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| ★傳奇爵士迷濛女聲經典專輯18周年限量黑膠,海倫.梅芮爾-歌聲中蘊含如海深情全然呈現來自心靈情語的獨樹一格標竿性爵士女伶代表性之聲
★9首深情演唱曲,管弦樂團烘托的動人魅力,集優雅風尚與憂鬱氣質於一身的經典記憶,選曲幾乎都是她最為動人由管弦樂伴奏的經典情歌"Liac Wine"、"Wild Is The Wind"、"Something I Dreamed Last Night"、"The Island�...,此外力邀在日本發跡且在流行/搖滾樂界已頗富盛名的兒子亞倫.梅芮爾在專輯最後的一曲"You"中,擔任吉他伴奏與對唱,展現令人動容的默契。 ★On Lilac Wine, released in 2003, the eminent jazz singer applies her magnificent voice to a collection of songs that she had never previously recorded, with the exception of "Lilac Wine" - a song she first recorded in the '50s and revisits here. As throughout her career, Merrill is surrounded here by first-rank musicians such as George Mraz (bass), Torrie Zito (piano, keyboard), and Lew Soloff (trumpet). Merrill's singularly swinging style remains as potent and vibrantly spellbinding as ever. 海倫.梅芮爾歌聲中蘊含如海深情,全然呈現來自心靈情語的獨樹一格標竿性爵士女伶代表之聲,以「紫丁香酒」來形容她的嗓音,是再恰當不過的了。她以金髮碧眼,高貴的氣質和溫柔優雅的唱腔,成為爵士樂迷心目中的夢中情人,生涯發行超過50張專輯,無疑是爵士樂壇中柔性唱腔魅力的等號….. 就像本專輯內頁的開場白,用『紫丁香酒』來形容海倫.梅芮爾 的嗓音,是再恰當不過的了。自從1954年在Emarcy發行由昆西.瓊斯製作的首張專輯以來,海倫.梅芮爾 就以金髮碧眼,高貴的氣質和溫柔優雅的唱腔,成為爵士樂迷心目中的夢中情人,生涯不僅發行超過50張專輯,而且曾經活躍於歐美甚至日本等地的巡迴演唱,可以說是自二次大戰後,最重要的女性爵士演唱家。她在2000年以『Jelena Ana Milcactic a.k.a. Helen Merrill』專輯,大獲樂評與樂迷肯定,當時年事六十八的海倫,寫下『人生七十才開始』的新里程,四年之後,她就再度以專輯『微醺紫丁香』,向爵士樂壇宣示她寶刀未老的旺盛的企圖與美聲實力。專輯共收錄9首深情演唱曲,都是她代表之聲由管弦樂伴奏的經典情歌經典情歌-"Liac Wine"、"Wild Is The Wind"、"Something I Dreamed Last Night"、"The Island�...,其中“Portrait Of Helen Merrill”是純管絃樂詮釋的絕美演奏曲,偶而也像有展現西岸Cool Jazz氣氛只由鍵盤伴奏的溫故知新之作“Pierre”。樂手部份則由爵士鋼琴好手Torrie Zito擔任弦樂編曲,其他更有爵士小號大是Leo Soloff和貝斯大將George Mraz,此外力邀在日本發跡且在流行/搖滾樂界已頗富盛名的兒子亞倫.梅芮爾在專輯最後的一曲"You"中,擔任吉他伴奏與對唱,展現令人動容的默契… 【本輯樂手組合Musicians】Helen Merrill/vocals, Andrea Bekova/violin, Josef Bürger/violin, Jan Dudek/violin, Petr Malísek/cello, Alan Merrill/vocals, George Mraz/bass, Lew Soloff/trumpet, Torrie Zito/piano, keyboard 【曲目】 Side A 1.Lilac Wine 2.Wild Is The Wind 3.Pierre 4.Something I Dreamed Last Night Side B 5.Love Me Tender / How Sweet You Are 6.The Island 7.One More Walk Around The Garden 8.Portrait Of Helen Merrill 9.You |