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艺人：弗兰克·金布罗（Frank Kimbrough）
专辑名称：《召唤》（The Call）
发行年份：2025年
厂牌：阳光海岸唱片公司（Sunnyside）
音乐类型：爵士乐
音质：MP3格式，320千比特每秒 / FLAC（分轨） / 24比特-96千赫兹FLAC（分轨）
总时长：1小时09分45秒
总大小：165兆字节 / 214兆字节 / 1.06吉字节
网站：专辑预览
曲目列表：
1. 《安吉莉卡》（Angelica）（6分14秒）
2. 《丁丁迪奥》（Tin Tin Deo）（8分36秒）
3. 《召唤》（The Call）（4分01秒）
4. 《我爱你，波吉》（I Loves You Porgy）（7分25秒）
5. 《来自加州的爱》（From California With Love）（7分23秒）
6. 《十一月》（November）（7分05秒）
7. 《D调的沉思》（Reflections in D）（6分16秒）
8. 《突尼斯之夜》（Night in Tunisia）（5分54秒）
9. 《多愁善感的心情》（In a Sentimental Mood）（12分55秒）
10. 《即兴创作》（Improvisation）（4分00秒）
弗兰克·金布罗这位杰出的钢琴家、作曲家兼教育家离世已有四年多了。他的离去在纽约市乃至全世界的爵士乐界留下了一个无法填补的空白。幸运的是，他的教诲和音乐依然存在于他的学生、同行以及录音作品之中。因此，阳光海岸唱片公司非常荣幸且自豪地推出《召唤》这张专辑，这是一系列由录音工程师马特·巴利察里斯（Matt Balitsaris）录制并在之后重新发掘出来的独奏作品合集。
金布罗是纽约爵士乐界不可或缺的一部分。他是一位深受喜爱的朋友和合作伙伴。他曾出现在许多不同且杰出的音乐团体中，这些团体的领导者包括玛丽亚·施耐德（Maria Schneider）、本·艾利森（Ben Allison）、泰德·纳什（Ted Nash）、马特·威尔逊（Matt Wilson）、杰伊·安德森（Jay Anderson）和肯德拉·尚克（Kendra Shank）等等。金布罗的原创作品和他对经典曲目及爵士乐标准曲目的诠释一样备受赞誉，尤其是在他于2018年发行了精彩绝伦的完整塞隆尼斯·蒙克（Thelonious Monk）作品集《蒙克的梦想》（Monk’s Dreams，阳光海岸唱片公司）之后，他更是广受尊敬。
尽管金布罗经常带领各种不同的音乐团体进行演出和录音，但他作为一位卓越的钢琴独奏家也同样备受尊敬。除了偶尔的独奏表演外，金布罗还录制过一张独奏专辑《空气》（Air，帕尔梅托唱片公司，2007年）。这使得《召唤》这张专辑的发行格外令人期待，因为它是另一部由钢琴独奏演绎多样作品的专辑，其中包括杜克·艾灵顿（Duke Ellington）和迪兹·吉莱斯皮（Dizzy Gillespie）等大师的经典作品，还有一些金布罗原创曲目的首次录音，这些作品后来成为了他原创曲库中的重要组成部分。
幸运的是，在2010年7月19日，当金布罗走进他最喜欢的位于宾夕法尼亚州巴克县的“玛吉农场”录音棚时，录音设备正在运转。工程师巴利察里斯记录下了整个下午的演奏素材，并在之后为了这张专辑的发行将其发掘了出来。
这张专辑以艾灵顿的《安吉莉卡》的一个复杂版本开场，金布罗带有蒙克风格的演绎为这首作曲家广为人知的经典曲目提供了独特的视角。吉莱斯皮的《丁丁迪奥》被放慢节奏，变成了一首美得令人惊叹的民谣，细腻中带有一丝蓝调的韵味。金布罗的《召唤》的这个版本是这首曲子的首次录音，后来它成为了金布罗演奏曲目中的经典之作，并收录在他2014年由帕尔梅托唱片公司发行的专辑《四重奏》（Quartet）中。
乔治·格什温（George Gershwin）的《我爱你，波吉》节奏富有戏剧性，金布罗让每个音符都清晰回荡，蓝调的韵味弥漫在听众周围。而他又将安德鲁·希尔（Andrew Hill）富有思想性的《来自加州的爱》流畅地改编成了一首带有一丝锐利感的如天堂般的民谣。另一首后来也收录在《四重奏》中的曲子，金布罗的《十一月》是一首忧郁但富有感染力的作品，让人仿佛置身于在潮湿落叶上的寒冷漫步之中。
在《D调的沉思》中，金布罗再次演绎了艾灵顿的作品，他曾在2000年与肯德拉·尚克一起录制过这首曲子。这个版本音色细腻且富有共鸣，仿佛是一首祈祷曲。而金布罗对吉莱斯皮的《突尼斯之夜》的演绎保留了原作的强劲节奏，但在节奏上又有调皮的快慢变化。金布罗将艾灵顿的《多愁善感的心情》演绎成了某种组曲，他探索了旋律的各种变奏，为即兴创作创造了新的主题和出发点。最后，专辑以《即兴创作》结束，这是一首自发的即兴作品，让金布罗得以尽情发挥，他在键盘上的创造力不受任何限制，尽情挥洒。
虽然弗兰克·金布罗已离我们而去，但他的音乐遗产依然存在。他的鼓舞人心的精神和音乐才华仍然照亮着粉丝和朋友们的心灵。《召唤》这张专辑带来了令人欣喜的新发现，进一步证明了金布罗曾为这个世界带来的辉煌成就。
Artist: Frank Kimbrough
Title: The Call
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Sunnyside
Genre: Jazz
Quality: Mp3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:09:45
Total Size: 165 / 214 MB / 1.06 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
1. Angelica (6:14)
2. Tin Tin Deo (8:36)
3. The Call (4:01)
4. I Loves You Porgy (7:25)
5. From California With Love (7:23)
6. November (7:05)
7. Reflections in D (6:16)
8. Night in Tunisia (5:54)
9. In a Sentimental Mood (12:55)
10. Improvisation (4:00)
It has been over four years since the passing of Frank Kimbrough, an incredible pianist, composer and educator. His loss left an unfillable void in the jazz scene of New York City and throughout the world. Fortunately, his lessons and music still live on in his students, peers and recordings. So, it is with great pleasure and pride that Sunnyside Records presents The Call, a collection of solo performances that were captured and later rediscovered by recording engineer Matt Balitsaris.
Kimbrough was an integral part of the New York jazz scene. He was a beloved friend and collaborator. He appeared in ensembles led by leaders as diverse and illustrious as Maria Schneider, Ben Allison, Ted Nash, Matt Wilson, Jay Anderson, and Kendra Shank, among many others. Kimbrough’s original compositions were as celebrated as his interpretations of standards and the jazz canon, for which he was highly regarded, especially after the release of his prodigious recording of the full Thelonious Monk oeuvre on Monk’s Dreams (Sunnyside, 2018).
Though he regularly led and recorded with ensembles of all sorts, Kimbrough was also respected as a remarkable piano soloist. As well as the occasional solo performance, Kimbrough recorded one solo album, Air (Palmetto, 2007). This makes the release of The Call especially welcome, as it is another program of solo piano playing on varied material, including beloved pieces by Duke Ellington and Dizzy Gillespie, along with the initial recordings of pieces that would become essential parts of Kimbrough’s original songbook.
Fortunately, the tapes were running when Kimbrough stepped into his favorite recording studio, Maggie’s Farm, in Buck’s County, Pennsylvania on July 19, 2010. Engineer Balitsaris captured a full afternoon’s worth of material, which he later unearthed for this release.
The program begins with a knotty version of Ellington’s “Angelica,” Kimbrough’s Monk-esque touch providing a unique vision of the composer’s well-known standard. Gillespie’s “Tin Tin Deo” is slowed into a breathtakingly beautiful ballad, delicate with a hint of the blues. This version of Kimbrough’s “The Call” provides the first recorded iteration of the piece, one that would become a staple in Kimbrough’s repertoire and be released on his 2014 Palmetto release, Quartet.
George Gershwin’s “I Loves You Porgy” is dramatically paced as Kimbrough allows each note to ring and the blues inflection to wash over the listener, while Kimbrough smoothly transforms Andrew Hill’s cerebral “From California with Love” into a heavenly ballad with a hint of an edge. Another tune that would appear on Quartet, Kimbrough’s “November” is a sullen but evocative piece that conjures a chilly walk over damp, fallen leaves.
Ellington is revisited on “Reflections in D,” a piece that Kimbrough had recorded with Kendra Shank in 2000. This delicately resonant version seems like a prayer, while Kimbrough’s approach to Gillespie’s “A Night In Tunisia” retains the original’s propulsive rhythm but with a playful push and pull in tempo. Kimbrough makes a suite of sorts out of Ellington’s “In a Sentimental Mood” as he explores variations of the melody, creating new themes and points of departure for improv. Lastly, the program ends with “Improvisation,” a spontaneously improvised piece that allows Kimbrough to really stretch, his creativity knowing no bounds on the keyboard that sweeps across.
Though Frank Kimbrough is no longer with us in the flesh, his legacy lives on in his music. His inspirational and musical gifts still fill fans and friends with light. The Call provides a welcome discovery and further proof of just what the brilliance that Kimbrough gave to the world.
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