Impressions

全球最畅销顶尖小号手 睽违乐坛五年空降美国爵士榜冠军最新力作歌神-波伽利 流行乐教父-大卫佛斯特 爵士天王-贺比.汉考克 携手助阵他的音乐，充满独特的浪漫表情，带给听者无限的想像空间。全球最帅气的小号手-克里斯伯堤，再度邀集一线巨星参与他的全新创意大碟『印象』，包括盲歌神Andrea Bocelli、 乡村天王Vince Gill、黑人乐大师Herbie Hancock、「险峻海峡合唱团」主唱Mark Knopfler及流行教父David Foster等超级巨星，以最迷人的旋律，上演一场氛围亲密的音乐聆赏飨宴。 自小深受钢琴师母亲的影响，加上Miles Davis经典“My Funny Valentine”的音乐感召，克里斯伯堤一心朝演奏家生涯迈进，并成为全球独一无二的顶尖小号手。他不但多次入围葛莱美奖，并拥有三张美国榜冠军专辑，自2004年以“When I Fall In Love”成功跨进主流市场后，克里斯伯堤已是当代最受欢迎的音乐玩家，稳坐流行演奏乐巨星第一把交椅，不论『义大利风情』(4780029)或是『波士顿巨星之夜』(2715817 )等专辑，都在在说明他在娱乐圈的好人缘及影响力，更带给乐迷一次又一次的视听惊喜。 这张新专辑的发想，来自于他学习小号之始，用来琢磨吹奏技巧的、大家熟稔的经典旋律，即兴幻化成异想的绮丽世界。先发的歌神-波伽利以一贯迷人的韵味， 唱出义式的美丽与哀愁，“Per Te(献给你)”延续了Italia的深情无限；乡村天王-文斯吉尔担纲演唱的“Losing You”，捎来温暖南方的关爱、抚平伤痛。拥有14座葛莱美奖的大师-贺比汉考克，以他精湛的琴技在“Tango Suite”中带来纽约上城的曼妙风情，摇摆唱和着伯堤的潇洒流畅。 流行乐教父-大卫佛斯特更亲自弹奏，为伯堤加持盖西文经典名曲 “Summertime”，此曲在两人默契无瑕的改写下，令人迷炫的程度更上层楼。电影『绿野仙踪』裡的奥斯卡最佳主题曲“Over the Rainbow”，也被赋予全新的定义，在温暖宜人的乐音中，呈现出欧式的迷离风情。专辑结尾的“What A Wonderful World’，邀来「险峻海峡合唱团」的主唱 Mark Knopfler，他跳脱摇滚天王的飙嗓，回归充满熟男魅力的绅士浪漫，更是让人拍桉叫绝! 从难以数计的乐坛大牌巨星指定合作的乐手，到今日独挑大樑的超级演奏家，克里斯伯堤在全球唱片销售量已经超越三百万张，可说是喜爱小号音乐者的首选。这张全新专辑『印象』，更再次証明他丰富的音乐巧思，以及在乐界无人取代的地位! (by KKBOX) A collection of songs and compositions expressing his love for rich, evocative melodies, the album showcases Botti among a high profile group of featured guests, including pianist/composer Herbie Hancock, tenor Andrea Bocelli, country singer Vince Gill, rock star Mark Knopfler, composer/pianist David Foster and violinist Caroline Campbell. The colorful array of music Botti has selected for Impressions reaches across stylistic areas and national boundaries with works by classical composer Frederic Chopin, American songwriters George Gershwin, Harold Arlen, R. Kelly, Randy Newman, Bob Thiele and David Weiss, Brazilian songwriter Ivan Lins, Argentine composer Astor Piazolla, Cuban composer Cesar Portillo de la Luz, as well as a pair of songs co-written by Botti. Many of the tracks are deeply enhanced by the superb orchestrations of William Ross, Vince Mendoza, Gil Goldstein and Jaques Morelenbaum. Melody has always been at the heart of Botti's music. Whether applying the lush sounds of his trumpet to the long, lyrical phrases of a familiar ballad or the arching, rhythmic lines of a jazz improvisation, his solos tell evocative stories, finding their way into the very heart of a song. Impressions offers all that and more. Like Chris Botti in Boston, as well as other albums reaching back to 2004's When I Fall In Love, the music on Impressions fulfills Botti's desire to offer the sort of programming variety that provides a little something for many different tastes.