專輯類型: 1CD 發行年份: 2018 國際條碼: 0888072052048 音樂廠牌: Concord 近幾年爵士樂不時出現新的聲音,從演奏到演唱無一不令人感到欣慰。2015年來自洛杉磯的年輕女歌手亞莉安娜‧妮可洛,以清新的即興演唱手法得到國際莎拉.沃恩(Sarah Vaughan)爵士歌唱大賽冠軍。這位某種程度被視為秘密武器的新人,得獎後仍繼續原來的工作,直到2018年夏天才正式以新人姿態出版首張專輯『改變』。 如今事局多變,現代人生活一直在跟快速的節奏競賽。亞莉安娜‧妮可洛正好在這個契機下,與葛萊美獎得獎鋼琴家Laurence Hobgood共同合作,『改變』專輯就是希望把她清柔的即興演唱介紹給大眾。第一首歌曲”No Moon At All”原本是1947年的老歌,第一位錄音的歌者是演員兼歌手Doris Day。亞莉安娜在簡單的搭配下,慢慢的唱出迷濛情緒,但樂器加入即興後她也以獨特的擬 聲演唱把自己變成樂器,跟其他三人互相在演奏中比美。 經典名曲“Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most”,幾乎被她的歌唱詮釋成另一首新歌。聽起來好像是流行新曲調,但已被她的創作能力重新為原曲整裝成新式樣。此外亞莉安娜也是創作型才女,標題曲”Changes”與”New York Song”,正正是她的音樂事業從洛杉磯到紐約的寫照。改變的年代,蛻變的即興。當她也唱著靈魂歌手Al Green的暢銷作品”Let’s Stay Together”與民搖搖滾女歌手Joni Mitchell的名曲”Help Me/ Be Cool”,但音樂流洩間的即興變化更讓人嘖嘖稱奇。原來爵士樂從來沒有失去傳承的動力。 Produced by the Grammy-winning pianist and arranger Laurence Hobgood, Changes displays Arianna Neikrug's gift for interpreting tunes from the Great American Songbook and more recent pop and R&B classics from the '70s. The disc also contains two originals that reveal some of Neikrug's journey from her hometown of Los Angeles to New York City. Changes blends the right amount of reverence for the jazz tradition with a knowing glance to modern pop and R&B classics. It will delight both jazz purists and novices without making any unwise artistic compromises as she superbly negotiates the glories of jazz's past with a wide-eyed optimism that betrays her tender age 1.No Moon At All-4:49 2.Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most-6:09 3.Let's Stay Together-5:15 4.Changes-4:35 5.Medley: Never Let Me Go / I'll Be There-5:59 6.The Song Is You-2:00 7.New York Song-4:14 8.After You've Gone-4:29 9.Devil May Care-4:48 10.Medley: Help Me / Be Cool-5:55