专辑英文名: Standards By Request: 1st day & 2nd day
歌手: Eddie Higgins
音乐风格: 爵士
资源格式: FLAC
版本: [2CDs]
发行时间: 2008年12月
地区: 日本,韩国
语言: 英语,朝鲜语
简介:
出品厂牌：Venus Records / Kang & Music (Korea)
唱片编号：KACD-0825
音乐风格：Jazz, Piano, Post-Bop
专辑时长：61:16 + 61:11 mins
推荐指数：★★★★★
专辑介绍：
Eddie Higgins爱德华·海登·希金斯1932年2月21日在美国马萨诸塞州的剑桥降生。童年一直由他的母亲教育他。大学时，希金斯在芝加哥的夜总会里演奏钢琴。有时他领导他自己的三重奏组合，但是他有时也和包括艾尔·格雷，科尔曼·霍金斯，弗雷迪·哈伯德等在内的知名艺术家合作演出。虽然他的曲目有折衷的感觉，但是希金斯的风格承载着跳舞乐队时代一些艺术家的明显痕迹。他善于独奏也善于伴奏，他常常与他的歌手妻子梅雷迪思·丹布罗西奥合作演出。
身为Venus Records旗下最受欢迎的大将，Eddie Higgins与SCOTT HAMILTON（萨克斯）、STEVE GILMORE（贝斯）、BILL GOODWIN（鼓）合作的四重奏已经推出过不少经典专辑。虽然从Bop演奏起家，EddieHiggins四重奏的作品却绝对不会有难以消化的味道，而Eddie Higgins尊重旋律进行的演奏方式，可以让你清楚地回想起歌曲熟悉的旋律。Eddie Higgins对于慢板歌曲的处理的确有一手，在钢琴轻声演奏的同时还能够顾及音色的圆润及节奏的准确拿捏，听来让人沉醉。
这张专辑《Standards By Request: 1st day & 2nd day》是Eddie Higgins最后的一张专辑。2008年8月，Eddie Higgins在东京的日本厂牌“Venus Records”进行了两天的演奏录音，在此之后的2009年，这位真正的“爵士绅士”离开了我们这个疯狂的世界！
别了，Eddie！让我们在天堂再会……
Album Intro
引用
This is the last recordings of Eddie Higgins, that were performed solo on piano for the Japanese label "Venus Records" in two days on August 2008 in Tokyo, before a true gentleman of jazz has left our crazy world in 2009...
Album reviews
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Pianist Eddie Higgins may not be a household name in the US, but is undoubtedly the most popular and most prolific musician in the roster of the Japanese independent label "Venus Records". Since his Venus debut in 1997, Higgins has released more than 20 albums from the label. His latest is a pair of solo piano albums, a collection of standards requested by the readers of "Swing Journal", the premier Japanese jazz magazine. A list of top 40 requests was presented to Higgins, and the original intention was to record material for just one album. But after completing 15 tracks on the first day, which in itself is remarkable, Higgins wanted to keep going. So, an additional recording took place the following day, and he recorded another 15 tracks!
Not only that, the tracks are presented in the exact order in which they were recorded. There were no music sheets. Higgins is such a master pianist that his own pacing and sequencing of tunes, as well as the spontaneous "arrangement" of each tune, were very effective, and the producer didn't feel the need to change anything. These two superbly recorded CDs prove why Higgins is so popular in Japan. It's all there - his lovely sound, beautiful touch, elegant swing and melodious improvisation.
Good Bye, Eddie! See you in heaven...
Eddie Higgins Biography:
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Born and raised in New England, Eddie (Haydn) Higgins started his professional career in Chicago, while studying at the Northwestern University Music School. For twenty years Eddie worked at some of Chicago's best known jazz clubs, including the Brass Rail, Preview Lounge, Blue Note, Cloister Inn and Jazz Ltd. His longest and most memorable job was at the London House, where he led the house trio for twelve years, playing opposite the biggest jazz stars of the 50's and 60's, including Stan Getz, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Errol Garner, George Shearing, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans and many others.
During his stay in Chicago, Eddie recorded a number of albums under his auspices and many more as a sideman with a wide variety of musicians, ranging in style from Coleman Hawkins to Wayne Shorter, Don Goldie to Freddie Hubbard, Jack Teagarden to Al Grey. Eddie's versatility is well-known: he has backed singers, done studio work as both pianist and arranger and worked in every jazz medium from Dixieland to Modern Jazz.
In 1970, Eddie moved to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and began spending winters in Florida and summers on Cape Cod, where he plays local clubs and enjoys sailing and tennis. Since the early 1980's, Eddie has traveled widely on the jazz festival circuit and has performed frequently in Europe and Japan. His releases on the Japanese “Venus” label have earned him number one in jazz sales on more than one album. In 1988, Eddie and jazz singer/pianist/artist Meredith d'Ambrosio were married and have become a popular team at clubs and festivals, as well as recording for Sunnyside Records.
In recent years, Eddie's recording activity has become even more prolific and attention to his play has grown to be more widely recognized. He has received praise from such as Nat Hentoff and Gary Giddons. Attempts to describe his style are exemplified by the following:
To these tributes, I would add that Eddie's play can be extraordinarily moving. Listen to his treatment of Brazilian themes on “Speaking of Jobim” and solo work on the album “Time On My Hands,” the latter which achieves an almost unparalleled marriage of style, composition and audio fidelity. You would think it was being played in a cathedral.
Performer:
Eddie Higgins (Solo Piano)
Recorded: at the "Audio City Studio" in Tokyo, on August 29 & 30, 2008
Mixed & Mastered (Venus Hyper Magnum Sound) by: Shuji Kitamura & Tetsuo Hara
Released, Marketed & Distributed by: Kang & Music Inc. (Korea)