专辑介绍:

Blue Note早期的唱片封套经常选用深沉的配合，浓厚的蓝色似乎有著化不开的忧鬱，肯尼布瑞尔的「午夜忧鬱」注定是表里如一的深蓝音符。在爵士吉他手中，肯尼布瑞尔的定位似乎是处於爵士与蓝调的边境，从小接触蓝调的布瑞尔在拨弦之中，有意无意地染上蓝色调。 Blue Note在五、六零年代交接之际，主力大多放在Hard Bop上，肯尼布瑞尔在当时的作品中显得相当不同。「午夜忧鬱」是布瑞尔在Blue Note旗下发行的第四张唱片，布瑞尔为了让音乐架构更单纯，舍弃了蓝调音乐中非常重要的钢琴。少了钢琴之后，布瑞尔的吉他部分有更大的空间可以发挥，纯然以吉他为主桿的蓝调风格爵士乐。节奏组合加入些许拉丁情调，使得草根性的蓝调感染热带的奔放情绪，成为另一动节奏蓝调的表现。 进入午夜的蓝调，不需要声嘶力竭的呐喊，不需要电光火石的速度，而是一种更深沉的思考心情。偶尔激昂、有时快乐，布瑞尔的吉他光晕照得人有点昏沉，又好像有什么道理在，却禁不起追根到底的辨证，毕竟蓝调是100％的心情音乐。布瑞尔的蓝是透明的。

　　流畅爵士
　　夜归人
　　点燃城市慾望的音乐霓虹
　　留一首歌，给夜归的灵魂
　　城市的夜色，比白天更透彻
　　别在日落之前播放……
　　夜归，
　　是尘世翻滚后的心灵隐居

Title:  Midnight Blue (2012 - Remaster)
Artist:  Kenny Burrell
Genre:  Jazz
Label:  Blue Note Records
Release Date:  2012

© 2012 Blue Note Records.
℗ 2012 Blue Note Records. All rights reserved.

The album is accompanied by its original sleeve notes plus additional photos and newly-written package essays.

High Resolution Mastering by Alan Yoshida and Robin Lynn at Blanche DuBois, April 2012

“In preparing these hi def remasters, we were very conscientious about maintaining the feel of the original releases while adding a previously unattainable transparency and depth. It now sounds like you've set up your chaise lounge right in the middle of Rudy Van Gelder's studio!” - Blue Note President, Don Was.

Midnight Blue is Kenny Burrell’s understated masterpiece and one of the finest displays of bluesy-jazz guitar playing. The guitarist whose tone entranced Jimi Hendrix and whose style was emulated by Stevie Ray Vaughan moves deliberately and patiently through this intimate set. Standouts include the smokin’ opener, “Chitlins Con Carne” and the stunning “Soul Lament.” His elegant choice of chords and melodic intensity are powerful and fluid. This star-studded affair also features tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, double-bassist Major Holley Jr., drummer Bill English and conga-player Ray Barretto. In 2005, NPR included the album in its “Basic Jazz Library,” describing the album as “one of the great jazzy blues records.”

Reviews

Tony Peters from Icon Fetch's Review

"We’ve been hearing for years how the Internet has hurt the music business. Now, finally some good news...If you really want to hear this music in all it’s sonic glory - HDtracks is for you.” - Tony Peters, Icon Fetch, Blue Note Jazz Classics on HDtracks

"It's completely unpretentious and sincere blues playing, conjuring up a late-night atmosphere from the very outset. All of Burrell's solos are beautifully constructed and played with a real regard for tone." - Gramophone

"A classic Blue Note, guitarist Kenny Burrell's Midnight Blue (1963) oozes with all that title suggests...The sound is famously great: wide open, natural, warm, and simply 'there.' Burrell's electric guitar has superb tone and articulation, Stanley Turrentine's tenor sax a creamy, brassy bite, Major Holley Jr.'s bass a fat sense of weight, and the drums and conga realistic snap and texture." - Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound

Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist. His playing is grounded in bebop and blues; he has performed and recorded with a wide range of jazz musicians.        

01. "Chitlins con Carne" – 5:30
02. "Mule" (Burrell, Major Holley, Jr.) – 6:56
03. "Soul Lament" – 2:43
04. "Midnight Blue" – 4:02
05. "Wavy Gravy" – 5:47
06. "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 4:25
07. "Saturday Night Blues" – 6:16

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