Chick Corea / Blood, Sweat & Tears

Release Date: 1989

Country: Italy

Tracklist

  1. Beyond The Seventh Galaxy (3:13)
  2. Vulcan Worlds (7:51)
  3. Jungle Waterfall (3:03)
  4. Sofistifunk (3:51)
  5. Love Castle (4:47)
  6. Armando's Rhumba (5:19)
  7. Spinning Wheel (2:29)
  8. And When I Die (3:26)
  9. You've Made Me So Happy (3:26)
  10. Hi-De-Ho (4:05)
  11. Smiling Phases (5:08)
  12. I Can't Quit Her (3:38)
  13. The Modern Adventures Of Plato, Diogenes And Freud (4:13)

Coming To You Live

Release Date: 1980

Country: US

Tracklist

  1. Cornbread (5:08)
  2. Take Me To Heaven (7:18)
  3. Good Question (5:25)
  4. I Will Never Tell (6:15)
  5. Zee Funkin' Space (5:00)
  6. It's The Woman In You (4:35)
  7. Coming To You Live (6:15)
  8. Spend The Night With Me (3:42)

A Jazzy Wonderland

Release Date: 1990

Country: US

Tracklist

  1. This Christmas (3:56)
  2. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (4:59)
  3. Silent Night (4:02)
  4. Blue Christmas (3:55)
  5. The Little Drummer Boy (6:09)
  6. Some Children See Him (7:16)
  7. White Christmas (3:04)
  8. Winter Wonderland (2:53)
  9. Go Tell It On The Mountain (5:05)
  10. This Is Christmas (5:38)
  11. Jingle Bells (4:01)
  12. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (3:49)
  13. The Little Drummer Boy (6:41)
  14. O Come All Ye Faithful (6:40)

Swing Into Christmas

Release Date: 1995

Country: US

Tracklist

  1. A Cradle In Bethlehem (9:11)
  2. Blue Christmas (6:56)
  3. O Come All Ye Faithful (3:45)
  4. Winter Wonderland (3:18)
  5. Christmas Time Is Here (4:39)
  6. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (5:10)
  7. Amazing Grace (8:45)
  8. The First Noel (1:49)
  9. Carol Of The Bells (4:26)
  10. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (4:30)

Legacy Recordings - Now And Tomorrow (Fall-Spring 2001/02 Sampler)

Release Date: 2001

Country: US

Tracklist

  1. Mark Twain Speaks / Swing Low Sweet Chariot (3:00)
  2. Mrs. Robinson (4:03)
  3. Never Too Much (3:51)
  4. Soon All Will Know (3:51)
  5. Naima (4:05)
  6. Let's Do It (2:55)
  7. Poetry Man (4:37)
  8. Graveyard Shift (4:43)
  9. Messin' With The Kid (Live) (3:37)
  10. I Can't Quit Her (Demo) (4:24)
  11. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (3:54)
  12. Wonder (Live) (4:49)
  13. I'm No Angel (3:43)
  14. Cum On Feel The Noize (4:50)
  15. Run To The Hills (3:50)
  16. Collin's Shuffle (4:04)

Higher Ground (Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert)

Release Date: 2005

Country: US

Tracklist

  1. This Joy (2:52)
  2. Over There (7:31)
  3. Go To The Mardi Gras (5:08)
  4. Basin Street Blues (5:52)
  5. Never Die Young (4:06)
  6. The House I Live In (5:00)
  7. New Orleans Blues (4:58)
  8. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (3:04)
  9. Dippermouth Blues (2:19)
  10. I'm Gonna Love You Anyway (4:50)
  11. Is That All There Is? (4:12)
  12. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (6:39)
  13. Here's To Life (6:21)
  14. Blackwell's Message (5:29)
  15. Come Sunday (9:28)

Mars 2005

Release Date: 2005-03-00

Country: France

Tracklist

  1. Let Jah Love Come (5:14)
  2. Moon River (2:24)
  3. J2M (2:23)
  4. Sketches (2:30)
  5. Finzamba (3:07)
  6. Everything's OK (4:11)
  7. Bachelorette (4:42)
  8. Angel Dark Revisited (3:36)
  9. Manmignoul (4:48)
  10. Warm Shift (4:23)
  11. Lindinha (4:49)
  12. Fire In The Night (3:29)
  13. Deuxième Apprentissage (3:30)
  14. End Of Vynil Noise (15:31)

Oh Mahalia - Recorded Live At St. Augustine Church, New Orleans

Release Date: 2007

Country: US

Tracklist

  1. I Just Came To Praise The Lord (3:53)
  2. Keep Your Hand On The Plough (5:25)
  3. He's An On Time God (6:09)
  4. Cryin' In The Chapel (5:58)
  5. I'm On My Way To Canaan Land (5:57)
  6. Because He Lives (5:48)
  7. Introduction To Prayer (2:08)
  8. Can't Nobody Do Me Like Jesus (6:30)
  9. Lord Don't Move That Mountain (6:48)
  10. Put Your Hand In The Hand (4:52)
  11. I'll Fly Away / This Little Light Of Mine / Jesus On The Mainline - Medley (8:41)

græ

Release Date: 2020-05-11

Country: US

Tracklist

  1. Part 1
  2. Insula (0:47)
  3. Cut Me (4:10)
  4. In Bloom (3:03)
  5. Virile (4:16)
  6. Conveyor (3:24)
  7. Boxes (1:22)
  8. Gagarin (5:55)
  9. Jill / Jack (1:33)
  10. Colouour (3:08)
  11. Also Also Also And And And (1:32)
  12. Neither / Nor (5:27)
  13. Polly (3:38)
  14. Part 2
  15. Two Dogs (3:38)
  16. Bystanders (4:14)
  17. Me In 20 Years (3:41)
  18. Keeps Me Alive (2:56)
  19. Lucky Me (4:57)
  20. And So I Come To Isolation (0:49)
  21. Bless Me (5:00)
  22. Before You Go (2:06)

græ

Release Date: 2020-05-15

Country: US

Tracklist

  1. Part 1
  2. Insula
  3. Cut Me
  4. In Bloom
  5. Virile
  6. Conveyor
  7. boxes
  8. Gagarin
  9. jill/jack
  10. Colouour
  11. also also also and and and
  12. Neither/Nor
  13. Polly
  14. Part 2
  15. Two Dogs
  16. Bystanders
  17. Me In 20 Years
  18. Keeps Me Alive
  19. Lucky Me
  20. and so i come to isolation
  21. Bless Me
  22. before you go

Jonah Jones

Jonah Jones 是一位在爵士乐史上极具独特地位的小号手。他成功地跨越了纯粹的爵士乐界限,在 1950 年代成为了家喻户晓的流行乐明星。他以标志性的“弱音器”(Mute)演奏风格和摇摆感极强的四重奏编制,将原本复杂的爵士乐转化为一种优雅、轻快且极具商业吸引力的形式,被誉为“轻爵士”或“主流摇滚时代前的摇摆乐”先驱。

摇摆乐时代的锻造 (1920s–1940s)

出生于肯塔基州路易斯维尔,Jones 早期在河轮乐团中磨练技艺。1930 年代,他加入了贝斯手 John Kirby 的著名六重奏以及小提琴手 Stuff Smith 的组合,凭借火热且极具爆发力的路易斯·阿姆斯特朗式(Louis Armstrong)风格在爵士圈赢得了声誉。1940 年代,他加入了 Cab Calloway 的大乐团,在其中担任了长达十年的首席小号手,成为了大乐团盛世的重要见证者。

四重奏的奇迹与商业巅峰 (1950s–1960s)

1950 年代中期,随着大乐团时代的终结,Jones 组建了自己的四重奏。在纽约的 Embers 俱乐部驻演期间,他开发出了一种全新的风格:使用弱音器(尤其是塞入式弱音器 Tight Mute)来演奏经典的流行标准曲。这种声音既保留了爵士乐的即兴灵魂,又具有一种温和、精致且适合背景聆听的质感。1958 年,他凭借专辑 《I Dig Chicks!》 获得了格莱美最佳爵士组合奖。他的金唱片《On the Street Where You Live》等作品在当时广受欢迎,使他成为了极少数能在大众文化中拥有极高知名度的爵士乐手。

长青的艺术生涯与落幕 (1970s–2000)

即便在摇滚乐和现代爵士乐兴起后,Jones 依然保持着稳定的演出频率。他在全球范围内巡演,并多次出现在电视综艺节目中。他的演奏始终保持着那种标志性的、干净利落的摇摆感。2000 年,这位跨越了近一个世纪音乐变迁的小号大师在纽约去世,享年 91 岁。

3. 音乐风格:弱音器的魔术师

  • 弱音器的运用Jones 是使用弱音器的高手。他能通过不同的弱音器改变小号的音色,使其听起来既有金属的质感,又带有一种俏皮的、对话式的亲昵感。

  • 极简而精准的摇摆:他的音乐不追求复杂的和声结构或冗长的即兴,而是强调清晰的旋律线条和绝对稳健的“二拍子”(Two-beat)律动,这种风格非常容易引起听众的肢体共鸣。

  • 大众化的桥梁:他在严肃的艺术即兴与通俗的流行娱乐之间找到了完美的平衡点,证明了爵士乐也可以是平易近人且充满愉悦感的。


核心总结: Jonah Jones 是爵士乐界的“翻译官”。他通过独具匠心的弱音处理,将深奥的爵士语汇翻译成了全世界都能听懂的浪漫旋律。对于追求“实用主义与装饰美学结合”的设计师来说,Jonah Jones 的音乐就像是精美的工业设计品——它拥有严谨的功能结构(爵士根基),同时又覆盖了一层令人赏心悦目的外壳(流行旋律),在有限的空间内实现了最大的传播价值。


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