【音乐无限】Nora Jones: Sunrise《日出》
Nora Jones (诺拉琼斯)1979年出生于纽约,4岁时随母亲迁居至德州。15岁进入“乾净灵魂美声”艾瑞卡巴度母校Booker T. Washington中学主修表演及视觉艺术,从此与爵士乐结下不解之缘。在连续获得Down Beat学生音乐奖96年及97年“最佳爵士歌手”音乐奖后,99年夏天,她趁著暑假前往纽约,立刻爱上曼哈顿活力充沛的音乐环境。2000年秋,签入Blue Note,成为Blue Note音乐大厂中最年轻的爵士女伶。
其首张唱片Come Away with me《远走高飞》在2002年2月推出后大受好评和欢迎。由于弹得一手漂亮的爵士钢琴、自弹自唱功力惊人,诺拉琼斯将爵士、灵歌、乡村、民谣、蓝调、流行歌曲等元素结合得恰到好处,为爵士音乐增添了一种清新的演绎风格。下面这首Sunrise是诺拉琼斯今年推出的同名新专集中的主打歌,旋律舒缓柔和。
Sunrise Sunrise Looks like morning in your eyes But the clock's held 9:15 for hours
Sunrise Sunrise Couldn't tempt us if it tried Cuz the afternoon's already come and gone
And I said Hooo, hooo, hooo To you
Surprise Surprise Couldn't find it in your eyes But I'm sure it's written all over my face
Surprise Surprise Never something I could hide When I see we made it through another day
Then I say Hooo, hooo, hooo To you
And now the night Will throw its cover down, ooo, on me again Ooh, and if I'm right It's the only way to bring me back
Hooo, hooo, hooo To you Hooo, yeah, hooo, hooo To you
[此贴子已经被作者于2006-2-22 13:32:48编辑过]
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