蓝调 中国 When the blues meet Chinese folk music
当布鲁斯遇见中国民歌时，展开的一场奇幻之旅
红彤彤的落日，用最后的力气炙烤着斑驳剥离的砖墙。穿行于后巷的风，呼呼地抚动着层叠粘贴的海报，在泛黄了色彩的广告女郎脸上留下一个俏皮的吻。涂鸦的少年，收起手中的喷枪，踏上滑板潇洒而去，吹着不羁的口哨，被归途的人潮所淹没。一个个疲惫的身影，涌入散落于城市角落的小酒馆，在一片喧闹声中围坐在圆桌旁。点燃廉价的雪茄，在缭绕的烟雾中，忘记白日的辛劳。举杯啜饮一口辛辣的威士忌，随乐队的即兴演奏而忘我地扭动，以此换取艰难时世之中仅有的一丝心灵慰藉。
深藏于心的乡愁，指向未曾蒙面的故乡。无法挣脱的人生苦痛，则被寄托于融入了非洲韵律的小调，这就是布鲁斯，Blues。它所意指的蓝色，并不是如天空和海洋般纯净的色彩，而是民俗传说中为人们带来忧愁困苦的恶魔的颜色。正因如此，由破酒瓶、铁皮桶等随手可及的日常用具所演绎的，最初的布鲁斯音乐，诉说的是无望的爱，艰苦的日常劳作，悲惨的生活遭遇。然而，与之反差的是那直抒胸臆，自由洒脱的韵律，始终在向世人表达这些底层劳工所拥有的坚忍不拔的随性与达观。
瑞鸣音乐制作人叶云川，多年来致力于通过东西方文化的交汇融合，探寻具有普世价值的人性光辉。此次他于美国艺术之都洛杉矶，云集众多布鲁斯优秀音乐家组建最强阵容，以流行音乐史上举足轻重的布鲁斯，演绎山水壮阔的中国民歌。纵使拥有不同的肤色与血脉，生存于大洋的两岸，这些由底层人民所创造出的曲调，却始终拥有着相同的本质，那就是以苦为乐，笑着流泪。江南小调亦然，草原牧歌亦然，西北信天游亦然，而布鲁斯也是同样。无论是在空旷的山野，还是在喧嚷的人群之中，唯有放纵高歌之后享有的那一刻天高云淡，是苦难生活的精神支柱，是无处宣泄的情感的归宿。
为本张专辑担纲演奏的美国布鲁斯乐团，其成员来自于近十个国家及地区，尽显洛杉矶大都会多元化的文化氛围。乐团成员中包括多位格莱美获奖艺术家，其中最负盛名的，当属爵士钢琴演奏家Russell Ferrante，以他为核心人物的乐队Yellowjackets，曾荣获17次格莱美奖提名和两座奖杯，并在包括中国在内的世界各地开展巡演。两位年轻的作曲家，Ross Garren与Nick DePinna，则完美地完成了本作的编曲工作。Ross在作曲领域中已获得多个新人奖项，在录音过程中他还奉献了自己精彩绝伦的口琴演奏技巧。Nick的家乡是澳门，经常为各种有线电视网节目创作配乐，专辑中那支活泼而奔放的长号，正是由他演奏的。而专辑中日落西山刚过岗的萨克斯演奏则来自他的太太Hitomi Oba，一位任教于加州大学洛杉矶分校的日本姑娘。而另一位萨克斯演奏家同样来自曾获得格莱美奖项的洛杉矶分校教授Justo Almario先生。
作为瑞鸣音乐创始以来的首张布鲁斯音乐专辑以及历史上中国民歌第一次以布鲁斯音乐风格呈现，录音选择了洛杉矶久副盛名的擅长录制布鲁斯音乐的录音室，录音过程中所使用到的众多古董乐器，如历经百年而音色依然悦耳如初的钢琴，丰富的吉他效果器以及布鲁斯管风琴等奇特乐器，都令人眼界大开。而为还原五六十年代的经典音色，现场录音采用许多模拟设备，更特别启用众多电子管话筒，凸显温暖听感。曾获得十五项格莱美大奖的美国混音大师Richard King，在混音时着重保存现场即兴感觉，令整张专辑呈现出洛杉矶街头文化所特有的那种如玩耍般的现场轻松氛围。
《小黄马》、《加林赛》、《晚风花香》、《知道不知道》……用最粗粝的情感，奏响质朴的歌。以炽热如火的心，重温那些灵魂深处的爱与痛。辗转流传的古老曲调，此刻在充满美式风情的现代气息中得以重生。在布鲁斯欢畅迷离的韵律中，饮尽杯中的烈酒，忘却了世事沧桑，踏上熟悉而陌生的回忆旅途。
The deep red sunset expends the last of its reserves to heat a cracked and peeling brick wall. The wind whistling through a back alley tosses a discarded newspaper around, the girl in its faded color advertisement locked in a coquettish kiss. A young graffiti artist tucks his spray can in a loose pocket, and takes off on his skateboard, whistling to himself as he is absorbed into the crowd. Figures hunched over with exhaustion make lumber way to tiny apartments and hotels. In a crowded and cacophonous bar, a man lights up a cheap cigar, and among the billowing smoke forgets the trials of the day. Some clink together glasses of strong whiskey, while others sway to improvised music, each finding what enjoyment they can in their arduous lives.
Nostalgia held deep within the heart points to a distant yet never forgotten hometown. The inescapable tribulations of life, imbued with the rhythms of African music, gave rise to what we now know as the blues. Blue, not the bright azure of a summer sky, but the cool, pale blue of a weary soul. Trash cans, broken bottles and other everyday articles were used just like any instrument, so that artists could express their hopeless loves, toilsome daily work, and plain old hard luck. These songs, with their straightforward lyrics and freestyled rhythms, convey the persevering spontaneity and optimism of the lower working class.
Rhymoi Music producer Ye Yunchuan has for many years committed himself to the fusion of Western and Chinese music culture, and is constantly searching for new ways in which to achieve this. During this excursion to Los Angeles, one of the major artistic centers of the US, Mr. Ye assembled a team of outstanding blues musicians, and used the popular medium of the blues to portray traditional Chinese folk music. Although these two types of music originate from different histories and ethnic backgrounds, on opposite sides of the world, what they have in common is that they both seek to express the woes of the average working class citizen, and both view these in an ultimately optimistic light. This is just as true for the blues as it is for the folk music of the Jiangnan region, the vast highland plains, and the Xintianyou songs of the northwest. Whether alone on a lofty mountaintop, or among the clamor of an urban crowd, sometimes a song is the only means to fully express one’s longing and desire, the only way to find a sense of belonging.
For this album a team of blues musicians was assembled, its members hailing from 10 different countries and territories, representing the vast inclusiveness of Los Angeles’ music culture. The ensemble includes several Grammy Award recipients, among whom the most well known is likely jazz pianist Russell Ferrante, who, along with his band The Yellowjackets, have toured throughout the world, and have received a total of 17 Grammy nominations and two prizes. Two young composers, Ross Garren and Nick DePinna, provided the album’s arrangement, of which Ross Garren has received numerous newcomer awards for composition, and on this compilation also provided harmonica performances, while Nick DePinna, originally from Macau, is an active composer for television and other media, and is the performer of the trombone you hear on the album. Mr. DePinna’s wife, Hitomi Oba, is a Japanese saxophone artist and teacher at UCLA, who also contributed. Other saxophone performances by Mr. Justo Almario, Grammy winner and UCLA professor, can also be heard.
As the first blues album since the founding of Rhymoi Music, and the first album ever to fuse the blues and Chinese folk music, Mr. Ye Yunchuan chose the well-known Studio which good at recording Blues music. The album implements a stunning array of instruments, like an antique piano, numerous guitar effect pedals, and a blues organ. In order to recreate the classic sound of the 50s, a wide range of analog devices, as well as condenser tube microphones, were used for the live recordings, resulting in a warm, sensuous vibe. These musicians, paired with an American recording artist who has won a total of 15 Grammy awards, have created an album which retains the improvisation of the recording sessions, for a playful atmosphere reminiscent of the streets of Los Angeles.
Little Yellow Horse, Jialinsai, The Scent of Flowers on the Evening Breeze, and Do You Know?... These songs are simplistic songs expressing the purest of sentiments. With a warm and fervent heart, these songs draw from the love and pain in the deepest corners of the heart. These timeless classic melodies are reborn, now full of the vitality of modern American music. The rhythm of the blues, like a cup of powerful whiskey, make one want to forget the world, even if just for a brief moment, and get lost in one’s memories.
编曲简介：
Ross Garren 作曲家，钢琴及口琴演奏家，南加州大学作曲专业的优秀毕业生，目前居住在美国加州洛杉矶市。作为一名非常活跃的自由音乐人，他曾与Ben Golds、Kesha、Marco Beltrami，Austin Wintory等名家共同录制唱片，并多次获得由美国作曲家协会颁发的年轻爵士作曲家奖。在日常的演出及创作活动之外，他也是圣丹斯研究所音乐与声音设计部门的特别会员，并任教于美国洛杉矶音乐学院。
Nick DePinna 作曲家，音乐制作人，毕业于加州大学洛杉矶分校，曾在James W. Newton、Paul Chihara、David Lefkowitz等著名音乐人的指导下进行学习。他在音乐创作方面涉猎甚广，经常为各种有线电视网节目和独立电影创作配乐，同时也从事商业音乐的制作。人们在美国广播公司、HBO电视网、国家地理野生频道、福克斯体育频道等等的节目中经常能够听到由他所创作的配乐作品。
演奏成员：
Musicians:
吉他/Guitar:
Brady Cohan： Brady Cohan: Do You Know?, Xingguo Mountain Song, Xixiang Bazi – Nesting Sparrows, The Pure White Crane, Liuyang River, Little Yellow Horse 演奏《知道不知道》《兴国山歌》《西厢坝子-窝雀》《洁白的仙鹤》《浏阳河》《小黄马》；
John Schroeder: Just Past Sunset, Sheep Belly Headband with Three Blue Stripes, The Scent of Flowers on the Evening Breeze, Jialinsai, Joy of the Rising Sun, Rainbow Girl 演奏《日出西山岗过岗》《羊肚子手巾三道道蓝》《晚风花香》《加林赛》《太阳出来喜洋洋》《虹彩妹妹》
萨克斯/Saxophone:
Hitomi Oba: Just Past Sunset 演奏《日出西山岗过岗》
Justo Almario: all other songs演奏其他曲目
键盘/Keys:
Piano – Russell Ferrante: Do You Know?, Xingguo Mountain Song, Xixiang Bazi a sparrow’s nest, The Pure White Crane, Liuyang River, Rainbow Girl 演奏《知道不知道》《兴国山歌》《西厢坝子一窝雀》《洁白的仙鹤》《浏阳河》《虹彩妹妹》
Pipe organ – Ty Bailie: Jialinsai, Joy of the Rising Sun, Rainbow Girl 演奏《加林赛》《太阳出来喜洋洋》《虹彩妹妹》Harmonica, pipe organ, other piano performances – Ross Garren
小号/Trumpet: Andrew Carney
长号/Trombone: Nick DePinna
贝司/Bass: Erik Kertes
鼓/Drums: Gavin Salmon
音乐助理/Music Coordinator: Li Jian Ma Kai
录音工程师/ Recording Artist: Chris Rondinella
录音助理/ Recording Assistant: Jerry Zhu
混音/ Mixing Engineer: Richard King
混音助理/Mixing Engineer Assistant：Yu Fei
录音工作室/ Recording Studio: Heritage Recording Co.
制作成员：
出品人:丁磊 叶云川
制作人：叶云川
制作统筹：黎江
中文文案：赵子涵
英文文案：安仁良
录音花絮摄影：小叶
平面设计：晓行
宣传统筹：丹丹
市场统筹：刘军 张威
美术统筹：Velin
后期制作统筹：马培风
监听设备使用：OPPO影音产品
105D 蓝光播放机
Sonica Wi-Fi音箱
PM-2 平面振膜耳机
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