded by many of the great jazz vocalists, including Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughan. A version of Porgy and Bess from 1957 saw two legends collaborate on 'Summertime'.Sep. 26, 2014
Lyrics
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin'
So hush little baby, don't you cry
And you'll spread your wings and you'll take the sky
But 'til that mornin', there's a-nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mommy standin' by
And you'll spread your wings and you'll take the sky
But 'til that mornin', there's a-nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mommy standin' by
歌曲同样是歌唱美好。被誉为历史上最具幸福感的音乐之一。与what a wonderful world先比,这首音乐,扩展都极度广阔,对这首歌进行的改编录音,超过67000版本。而且,每个版本都有自己的美学特色,可以说,每个人唱夏日时光,都是他自己的夏日时光!都是他自己的幸福。当然其中有几百个版本更加有名。传统上,每个玩爵士的音乐家,都必须跨国这个门槛,创作自己的夏日时光版本,或许是为了对爵士乐前辈的致敬?
每个版本都是最美。所以疯老难以推荐最佳版本。随便挑几个大家听听吧
这最后的版本最不爵士,但是确实疯老第一次听到的summertime,其民谣风格之下,依然能感受到爵士乐的旋律特色,记忆深刻,因此,依然强推。
爵士乐是什么?是每个人的夏日时光!从来都是自由的,不是专属的!