东岸爵士酒吧-最纽约的爵士俱乐部【北京和曼哈顿10街】
纽约最著名的爵士俱乐部SMALLS的老板Spike到访东岸爵士俱乐部
纽约最著名的爵士俱乐部SMALLS的老板Spike到访东岸爵士俱乐部写了游记：
My last two evening in Beijing I visited a little bar called "The East Shore Jazz Cafe". As soon as I walked in my head began to spin. The vibe was totally New York-esque but not in a contrived way, genuinely so. It was about 75 seats surrounding a stage, a bar, a piano and photos of Miles Davis and Dexter Gordon on the walls. There was an excellent band playing that night (musicians who's names I couldn't pronounce if my life depended on it) and a great feeling in the room. I decided to come back the next night to see a musician I knew who was playing there - guitarist Rafal Sarnecki - who was playing with some Chinese jazz musicians, all of them excellent. I was extremely impressed when Rafal actually introduced the band in Chinese! The audience was young with some barbarians like myself but mostly what seemed to be Chinese students from the university there. I got introduced to the owner who was overjoyed to meet me! He couldn't believe that the owner of the world-famous Smalls Jazz Club was there. I couldn't believe that he had even heard of us. We sat on the terrace and sipped on some gin and tonics and talked about jazz, New York, the scene and all the cats we knew in common - Eric Alexander, Dave Kikoski, Vince Herring. We sat and rapped until the club was closed and then embraced with a fraternal bear hug. He proclaimed us brothers and I exited into the Beijing night.
I've said it before but the universality of jazz music never fails to amaze me. Where ever you find it, be it Beijing or West 10th Street, it's always the same - the cats loving the music and revering the heroes. The same stories, jokes and above all the love. It's a true world-music that seems to touch anyone inspired by it. My motto for SmallsLIVE is "We Are Dedicated To World Peace Through Music" and I stand by that. There's something about the spirit of this music that unifies, cuts through cultural boundaries and goes directly to the heart.
8月20日，在Blue Note Beijing演出的Kenny Garrett的爵士乐队Marcus 等现身北京爵士乐的大本营、刘元先生的东岸爵士酒吧，和北京的爵士乐手、乐迷来了一场尽兴的音乐狂欢。
对于喜欢爵士演唱的听众，这份榜单当然是经典中的经典。都来看看有哪些歌曲吧！
1. Billie Holiday, "Strange Fruit"
2. Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane, "Lush Life"
3. Billie Holiday, "God Bless the Child"
4. Ella Fitzgerald, "How High the Moon"
5. Ella Fitzgerald, "Mack the Knife"
6. Etta James, "At Last"
7. Louis Armstrong, "What a Wonderful World"
8. Chet Baker, "My Funny Valentine"
9. Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto, "Girl From Ipanema"
10. Peggy Lee, "Fever"
11. Sarah Vaughan, "Lullaby of Birdland"
12. Ella Fitzgerald, "Summertime"
13. The Manhattan Transfer, "Birdland"
14. Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane, "My One and Only Love"
15. Nina Simone, "I Loves You, Porgy"
16. Ella Fitzgerald, "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"
17. Joe Williams with Count Basie & His Orchestra,"Everyday I Have the Blues"
18. Billie Holiday, "Autumn in New York"
19. Sarah Vaughan, "Misty"
20. Ella Fitzgerald, "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"
21. Nina Simone, "Feeling Good"
22. Billie Holiday, "Fine and Mellow"
23. Nina Simone, "My Baby Just Cares for Me"
24. Nat King Cole, "Route 66"
25. Frank Sinatra, "One for My Baby (And One Morefor the Road)"
26. Ella Fitzgerald, "Blue Skies"
27. June Christy, "Something Cool"
28. Ray Charles, "Georgia on My Mind"
29. Frank Sinatra, "I've Got You Under My Skin"
30. Anita O'Day, "Sweet Georgia Brown"
31. Billie Holiday, "All of Me"
32. Louis Armstrong, "Black and Blue"
33. Susannah McCorkle, "The Waters of March"
34. Frank Sinatra, "Fly Me to the Moon"
35. Billie Holiday, "Good Morning Heartache"
36. Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson, "You Go to My Head"
37. Clark Terry, "Mumbles"
38. Billie Holiday, "My Man"
39. Diana Krall, "Peel Me a Grape"
40. Nat King Cole, "Unforgettable"
41. Nat King Cole, "Stardust"
42. Chet Baker, "Let's Get Lost"
43. Billie Holiday, "Lover Man"
44. Ella Fitzgerald, "Someone to Watch Over Me"
45. Eva Cassidy, "Autumn Leaves"
46. Johnny Hartman & John Coltrane, "They Say It's Wonderful"
47. Les McCann & Eddie Harris, "Compared ToWhat"
48. Julie London, "Cry Me a River"
49. Cab Calloway, "Minnie the Moocher"
50. Nat King Cole, "Nature Boy"