Artist: Gil Scott-Heron
Album: I’m New Here
Label: XL Recordings
Year: 2010
Genre: Soul

Ninjatune 2010 最佳专辑之三

Ninjatune 2010最佳专辑中，唯一一张Jazz Blues Soul专辑。之前从没听过这个人的音乐，头一次听还真是不错。不过我看介绍写，怎么个意思？这是他继上一张个人专辑之后，40年后第二张个人专辑？！这大爷够能熬的啊！

Gil Scott-Heron is one of the most influential and important singer/songwriters to have come out of America in the second half of the last century. Much can be said about why Gil’s lyrics are so original and powerful, but it is important not to overlook his utterly singular voice which is so distinctive and rough and tender. It’s a voice of experience and the way his voice floats over the shifting funk rhythms and the deep jazz, soul and blues melodies is nothing short of sublime. It’s also what enables him to draw you in to the difficult issues he does not shy away from dealing with. His sound is intimate and warm and direct and consequently it is hard to resist being moved and inspired by his message. Gil has been consistently relevant whether it be on a personal or political canvas.
Early on in his career he wrote and recorded the song that for many is regarded as one of the first great rap tracks,"The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." From its opening lines which turn Timothy Leary on his addled head (“You will not be able to stay home brother. You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out. You will not be able to lose yourself on scag brother, because the revolution will not be televised.”), Gil threw down the gauntlet, challenging us to get involved, be informed, retain a sense of humour and do the right thing. He was angry, politically savvy, compassionate and very funny. When he was brought to Arista by Clive Davis in 1975, he was billed by the label as the black Bob Dylan, and whilst this reductive and over simplistic description is typical marketing bullshit, there is some raison d’etre for this moniker. For Gil is a protest poet of enormous subtlety who has railed against those things in the world that he believes are wrong. And like Dylan he has often used humour as a powerful weapon.
A new record from Gil Scott-Heron, 40 years after his first solo album, is a cause for major celebration and something that the world needs now more than ever.

Tracks List

01. On Coming From A Broken Home (Pt. 1)
02. Me And The Devil
03. I’m New Here
04. Your Soul And Mine
05. Parents (Interlude)
06. I’ll Take Care Of You
07. Being Blessed (interlude)
08. Where Did The Night Go
09. I Was Guided (Interlude)
10. New York Is Killing Me
11. Certain Things (Interlude)
12. Running
13. The Crutch
14. I’ve Been Me (Interlude)
15. On Coming From A Broken Home (Pt. 2)

(CD) Tru Thoughts TRUCD183, 2009-04-06
‘Nostalgia 77 Sessions Featuring Keith & Julie Tippett’ sees prodigious producer Nostalgia 77 and close contemporary Riaan Vosloo (Nostalgia 77 Octet, Twelves Trio) collaborating with legendary British exponents of avant-garde contemporary music, Keith and Julie Tippett. The result of this intriguing and fruitful marriage of youth and experience is an arrestingly beautiful album of fresh, original material that spans blues, jazz and soul and is threaded through with experimental flourishes that defy categorisation.

Tracklisting :
01. You Don’t Just Dream When You Sleep
02. Film Blues
03. Sketch For Gary/Billy Goes To Town
04. Mice
05. Rainclouds
06. Lapis Blue
07. Soothing The Rattlesnake
08. Miniature
09. Vienna
10. Visions
11. Okinawa
12. Temple
13. Four Whispers For Archie’s Chair
14. New Inner City Blues

Press Release :
‘Nostalgia 77 Sessions Featuring Keith & Julie Tippett’ sees prodigious producer Nostalgia 77 and close contemporary Riaan Vosloo (Nostalgia 77 Octet, Twelves Trio) collaborating with legendary British exponents of avant-garde contemporary music, Keith and Julie Tippett. The result of this intriguing and fruitful marriage of youth and experience is an arrestingly beautiful album of fresh, original material that spans blues, jazz and soul and is threaded through with experimental flourishes that defy categorisation.
Benedic Lamdin (Nostalgia 77) is making a name for himself as one of the most talented producers of modern jazz music around, both as a solo artist and with his Nostalgia 77 Octet. Having won Jazz Album of the Year and the John Peel Play More Jazz Award at the BBC Worldwide Awards, he counts Gilles Peterson and Laurent Garnier among his most ardent fans. Earlier this year, he produced the debut solo album of rising chanteuse and Tru Thoughts label-mate Lizzy Parks.
Lamdin’s introduction to Keith and Julie Tippett’s music was a dusty copy of their 1971 ‘Septober Energy’ LP (written for the 50-strong band Centipede), and the sheer wealth and freedom of creative endeavour enjoyed by that pioneering group of musicians resonated strongly with him. The Tippetts’ oeuvre spans more than four decades at the forefront of musical creativity: Julie (formerly Julie Driscoll) was the voice of Brian Auger’s r’n'b group in the ’60s, also releasing a host of solo hits that walked the line between soul and r’n'b, while Keith was the pianist at Ronnie Scott’s and led his own acclaimed free jazz groups. Their work together includes such ensembles as Mujician and Centipede, and has seen them release records on Polygram and RCA among other world renowned labels. As one of the foremost European vocalists in the field of contemporary jazz and improvised music, Julie is widely regarded for her use of the voice as an instrument, unlocking a versatility and range that is quite unique.
Currently, both Keith and Julie Tippett are committed to sharing their passion and experience with an emerging generation of musicians through educational projects; it was on one such teaching initiative that Riaan Vosloo found himself working with Keith and the seed that grew into the ‘Nostalgia 77 Sessions…’ project was sown. Recorded in a remote location in rural Wales, the album finds the common ground between these four exceptional musicians. The double A side 7" single, "Film Blues" // "Rainclouds" (out 15th December) has picked up early radio support on such diverse stations as BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio Scotland and Barcelona’s Scanner FM. Edgy harmonies and richly layered vocals with powerfully reflective lyrics, and a continually building backdrop of instruments, make for a deeply bluesy vibe imbued with the spirit and flow of free jazz. Elsewhere on the album, you’ll find electrifying percussion and a luxurious tenor sax sound that shines in tantalising extended solos, then melts back in with the richness and depth of Julie Tippett’s beguiling voice. The closing track, "New Inner City Blues" is a lament for our times and encapsulates the combination of pedigree and modernity at work on this record.
More Info :
The Nostalgia Sessions
"British Jazz Past, Present and Future."
The Nostalgia Sessions is a new project that aims to cultivate and nurture collaborations between some of the finest emerging young Jazz players in the UK with their more established antecedents – bringing together different voices and experiences from across the Jazz spectrum.
Overseeing the recordings are Ben Lamdin, best known for his work as Nostalgia 77 on the influential Tru thoughts label and winner of the BBC Worldwide Jazz Award 2006, and Martin Levan (John Martyn, Neil Ardley, Andrew Lloyd Webber). The collaborative albums will fuse the talents of emerging young jazz musicians with those who helped to define the Brit-Jazz genre.
The genesis of the project was a chance meeting between Nostalgia 77 bassist Riaan Vosloo and jazz piano legend Keith Tippett. Out of the encounter, the idea of an album putting Keith and Julie Tippett in the studio with some of the young players involved with Nostalgia 77 and the Impossible Ark label was born.
After taking the idea to Red Kite Records boss Martin Levan and label manager Ron Dukelow, the project quickly took shape. Players on the session include Nostalgia 77 Octet regular Mark Hanslip on tenor sax, Fulvio Sigurta (a member of G.Coscia band on ECM) on trumpet and New York based Adam Sorenson on drums. Jazz/rock guitar great, Gary Boyle – whose stellar playing career includes early stints with Dusty Springfield and played alongside Julie (then Driscoll) in Brian Auger’s Trinity – completed the diverse line up.
Unlike many musical collaborations – where guest artists tend to phone in performances or send rough parts produced in separate studios – the communal nature of the Nostalgia Sessions is at its core. The entire band stayed for a week at the Red Kite’s own superb studio in rural Wales, playing together and learning from each other as they crafted a beautiful and broad album out of the session – an album that shows the meeting of very different yet complementary styles from all those involved, and whose strength comes from the unity of the players throughout the session.
By fusing the ideas of the older generation with those of the new, The Nostalgia Sessions will enrich the UK jazz scene with a memorable and enduring musical collaboration.
Source : redkiterecords.co.uk/artists/nos.html

Album: Raise the Roof
Artist(s): Lizzy Parks
Release: 2008

Genre : Nu-Jazz / Soul

上集蓝绿蜘蛛网，咱刚夸赞完这TRU里男女搭配的事儿。这回又一个典型献身现身了。Nostalgia 77的御用女伴唱也“升天”了，完全由Nostalgia 77的Ben Lamdin一手打造，嗓音甜美，功力深厚……

不过，唱将归了包堆的只是唱将，但一整张专辑的听下来，我只能给到四星。不能到5的原因是，这彻头彻尾就是一Nostalgia 77。当然，在TRU里我也特别喜欢类似77，TM Juke这些低级趣味团体。可我还是要抱怨，不能像以往听TRU的东西，从这张专辑尝着鲜儿。

说正经的吧，其实这妞儿还不错啊我角着，就是脸有点长，颌骨有点大，胸差点儿意思……

Links :
lizzyparks.co.uk
myspace.com/lizzyparksmusic
tru-thoughts.co.uk/artists/lizzy-parks
Buy it from July 10th on Etchshop.co.uk
Band Members :
Lizzy Parks – Voice
Ben Lamdin (Nostalgia 77) – producer
Ross Stanley – Piano/Keyboards
Fulvio Sigurta – Trumpet/Flugal
Riaan Vosloo – Double Bass
Graham Fox – Drums

Tracklisting :
01. Raise The Roof
02. Take Care
03. Time
04. Soul Bird
05. Spring Changes
06. Seven Day Fool
07. Forever And A Day
08. I’m All That
09. Ode To St Cecilie
10. Leaving Home
11. Prayer

Artist: TM Juke and The Jack Baker Trio Present
Title: Boto And The Second Liners
Country: UK
Release Date: 2008.09.08
Genre: Nu Jazz / Hip Hop / Soul / Down-tempo
LABEL: Tru-Thoughts (TRU174CD)
QUALiTY: VBR kbps / 44,1kHz / joint-stereo

TM Juke绝对值得期待的TRU人物之一，今次再和The Jack Baker Trio合作，是否又会让我们眼前一亮呢？上述言辞纯属个人为了凑字数对付着说的……我眼前反正还没一亮呢……

01. Portion Of A Recording
02. That Gut Feeling (feat. Andreya Triana)
03. Echo’s From The Surface
04. Spread It On (feat. Alice Russell)
05. Heads High(er)
06. The Train
07. Omak Besar
08. Rolling Stone To Landslide (feat. Kathrin deBoer)
09. Fortune Favours The Bold
10. Party Favours (feat. Gecko Turner)
11. Swamp Ska’s
12. Yeah The Crab!

Label: ECM Records
Catalog#: ECM 2059
Format: CD, Album
Country: Germany
Released: 2008
Genre: Jazz
Style: Contemporary Jazz
Credits:
Bass [Electric], Guitar – Audun Erlien
Drums, Percussion – Audun Kleive
Engineer – Peer Espen Ursfjord
Guitar [Pedal Steel] – Stian Carstensen (tracks: 3 to 5)
Mixed By – Manfred Eicher , Mathias Eick , Peer Espen Ursfjord
Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Jon Balke
Producer – Manfred Eicher , Mathias Eick
Trumpet, Guitar, Vibraphone – Mathias Eick
Notes: Recorded September 2007 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo

Mathias Eick, 挪威爵士乐手，主要乐器是吹喇叭……还有double bass、钢琴汗吉他伍的。可能没人对这人名儿有什么印象，不过说出来他以前的乐团基本看到这篇儿的人，就无人不知了——Jaga Jazzist，而对于一个爵士乐手来说，之前他更杰出的成就还要数和Chick Corea汗Pat Metheny组的那个“Trondheim Jazz Orchestra” 。Mathias Eick还在去年获得了国际爵士新秀奖（The International Jazz Award for New Talent 2007），还在同年一月获得IAJE（International Association for Jazz Education）的2w刀奖金（IAJE 34th Annual International Conference），这奖金也是IAJE和国际爵士音乐节组织共同创立的（International Jazz Festivals Organization (IJFO)）。

这么看来，这主儿也算是爵士界的梅西了吧。天才势必要被大咖公司收，所以今年Mathias Eick也在ECM发了他的首张个人专辑《The Door》。难以抵挡啊……哥儿几个走起来吧。

Tracklisting:
1 The Door (7:52)
2 Stavanger (6:56)
3 Cologne Blues (8:46)
4 October (4:36)
5 December (4:41)
6 Williamsburg (7:20)
7 Fly (4:32)
8 Porvoo (4:13)

01 kurage
02 nocloud
03 time is right
04 chaos
05 eeriedance
06 pine under
07 wabi
08 moons
09 air duct introduction
10 air duct
11 lumplight
12 fall
13 leaving

01. Chola
02. Stars
03. District
04. Journey Home
05. To Have Or To Be
06. Musical Silt
07. Medusa
08. When Love Is Strange
09. If At First
10. One Step Out
11. Solstice

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店长推荐，难得的一张唱片，可以称得上是jazz近年来最好的一张。

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Nilento Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden, December 2006 / January 2007
Sound and Edit design by Lars Nilsson
Assistant engineer: Bo Savik
Production team at Nilento Studios: Lars Nilsson, Jenny Nilsson and Bo Savik
Additional Recording at Tia Dia Studios by Simon Danielsson
Produced by Lars Danielsson and Leszek Mozdzer

1. At home [6:08]
2. Vicar Street [3:43]
3. Draw near [3:54]
4. Blessed feet [6:06]
5. Sani [2:38]
6. Interlude [2:18]
7. Karmosin [5:10]
8. Still there [4:19]
9. Where we went [4:46]
10. Cocoon [5:49]
11. Around you [5:34]
12. Vesper [4:27]
13. Wide open [4:39]

MP3：
http://rapidshare.com/files/35654205/TG_Being_There.rar
http://depositfiles.com/files/902621
http://www.filefactory.com/file/d3bce5

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