2003 年死於帕金生氏症的白人伸縮號手Jimmy Knepper, 沒留下太多的掛名錄音,卻有與諸多著名大樂團(如Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Charles Mingus, Benny Goodman)合作的經驗。
過世不久,與他同在Lee Konitz 團裏的伸縮號手夥伴Sam Burtis,說了下列這席話:
Jim Knepper died today.
He was one of only about three people who ever cared enough to try to manage to get some real musical information through my thick skull, and I loved him dearly.
He was incapable of telling a lie.
He gave a great deal to relatively few people.
I guess that's about as good a way as any to go about it.
Keep the faith.
「Jim Knepper 在今天過世了。
他是唯一能把真實樂念貫透我愚鈍的頭顱的三人之一, 我十分敬愛他。
他是無法說謊的人。
他把諸多養分給了少數的人。
我想這是很偉大的做法。
保有你的信念。」
暫時脫離Mingus 的樂團的巨大陰影後,他在五七年Bethlehem 廠牌留下幾張當家作主的錄音,也得到Bill Evans 畫龍點睛的跨刀相助。前日終於找到他其中的 "A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy Knepper"(日版, 1000日圓),得以一觀他早期風流逍遙的神韻之作。
其中有一首相當罕見的trumpet 手Gene Roland 的vocal演出,"Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You",有些類似 Chet Baker 不經意的慵懶吟唱,但是更誠摯的發聲。在其間穿插的trombone, piano (由Bob Hammer擔綱) 交錯的獨奏,重奏更是帶著煙霧繽散的小酒館氛圍。
過世不久,與他同在Lee Konitz 團裏的伸縮號手夥伴Sam Burtis,說了下列這席話:
Jim Knepper died today.
He was one of only about three people who ever cared enough to try to manage to get some real musical information through my thick skull, and I loved him dearly.
He was incapable of telling a lie.
He gave a great deal to relatively few people.
I guess that's about as good a way as any to go about it.
Keep the faith.
「Jim Knepper 在今天過世了。
他是唯一能把真實樂念貫透我愚鈍的頭顱的三人之一, 我十分敬愛他。
他是無法說謊的人。
他把諸多養分給了少數的人。
我想這是很偉大的做法。
保有你的信念。」
暫時脫離Mingus 的樂團的巨大陰影後,他在五七年Bethlehem 廠牌留下幾張當家作主的錄音,也得到Bill Evans 畫龍點睛的跨刀相助。前日終於找到他其中的 "A Swinging Introduction to Jimmy Knepper"(日版, 1000日圓),得以一觀他早期風流逍遙的神韻之作。
其中有一首相當罕見的trumpet 手Gene Roland 的vocal演出,"Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You",有些類似 Chet Baker 不經意的慵懶吟唱,但是更誠摯的發聲。在其間穿插的trombone, piano (由Bob Hammer擔綱) 交錯的獨奏,重奏更是帶著煙霧繽散的小酒館氛圍。
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