梅赛德斯-奔驰爵士大师堂 | 暖冬之约——听澳洲钢琴才女给巴黎写的情诗
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Sarah McKenzie在2015年于Impulse!厂牌发行了首张专辑《We Could Be Lovers》后，吸引到大批爵士乐迷的关注。如今，Sarah McKenzie带着她的第二张动人续作《Paris in the Rain》回来了！出生于澳大利亚墨尔本，现年28岁的歌手、钢琴家、作曲家以及编曲人，这一次与备受欢迎的Brian Bacchus合作（Brain曾为Norah Jones，Lizz Wright和Gregory Porter等明星制作了经典作品）带来了引人入胜的爵士经典和原创作品，展现了McKenzie无与伦比的音乐魅力。
After enchanting jazz fans with her 2015 Impulse! Records debut, We Could Be Lovers, Sarah McKenzie returns with the sensational follow-up, Paris in the Rain. Like before, the 28-year-old, Melbourne, Australia-born singer, pianist, composer and arranger teams with the acclaimed Brian Bacchus – who has produced classics for such stars as Norah Jones, Lizz Wright, and Gregory Porter – to deliver a gripping program of jazz classics and originals – all of which present McKenzie’s incredible musicality in glamorous glory.
McKenzie在去年从波士顿伯克利音乐学院毕业后移居巴黎。这张专辑的时髦同名曲是她给光之城的一封情书。在幻想般的歌词中她轻松地在法语和英语之间切换，如同她对这座五彩斑斓城市的喝彩一般。“我真的很爱巴黎。这是一个了不起的城市。她是如此的美丽，在文化，饮食和生活格调方面都非常丰富多彩。我想写一首歌，捕捉巴黎所有的美丽，魔幻与精神。”
总体而言，专辑的主题围绕McKenzie从澳大利亚到美国的旅程以及她作为表演艺术家在整个欧洲的经历。她通过讲述歌曲的挑选来举例说明宽松的主题，例如Cy Coleman和Carolyn Leigh的“ When in Rome”（她造访了意大利），Antonio Carlos Jobim的“ Triste”（她在葡萄牙的时候），Vincent Youmans和Irving Caesar的歌曲。“Tea for Two”（献给伦敦）。”旅行见闻的主题在专辑的尾声《 Road Chops》中愈加强烈，这是一个热情洋溢的原创作品，引起了环球探索鲱鱼的晕眩。乐器方面还展示了McKenzie在钢琴上的掌控力。
McKenzie moved to Paris last year after graduating from Boston’s Berklee College of Music. The album’s snazzy title track is her love letter to the City of Light. The fanciful lyrics find her alternating effortlessly between French and English as she rejoices in the city’s opulent offerings. “I’m really in love with Paris. It’s a really amazing city. It’s so beautiful with so much to offer in terms of culture, food and style. I wanted to write a song that captures all of Paris’ beauty, magic and spirit.”
Overall, the album’s theme centers on McKenzie’s journey from Australia to America and her trips throughout Europe as a performing artist. She exemplifies the loose theme with the telling choices of songs such as Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh’s “When in Rome,” (her visit to Italy) Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Triste” (for her time in Portugal),” Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar’s “Tea for Two” (for London).” The travelogue theme rings the loudest on album’s closer, “Road Chops,” an ebullient original that evokes the brisling giddiness of exploring the globe; the instrumental also showcases McKenzie command at the piano.
McKenzie赞美《Paris in the Rain》是一张更加“时髦”的专辑。她说：“这表明我的编排更加具有深度。”她在解释她如何用自己的意向在爵士乐传统内进行加工之前说道。对于这张专辑，这意味着她将通过出色的扩展声音调色板技能来探索更多的细节纹理。专辑拥有最高级的阵容，其中包括颤音琴演奏家Warren Wolf（他也在”We Could Be Lovers”中演奏），吉他手Mark Whitfield，贝斯手Reuben Rogers，鼓手Gregory Hutchinson，小号手Dominick Farinacci，长笛演奏家Jamie Baum，中音萨克斯管演奏家Scott Robinson，次中音萨克斯管演奏家Ralph Moore以及吉他手Romero Lubambo。
McKenzie praises Paris in the Rain as a more “stylish” album. “It shows greater depth of my arrangements,” she says before explaining that she’s fashioning her own vision within the jazz tradition. For this album, that meant exploring more textures with which she does gorgeously by expanding the sonic palette. The album boasts a superlative lineup that includes vibraphonist Warren Wolf (who played on We Could Be Lovers), guitarist Mark Whitfield, bassist Reuben Rogers, drummer Gregory Hutchinson, trumpeter Dominick Farinacci, flutist Jamie Baum, alto saxophonist Scott Robinson, tenor saxophonist Ralph Moore, and guitarist Romero Lubambo.
复杂的原创介入了《Great American Songbook》中的传统曲目给”Paris in the Rain”提供了巨大能量。除了同名曲目和“ Road Chops”外，她还写了其他三首华丽的原创。布鲁斯味的 “One Jealous Moon” 展现了她一丝不苟的文字游戏，就像在诗意的歌词中中对数字1，2，3，4的卓越运用一般；这首歌还突出了Moore的一流次中音萨克斯风。
Sophisticated originals steeped in the Great American Songbook tradition energize much of Paris in the Rain. In addition to the title track and “Road Chops,” she penned three other superb originals. The bluesy “One Jealous Moon” demonstrates her meticulous word play as she sublimely uses the numbers: 1,2,3,4 throughout in the song’s poetic lyrics; the song also features a stellar tenor saxophone solo from Moore.
McKenzie令人着迷的情歌“Don’t Be a Fool”随着她缓慢的带有叛逆与诱惑的演唱，传达了一个忧郁的吸引力。Warren Wolf惊人的颤音琴和弦与钢琴齐声共鸣加重了作品的悬念。在歌曲的后部分，他展现了一个悲伤的独奏。
McKenzie’s haunting ballad “Don’t Be a Fool” conveys a melancholic allure as she slowly sings of treacherous romance and seduction; Warren Wolf’s striking vibraphone chords in unison with the piano accentuate the composition’s suspense. Later in the song, he delivers a rueful solo.
McKenzie凭借 “Onward and Upward”带着一个活泼的新颖乐观而丰富的关于开始一段新冒险的歌词向Nat King Cole致敬。她还用一首充满布鲁斯味的的出色钢琴独奏令你瘙痒，而Baum和Farinacci也会产生兴奋的助攻。
With “Onward and Upward,” McKenzie pays tribute to Nat King Cole with a spry original teeming with optimistic lyrics about embarking on new adventures; she also tickles a spiffy blues-laden piano solo while Baum and Farinacci too yield effervescent asides.
McKenzie的诠释技巧在许多经典作品中大放异彩如Johnny Mercer和Rube Bloom的 “Day in Day Out”，乔治和George and Ira Gershwin的“ Embraceable You”，Jobim的 “Triste”中， 以及Richard Rodgers和Lorenz Hart的“Little Girl Blue”和Vincent Youmans）和Irving Caesar的“Tea for Two”。
McKenzie’s interpretative skills shine on such stalwart classics as Johnny Mercer and Rube Bloom’s “Day in Day Out,” George and Ira Gershwin’s “Embraceable You,” Jobim’s “Triste,” and Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s “Little Girl Blue,” and,” Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar’s “Tea for Two. ”
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Sarah McKenzie - Vocals/ Piano
Pierre Boussaguet - Bass
Jo Caleb - Guitar
Sebastiaan de Krom - Drums
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日期/Date：2019年12月12日-13日（周四-周五）
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