★ 「藍調之音」經典混音之旅Blue Note Trip,再度邀來DJ Maestro掌舵主題性經典爵士集錦。
★ 精挑50年代所流行之Hard Bop與拉丁爵士,成就CD1 - Birds與CD2 - Beats的主題系列。
★ 收錄Joe Torres〈Nightwalk〉、 Howard Roberts〈Dirty Old Bossa Nova〉、Bobby McFerrin〈Fertile Field〉等多首經典曲目,俏皮玩味的選曲中、愉悅又不失優雅。
自2002年開始發行經典爵士混音集錦的「藍調之音」經典混音之旅Blue Note Trip,由荷蘭首席DJ Maestro所選曲混音發行的《Blue Note Trip: Saturday Night / Sunday Morning》,一發行就立即讓爵士樂迷為之瘋狂。之後DJ Maestro又陸續推出了三張以「Blue Note Trip」為名的爵士混音集錦,若說「『藍調之音』經典混音之旅Blue Note Trip」是以DJ Maestro之名而推出的系列品牌,一點也不為過。
2008年DJ Maestro五度與Blue Note策劃發行《Blue Note Trip 7: Birds / Beats》這兩張以完全不分軌、不間斷的方式連貫而成的主題性經典爵士集錦。從DJ Maestro所選的曲目推測,不難看出《Blue Note Trip 7: Birds / Beats》是張以50年代所流行之硬咆勃Hard Bop及拉丁爵士為主的混音選集。包括Horace Silver、Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers、Bobby Hutcherson、Donald Byrd均為藍調之音Blue Note旗下重量級樂手,更是Hard Bop樂風的代表者,讓樂迷足以感受樂手間、相互飆歌競技的聽覺享受;拉丁爵士如Joe Torres〈Nightwalk〉、 Howard Roberts〈Dirty Old Bossa Nova〉、擁有MPB巴西全域音樂殊榮的Edu Lobo之經典創作曲〈Viola For a De Moda〉、中高音薩克斯風手Cannonball Adderley與風靡全球的巴西音樂人Sergio Mendes所合作的〈Groovy Sambas〉;更收錄Bobby McFerrin於2002年再度與藍調之音Blue Note所合作、專輯《Beyond Words》中的知名曲目〈Fertile Field〉。俏皮玩味的選曲,絕對讓樂迷進入一種愉悅、卻又不失優雅姿態獨特氛圍。
1. | Disc 1 | |
2. | Filthy Mcnasty (Intro) - Horace Silver | |
3. | In The Winelight - Kurt Elling | |
4. | Little Angel - Bobby Hutcherson | |
5. | Nightwalk - Joe Torres | |
6. | And The Jazz Messengers - Along Came Betty - Art Blakey | |
7. | Don't Explain - Angela Mccluskey | |
8. | Serenade To A Soul Sister - Horace Silver | |
9. | Ela É Carioca - Elaine Elias | |
10. | Dirty Old Bossa Nova - Howard Roberts | |
11. | Intimidade - Tania Maria | |
12. | Mira - Andrew Hill | |
13. | Kathy - Horace Silver | |
14. | Wanin' Moon - Nicola Conte | |
15. | Fertile Field - Bobby Mcferrin | |
16. | Perfect Make Out Music - Trio Töykeät | |
17. | Disc 2 | |
18. | Joe Sample - Soulive | |
19. | You Want Me To Stop Loving You - Stanley Turrentine | |
20. | Stormy - Duke Pearson | |
21. | The Dharma Bums - Nicola Conte | |
22. | And The Bossa Rio Sextet - Groovy Sambas - Cannonball Adderley | |
23. | Viola Fora De Moda - Edu Lobo | |
24. | Falling In Love With Love - Les Mccann | |
25. | Yeh Yeh - The 3 Sounds | |
26. | Wack Wack - The Buddy Rich Big Band | |
27. | Hallelujah I Love Her So - Joe Williams | |
28. | Fat Judy - Big John Patton | |
29. | Don't Stop - Billy Larkin & The Delegates | |
30. | Samba Do Carioca - Silvio Cezar And Meirelles | |
31. | Os Grilos (Crickets Sing For Ana Maria) - Marcos Valle | |
32. | Book's Bossa - Donald Byrd | |
33. | A Rã - João Donato | |
34. | Dindi - Janet Lawson | |
35. | Baby, You Make Me Feel So Good - Johnny Lytle | |
36. | Doin' The Thing (Outro) - Horace Silver |