Ukulele Bossa Nova_音乐专辑
Ukulele Bossa Nova
表演者: Ohta-San
专辑类型: Import
介质: Audio CD
发行时间: 2007-06-25
唱片数: 1
出版者: Jvc Japan
条形码: 4988002529292
专辑简介
The man who helped make the ukulele more than a Hawaiian curiosity continues to show listeners what the four-stringed instrument can do on his latest album. Here, Ohta-san — the stage name of 72-year-old, Honolulu-born Herb Ohta — covers Antonio Carlos Jobim songs, in tribute to the late Brazilian bossa nova master who would have turned 80 this year.
Ohta-san's arrangements of Jobim's songs strip the music to its core melody and rhythmic passages. Yet the 15 tracks are not simple solo exercises; only on three tracks does Ohta-san play on a single instrument, the best being his six-string ukulele rendition of "Desafinado." The other tracks have him playing a ukulele tuned to the standard high G accompanied with the six-string or a low-G tuned ukulele with additional guitar by Nando Suan, the layered sound keeping the songs from sounding bare and one-dimensional. On "Wave," the ukulele melodies and syncopated guitar rhythms work well as the resonant quality of the Hawaiian instrument evokes a wavelike effect as tones overlap.
Ohta-san's playing and sense prevents the music from becoming simply Hawaiian-inflected bossa nova. For Jobim fans, "Ukulele Bossa Nova" is a chance to hear the compositions given a worthy, fresh treatment.
曲目
1. FELICIDADE,A
2. MEDITATION[MEDITACAO]
3. GIRL FROM IPANEMA[GAROTA DE IPANEMA],THE
4. HOW INSENSITIVE[INSENSATEZ]
5. WAVE
6. I KNOW I AM GOING TO LOVE YOU[EU SEI QUE VOU TE AMAR]
7. LOOK TO THE SKY
8. FORGETTING YOU[ESQUECENDO VOCE]
9. ONCE I LOVED[O AMOR EM PAZ]
10. DESAFINADO
11. CORCOVADO
12. FAVELA
13. TRISTE
14. DINDI
15. ONE NOTE SAMBA[SAMBA DE UMA NOTA SO]
