Last Year's Waltz
绝版ECM 1213 《去年的华尔兹》, Steve Kuhn Quartet, Sheila Jordan人声。 由Steve Kuhn(钢琴)主打的四重奏组, Sheila Jordan 担任人声。81年纽约现场。这个组合在70年代末80年代初有点特别:号手正好又是负责人声的。这四个人在ECM录制了两张人声爵士专辑,79年的《Playground》和81年的这张《Last Year\'s Waltz》,但都绝了版。Kuhn的歌,有些是浪漫抒情,又有不少是十分悒郁,但是肯定不同一般,配上Jordan出色的表现力和其他乐手精微的表演,整个专辑有种令人有种匪夷所思的感觉。 在ECM录制出版《去年的华尔兹》以后不久,这个组合就解散了。多年以后重聚,一些感觉的默契已经不在(外带Kuhn的左手有些疾病硬化)。虽然Jordan等人各自的发展都很好,而Kuhn此前早被誉为“伟大的爵士钢琴家和作曲家”,但是如此出色的组合不再,有代表性的作品绝版,终究令人有些惋惜。 by Scott Yanow For a time, singer Sheila Jordan was a regular member of pianist Steve Kuhn's quartet, a group also including bassist Harvie Swartz and drummer Bob Moses. This live set finds the band performing five Kuhn originals, one apiece by Swartz and Steve Swallow, plus "I Remember You," "Confirmation" and a brief medley. Although Jordan functions as a member of the band, her highly appealing singing is the main reason to acquire this memorable and well-rounded disc.