Impulse! – Orange & Black. Fire & Ebony. Fury & Pride. 橘與黑的傳奇,昂揚與沈穩,爵士的經典與榮耀! – 爵士樂史上最具傳奇色彩與強大創意的不朽品牌: Impulse!-爵士脈動,自1960年代以來秉其 - The New Wave In Jazz的源源生命力之創廠宗旨,不斷締造爵士史上最令人讚嘆的錄音成就,在即將邁入創立一甲子的今天,更是見證其偉大不朽遺產的最佳回顧時機,Impulse!在此重要的時刻,特別選出自1961年至1974年之間的爵 士錄音黃金歲月中所發行的25張傳世典藏CD,集結為此套此生擁有必定無憾的爵士聖殿傳說無上珍藏,與您一同領略Impulse!爵士傳奇近60年的傳奇真藏….
Impulse!,爵士脈動,一個於1961年成立於美國紐約,原僅為ABC-Paramount唱片公司旗下的新興爵士廠牌,但在靈魂人物製作人克瑞德‧泰勒主導下,其音樂風格以反應社會現象及掌握時代脈動為特長,並堅持打造當代爵士樂新浪潮為其品牌一貫精神,而唱片封面則是大膽地以象徵昂揚與沈穩、彰顯火熱與榮耀的橘、黑對比兩色為設計醞底,在唱片包裝上更是突破傳統概念,採具前瞻性的雙開層設計以一新市場耳目,從經營理念、樂風走向、樂手陣列甚至是專輯外觀,從上到下、從內到外完全地反映出Impulse!廠牌所懷抱不從眾、不媚俗之弘觀大器視野,也從其滿溢反骨聲響、交錯銳利音色的實驗性前衛爵士樂呈現中樹立了勇於挑戰主流價值、引領嶄新潮流的品牌定位,而在爵士樂壇上獨占鼇頭的鋼琴手凱斯‧傑瑞特、低音提琴手查理‧明格斯、豎琴手艾麗絲‧柯川等巨擘均是在該廠牌麾下的自由氛圍中散發出個人最璀璨熠熠的光與熱!Impulse!創立至今已將近60周年,為了紀念如聖堂級的劃時代廠牌所掀起之不朽爵士傳奇,特別集結其1961-1974年間黃金時期的25張經典錄音之作,包含羅伊海恩斯 /午後即興、亞特布雷基與爵士信差樂團/爵士信差!、班尼卡特與大樂團 / 前瞻新意、約翰柯川四重奏/ 抒情之最、才華洋溢的薩克斯風手奧利佛‧尼爾森的「藍調與抽象事實」及查爾斯明格斯/明格斯之五行等25張經典大作,以最盪氣迴腸的名演、最珍貴稀有的史料及從未問世的演奏版本,帶給爵士樂迷最精彩豐沛的聽覺饗宴!
在將近60年的輝煌進程中,Impulse! 旗下孕育出無以數計極具影響力與創造力的爵士巨匠,所締造的爵士錄音更以最令行家樂迷最深深著迷的豐富典藏傲視業界並寫下無數史所留名的不朽經典,從做為鎮廠支柱John Coltrane、Charles Mingus、McCoy Tyner、Sonny Rollins、Archie Shepp、Pharoah Sanders、Oliver Nelson、Yusef Lateef、Keith Jarrett等,成為匯聚了爵士樂最豐沛生命力的無窮寶庫。Impulse!的故事始自於1960年Creed Taylor憑著一己的熱誠說服了公司讓他成立一個新的爵士品牌,而在接續的1961到1974年間,堅持著其一貫的理念:The New Wave In Jazz,延攬了當代最具前瞻性的開創性爵士樂手,不斷地探索新的聲音與爵士樂無可侷限的創意空間。在Impulse!的經典傳承中,最令人所深刻追憶的即是與傳奇巨人約翰柯川所共同打造的爵士聖堂註記,1961年與柯川的簽約合作是Impulse迅即進入爵士樂堂奧廠牌領域的里程碑。該年公司亦延攬入知名的製作人Bob Thiele,為往後的源源創意注入活水。他與錄音師Rudy Van Gelder的聯手調理建立了Impulse在封面美學設計與聲音的收納上臻於完美的無可比擬地位。時至今日,傳奇的Impulse形象仍然鮮明,令行家愛不釋手的錄音作品仍然源源不絕地應運而生,而承先啟後的爵士樂手們,仍然在這一塊屬於爵士樂最令人景仰的無上殿堂中,相互激盪出最令人讚嘆的聲音...而本套慶祝Impulse!廠牌創立近60年的經典套裝,匯集最盪氣迴腸的不凡名演,以表彰引領爵士潮流的聖堂級品牌之尊榮地位!
【本套裝內含之25張專輯/ 條列如下: 】
CD01. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Jazz Messengers! 亞特布雷基與爵士信差樂團/爵士信差!
CD02. Max Roach - Percussion Bitter Sweet馬克斯羅契/打擊樂甘甜苦樂
CD03. Shelly Manne - 2-3-4 雪利曼尼/ 234
CD04. The Gil Evans Orchestra - Into The Hot 吉爾伊文斯大樂團/走入熱情
CD05. Quincy Jones - The Quintessence昆西瓊斯 / 昆西菁華
CD06. Benny Carter & His Orchestra - Further Definitions班尼卡特與大樂團 / 前瞻新意
CD07. Roy Haynes Quartet - Out Of The Afternoon羅伊海恩斯 /午後即興
CD08. Duke Ellington - Meets Coleman Hawkins艾靈頓公爵與柯曼霍金斯/ 大師相遇
CD09. Freddie Hubbard - The Artistry Of Freddie Hubbard佛瑞迪胡巴德/ 胡巴德藝術
CD10. Chico Hamilton - Passin Thru奇哥漢米頓/如影即形
CD11. John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads約翰柯川四重奏/ 抒情之最
CD12. Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves - Salt & Pepper桑尼史提特與保羅岡沙維斯/ 胡椒鹽
CD13. Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus查爾斯明格斯/明格斯之五行
CD14. McCoy Tyner - Today And Tomorrow 麥考伊泰納/ 今日與明日
CD15. Oliver Nelson - More Blues And The Abstract Truth 奧利佛尼爾森/ 藍調與抽象事實
CD16. Shirley Scott - Queen Of The Organ雪莉史考特/電風琴女王
CD17. Earl Hines - Once Upon A Time歐爾漢斯/ 某一天某一次
CD18. Sonny Rollins - Alfie桑尼羅林斯/阿飛外傳
CD19. Stanley Turrentine - Let It Go史坦利圖倫汀/且放手吧
CD20. Dizzy Gillespie - Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac迪吉.葛拉斯彼/慢慢搖擺, 甜蜜凱迪拉克
CD21. Tom Scott - Rural Still Life 湯姆史考特/田園閒適人生
CD22. Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda艾莉絲柯川/沙奇丹納達之旅
CD23. Charlie Haden - Liberation Music Orchestra查里海登解放管弦樂團/同名專輯
CD24. Gato Barbieri - Chapter One: Latin America嘉托巴比耶瑞/ 第一章- 拉美情懷
CD25. Keith Jarrett - Death And The Flower凱斯傑瑞特/ 生死幻境
【本套裝內含之專輯 /曲目/ 條列如下】
CD01. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Jazz Messengers! 亞特布雷基與爵士信差樂團/爵士信差!
1. Alamode
2. Invitation
3. Circus
4. You Don't Know What Love Is
5. I Hear A Rhapsody
6. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
CD02. Max Roach - Percussion Bitter Sweet馬克斯羅契/打擊樂甘甜苦樂
1. Garvey's Ghost
2. Mama
3. Tender Warriors
4. Praise For A Martyr
5. Mendacity
6. Man From South Africa
CD03. Shelly Manne - 2-3-4 雪利曼尼/ 234
1. Take The "A" Train
2. Sicks Of Us
3. Slowly
4. Lean On Me
5. Cherokee
6. Me And Some Drums
CD04. The Gil Evans Orchestra - Into The Hot 吉爾伊文斯大樂團/走入熱情
1. Moon Taj
2. Pots
3. Angkor Wat
4. Bulbs
5. Barry's Tune
6. Mixed
CD05. Quincy Jones - The Quintessence昆西瓊斯 / 昆西菁華
1. Quintessence
2. Robot Portrait
3. Little Karen
4. Straight, No Chaser
5. For Lena And Lennie
6. Hard Sock Dance
7. Invitation
8. The Twitch
CD06. Benny Carter & His Orchestra - Further Definitions班尼卡特與大樂團 / 前瞻新意
1. Honeysuckle Rose - Album Version
2. That Midnight Sun Will Never Set - Album Version
3. Crazy Rhythm - Album Version
4. Blue Star - Album Version
5. Cotton Tail - Album Version
6. Body And Soul - Album Version
7. Cherry - Album Version
8. Doozy
CD07. Roy Haynes Quartet - Out Of The Afternoon羅伊海恩斯 /午後即興
1. Moon Ray
2. Fly Me To The Moon
3. Raoul
4. Snap Crackle
5. If I Should Lose You
6. Long Wharf
7. Some Other Spring
CD08. Duke Ellington - Meets Coleman Hawkins艾靈頓公爵與柯曼霍金斯/ 大師相遇
1. Limbo Jazz
2. Mood Indigo
3. Ray Charles' Place
4. Wanderlust
5. You Dirty Dog
6. Self Portrait (Of The Bean)
7. The Jeep Is Jumpin'
8. The Ricitic
CD09. Freddie Hubbard - The Artistry Of Freddie Hubbard佛瑞迪胡巴德/ 胡巴德藝術
1. Caravan
2. Bob's Place
3. Happy Times
4. Summertime
5. The 7th Day
CD10. Chico Hamilton - Passin Thru奇哥漢米頓/如影即形
1. Passin' Thru
2. Second Time Around
3. El Toro
4. Transfusion
5. Lady Gabor
6. Lonesome Child
CD11. John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads約翰柯川四重奏/ 抒情之最
1. Say It (Over And Over Again)
2. You Don't Know What Love Is
3. Too Young To Go Steady
4. All Or Nothing At All
5. I Wish I Knew
6. What's New
7. It's Easy To Remember
8. Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
CD12. Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves - Salt & Pepper桑尼史提特與保羅岡沙維斯/ 胡椒鹽
1. Salt And Pepper
2. S'posin'
3. Theme From Lord Of The Flies
4. Perdido
5. Star Dust
CD13. Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus查爾斯明格斯/明格斯之五行
1. II B.S.
2. I X Love
3. Celia
4. Mood Indigo
5. Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul
6. Theme For Lester Young
7. Hora Decubitus
CD14. McCoy Tyner - Today And Tomorrow 麥考伊泰納/ 今日與明日
1. Contemporary Focus
2. A Night In Tunisia
3. T 'N' A Blues
4. Autumn Leaves
5. Three Flowers
6. When Sunny Gets Blue
CD15. Oliver Nelson - More Blues And The Abstract Truth 奧利佛尼爾森/ 藍調與抽象事實
1. Blues And The Abstract Truth
2. Blues O'Mighty
3. Theme From Mr. Broadway
4. Midnight Blue
5. The Critic's Choice
6. One For Bob
7. Blues For Mr. Broadway
8. Goin' To Chicago Blues
CD16. Shirley Scott - Queen Of The Organ雪莉史考特/電風琴女王
1. Just In Time
2. Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
3. Rapid Shave
4. That's For Me
5. The Theme
CD17. Earl Hines - Once Upon A Time歐爾漢斯/ 某一天某一次
1. Once Upon A Time
2. Black And Tan Fantasy
3. Fantastic, That's You
4. Cottontail
5. The Blues In My Flat
6. You Can Depend On Me
7. Hash Brown
CD18. Sonny Rollins - Alfie桑尼羅林斯/阿飛外傳
1. Alfie's Theme
2. He's Younger Than You Are
3. Street Runner With Child
4. Transition Theme For Minor Blues Or Little Malcolm Loves His Dad
5. On Impulse
6. Alfie's Theme Differently
CD19. Stanley Turrentine - Let It Go史坦利圖倫汀/且放手吧
1. Let It Go
2. On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
3. Ciao, Ciao
4. 'Tain't What You Do (It's How You Do It)
5. Good Lookin' Out
6. Sure As You're Born
7. Deep Purple
CD20. Dizzy Gillespie - Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac迪吉.葛拉斯彼/慢慢搖擺, 甜蜜凱迪拉克
1. Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac - Live At The Memory Lane, Los Angeles/1967
2. Mas Que Nada (Pow, Pow, Pow) - Live At The Memory Lane, Los Angeles/1967
3. Bye - Live At The Memory Lane, Los Angeles/1967
4. Something In Your Smile - Live At The Memory Lane, Los Angeles/1967/
5. Kush - Live At The Memory Lane, Los Angeles / 1967 Live
CD21. Tom Scott - Rural Still Life 湯姆史考特/田園閒適人生
1. Rural Still Life
2. Song #1
3. Freak In
4. With Respect To Coltrane
5. Juss Messin' Around
6. Body And Soul
CD22. Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda艾莉絲柯川/沙奇丹納達之旅
1. The Introduction
2. Song Of The United Front
3. El Quinto Regimento / Los Cuatro Generales / Viva La Quince Brigada
4. The Ending To The First Side
5. Song For Chè
6. War Orphans
7. The Interlude (Drinking Music)
8. Circus '68 '69
9. We Shall Overcome
CD23. Charlie Haden - Liberation Music Orchestra查里海登解放管弦樂團/同名專輯
1. Journey In Satchidananda - Album Version
2. Shiva-Loka - Album Version
3. Stopover Bombay - Album Version
4. Something About John Coltrane - Album Version
5. Isis And Osiris - Live At Village Gate, NY/1970
CD24. Gato Barbieri - Chapter One: Latin America嘉托巴比耶瑞/ 第一章- 拉美情懷
1. Encuentros
2. India
3. La China Leoncia Arreo La Correntinada Trajo Entre La Muchachada La Flor De La Juvuntud
4. Nunca Mas
5. To Be Continued
CD25. Keith Jarrett - Death And The Flower凱斯傑瑞特/ 生死幻境
1. Death And The Flower
2. Prayer
3. Great Bird