★查理明格斯Charles Mingus的名字幾乎等同於爵士貝斯演奏的代名詞,沒有人能像他一樣,讓貝斯在吹奏樂器佔絕對上風的爵士樂中推到如此空前絕後的地步,而《明格斯, 明格斯, 明格斯, 明格斯,明格斯》正是他巔峰時期的佳作之一。
★【Impulse!-留聲美學經典昇華系列= Verve -"Acoustic Sounds" Series】-爵士名廠Verve最新開發的頂級音質序列精品黑膠系列【Verve留聲美學經典昇華系列-"Verve Acoustic Sounds"】以Verve Music Group旗下的經典爵士廠牌- Verve, Impulse, Mercury/EmArcy, and Argo/Cadet為強大的基底,所有精挑的瑰藏均以珍貴原始母帶重新製作re-mastered,所有此系列產品以180克重磅黑膠於堪薩斯州知名的QRP原地壓製,並以全新行家典藏級包裝格式生產,所有此系列產品由錄音界大師Chad Kassem與其聲震全球的"Acoustic Sounds"錄音室背書監製...
★Utilizing the skills of the top mastering engineers and the unsurpassed production craft of Quality Record Pressings, the Acoustic Sounds series is mastered from the original analog tapes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl and packaged by Stoughton Printing Co. in high-quality gatefold sleeves with tip-on jackets. The releases are supervised by Chad Kassem, CEO of Acoustic Sounds, the world’s largest source for audiophile recordings.
★The Acoustic Sounds series, a different storied label spanning Verve/UMe’s extraordinarily rich archive. To begin with, the series will largely focus on some of the most popular albums from the 1950s and 1960s in their unmatched catalogue
★One of the quintessential Charles Mingus recordings regardless of label, Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus finds a mini-big-band playing some of Mingus’ best-known compositions – albeit with new titles! Features Mingus favorites Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin and Jaki Byard among its all-star cast. Mainly recorded during the sessions for the Black Saint And The Sinner Lady, this 1964 classic featured many of Mingus’s greatest compositions including ‘Celia’, ‘Theme For Lester Young’ and ‘Better Git Hit In Yo’ Soul’
查理明格斯Charles Mingus的名字幾乎等同於爵士貝斯演奏的代名詞,沒有人能像他一樣,讓貝斯在吹奏樂器佔絕對上風的爵士樂中推到如此空前絕後的地步,而《明格斯, 明格斯, 明格斯, 明格斯,明格斯》正是他巔峰時期的佳作之一。在這張專輯中,Charles駕輕就熟地運用他獨創的「對話式」演奏法,將貝斯的音色巧妙地呈現在每一個橋段與樂句中,使得聆聽者忍不住高呼《明格斯, 明格斯, 明格斯, 明格斯,明格斯》。
查理‧明格斯是一位典型的革命實踐家,生活處世哲學及音樂創作理念上則勇於抵抗強權及積極創新求變,除曾創辦唱片公司讓後備新秀得以一展所長及所有樂手不受主流樂風限制而盡情揮灑,並在樂思及演奏上絕不從眾媚俗,堅持走自己的路,藉悖離傳統的不和諧之音屢屢開創自由爵士新局。在音樂上,Mingus師承紐奧良、黑人靈魂詩歌與藍調傳統,延續了大樂團精神,卻在酷派(Cool)與咆勃(Bebop)崛起的同時,獨樹一格形塑「第三派」(The Third Stream)樂風;將貝斯抽離節奏樂器角色、從樂團配角變成主角,則是他對爵士樂的另一重要貢獻。在人權運動上,Mingus強烈的政治、社會意識始終是他最強眼的標誌之一,除了常常嚴厲撻伐第一世界對有色人種的諸多不公平待遇,他更以爵士樂宣洩心中的不平,進而喚醒受壓迫之人對抗威權。他自創唱片公司、自組樂手工會,以對抗商業唱片工業。種種激進不妥協的姿態具現在他的創作與生活中,在本輯中,樂迷不但能感受到Mingus強大的音樂能量,也能體會他對後咆勃Post Bop與自由爵士的深遠影響...
【LP曲目】
Side A
1. II B.S.
2. I X Love
3. Celia
4. Mood Indigo
Side B
1. Better Get Hit In Yo' Soul
2. Theme For Lester Young
3. Hora Decubitus