Aaron Diehl—the winner of the prestigious Cole Porter Fellow in Jazz competition presented by the American Pianists Association—hits the ground running on his debut. The album features five originals and five covers that he says document his development as a musician; that's a sound idea for any debut. Citing influences from Modern Jazz Quartet’s John Lewis to Duke Ellington,...(展开全部) Aaron Diehl—the winner of the prestigious Cole Porter Fellow in Jazz competition presented by the American Pianists Association—hits the ground running on his debut. The album features five originals and five covers that he says document his development as a musician; that's a sound idea for any debut. Citing influences from Modern Jazz Quartet’s John Lewis to Duke Ellington, this Juilliard graduate (who flourished under the watchful eye of Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center crew) plays straight ahead and right down the middle. This isn't to say it’s boring or bland; Diehl, vibist Warren Wolf, bassist David Wong, and drummer Rodney Green have a lively chemistry that ranges from the tricky “Generation Y” (Wolf in particular shines here) to a slow, elegant version of Ellington’s “A Single Petal of a Rose.” Diehl also gets ambitious, arranging an 11-minute version of Maurice Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Couperin (III. Forlane)”; he successfully adds a sense of swing to this classical piece thanks to stellar keyboard work. An excellent first step from this emerging player.
曲目
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1 Prologue 2 Generation Y 3 Blue Nude 4 Moonlight in Vermont 5 Single Petal of a Rose 6 The Cylinder 7 Stop and Go 8 Le tombeau de Couperin (Ill. Forlane) 9 Bess You Is My Woman Now 10 Epilogue
0 有用 JAXX 2017-08-22 13:43:36
爵士乐发展至今的一个核心就是平衡传统与现代的比例，各种离经叛道抑或恪守不渝的例子太多了，而Aaron则是很聪明的一位，他的演奏里既散发着摇摆时期特有的甜味，又有当代爵士的酷感，单从古/今元素拿捏的精巧程度上来说这张是完美的。
0 有用 JAXX 2017-08-22 13:43:36
爵士乐发展至今的一个核心就是平衡传统与现代的比例，各种离经叛道抑或恪守不渝的例子太多了，而Aaron则是很聪明的一位，他的演奏里既散发着摇摆时期特有的甜味，又有当代爵士的酷感，单从古/今元素拿捏的精巧程度上来说这张是完美的。