◎爵士名家共同演出,薩克斯風手葛洛佛華盛頓二世、歌手路德范德羅斯、女歌手莎拉沃恩、鋼琴聖手賀比漢考克、一再獲得葛萊美獎肯定的跨界樂手山塔納、雷鬼天王馬文蓋伊、芭莎諾瓦天王巴畢耶里等
這份合輯收錄了二十九首輕柔夏日爵士歌曲。樂曲中,有的光是曲名就讓人聯想起夏日,例如「威尼斯海灘」指的是加州陽光燦爛、到處是比基尼和滑板的渡假天堂、又或者是「森巴派對」’,一聽到就讓人聯想到里約熱內盧的陽光派對;有的則是藉由曲調輕柔、慵懶,節奏輕快讓人有宛如置身渡假天堂般的輕鬆舒適感,像是「Looking at Yo」、「Soulful stru」等,著淡淡的編曲和逍遙的節奏,讓人一聽就全身放鬆,忘掉所有不愉快。專輯的演奏者,多半是橫跨融合爵士和smooth jazz領域的爵士高手,其中有薩克斯風手葛洛佛華盛頓二世、歌手路德范德羅斯、女歌手莎拉沃恩、鋼琴聖手賀比漢考克、一再獲得葛萊美獎肯定的跨界樂手山塔納、雷鬼天王馬文蓋伊、芭莎諾瓦天王巴畢耶里等人。
整張專輯非常明顯以smooth jazz融合大量合成器的配器為走向,這種配器和樂風,讓總是會想起一杯馬丁尼在手,微微的海風吹來,一身清涼的夏日時光。
CD1
1. | Venice Beach - Peter White |
2. | Looking At You - Frank McComb |
3. | Soulful Strut - Grover Washington, Jr. |
4. | Give Me The Reasons - Luther Vandross |
5. | Midnight At The Oasis - Martin Taylor |
6. | Why Can’t We Live Together - Kyle Eastwood |
7. | Speak Softly - Don Laka |
8. | Nothing Will Be As It Was - Sarah Vaughan |
9. | Ithought It Was You - Herbie Hancock |
10. | Samba Pa Ti - Santana |
11. | Between The Sheets - The Isley Brothers |
12. | The Groove - Rodney Franklin |
13. | Exotic Mysteries - Lonnie Liston Smith |
14. | Midnight Lady - Marvin Gaye |
15. | Peaceful Hideaway - Kirk Whalum |
CD2
1. | Straight Into The Sunrise - Gato Barbieri |
2. | Midnight In Manhattan - Peter White |
3. | Reasons - Earth, Wind & Fire |
4. | Hideaway - Stanley Clarke |
5. | Drowning In The Sea Of Love - Kirk Whalum |
6. | It Really Doesn’t Matter - Tower Of Power |
7. | Use Ta Be My Girl - O'Jays |
8. | I Can’t Help It - Roy Ayers |
9. | Spanish Steps, Rome In May - Ottmar Lievert |
10. | Djombwe - Richard Bona |
11. | That Beautiful Sadness - Mark Isham |
12. | Hello Like Before - Nancy Wilson |
13. | Saving All My Love For You - Don braden |
14. | Inner Peace - Themba Mkhize |