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艺人：联合四重奏（Unity Quartet）
专辑名：《别样桑巴》（Samba of Sorts）
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：FLAC 24比特/48千赫兹；16比特/44.1千赫兹；MP3 320千比特每秒
总时长：42分13秒
总大小：99兆字节（MP3 320 kbps）；268兆字节（16比特/44.1千赫兹FLAC）；515兆字节（24比特/48千赫兹FLAC）
网站：专辑预览
巴西音乐那极具感染力的精神，无论以何种令人惊叹的形式呈现，都让人无法抗拒。世界各地的音乐家都沉醉于桑巴、福罗音乐和波萨诺瓦的魅力之中。对于巴西音乐家来说，这些声音和节奏的精髓融入了他们创作的所有音乐之中。新成立的联合四重奏由赫利奥·阿尔维斯（Hélio Alves）、吉列尔梅·蒙泰罗（Guilherme Monteiro）、吉利·洛佩斯（Gili Lopes）和亚历克斯·考茨（Alex Kautz）组成，他们将巴西音乐的影响融入到自己具有前瞻性的爵士音乐演绎中，这一点在他们的新专辑《别样桑巴》中得以体现。
联合四重奏的成员来自巴西的不同地区，但都把纽约当作自己的家。钢琴手阿尔维斯和鼓手考茨来自圣保罗，吉他手蒙泰罗从里约热内卢迁居而来，而贝斯手洛佩斯则从巴西南部城市阿雷格里港经伦敦来到纽约。他们都是通过纽约庞大且活跃的巴西音乐家圈子相识，并在各种项目中相互结识和合作演奏。
这四位音乐家于2021年相聚，以开放、探索的方式演奏原创音乐和精心挑选的翻唱曲目，将他们对20世纪70年代和80年代巴西流行音乐的根源情怀与对爵士乐的热爱融合在一起。正是在布鲁克林的卢纳蒂科酒吧（Bar LunAtico），这个四重奏组合找到了他们音乐项目的孵化地。他们定期在这家酒吧演出，并逐渐形成了属于自己的音乐美学和语言风格。
联合四重奏的音乐灵感来源于多个方面。从20世纪60年代的桑巴爵士乐到当代巴西流行音乐（MPB）的流行声音，四重奏将这些元素过滤融合，形成了一种令人陶醉的纽约爵士风格。2022年12月1日和2日，他们在布罗比录音室（Brorby Studios）录制了这些音乐。
专辑以对传奇人物米尔顿·纳西门托（Milton Nascimento）的《Violino Violar》的改编版本开场。由同样来自米纳斯吉拉斯州的蒙泰罗引入，这首简单如赞美诗般的曲调保留了一种摇滚风格，吉他以其轻快的旋律引领。蒙泰罗的《卢塞纳》（Lucena）是一首宏大的民谣风格的叙事曲，复杂的和声凸显了四重奏的爵士风格。音乐叛逆者埃尔梅托·帕斯科（Hermeto Pascoal）的作品《圣安东尼奥》（Santo Antonio）也在专辑中呈现，巴西东北部的巴伊奥舞曲节奏让人忍不住随之舞动。
阿尔维斯带来了他自己的作品《狂热》（Frenzy），这是一首狂热、直接的曲子，运用了难以预测且复杂的节奏手法。考茨的《别样桑巴》（Samba of Sorts）完美地体现了四重奏想要达成的目标，它将9/8拍的节奏型与传统桑巴相融合，既有巴西音乐的特色又别具一格。由著名歌手贾万（Djavan）唱红的《约格拉尔》（Jogral）是一首不寻常的桑巴，有着有趣的和声和独特的节奏韵律。
著名作曲家路易斯·贡萨加（Luiz Gonzaga）的《鹦鹉栖木》（Pau de Arara）源自巴西音乐的上一个时代。这首曲子在巴伊奥和福罗音乐风格之间取得平衡，成为四重奏曲目中最传统的一首。专辑以洛佩斯的《帕洛玛海滩》（Paloma Plage）收尾，这是一首华丽的爵士华尔兹，仿佛在巴西的海风中飘荡。
巴西音乐的声音和精神，无论音乐家们身处国内还是国外，都始终伴随着他们。随着巴西音乐的创作者们接触并吸收新的风格，巴西音乐的传统不断扩展，创造出了完全独特的音乐。联合四重奏正是巴西音乐风格通过演变得以扩展的一个完美范例。
赫利奥·阿尔维斯 - 钢琴
吉列尔梅·蒙泰罗 - 吉他
吉利·洛佩斯 - 贝斯
亚历克斯·考茨 - 鼓
曲目列表：
1. 《Violino Violar》
2. 《卢塞纳》（Lucena）
3. 《圣安东尼奥》（Santo Antonio）
4. 《狂热》（Frenzy）
5. 《鹦鹉栖木》（Pau de Arara）
6. 《约格拉尔》（Jogral）
7. 《别样桑巴》（Samba of Sorts）
8. 《帕洛玛海滩》（Paloma Plage）
Artist: Unity Quartet
Title: Samba of Sorts
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Sunnyside
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC 24-Bit/48 kHz; 16-Bit/44.1 kHz; MP3 320 kbps
Total Time: 00:42:13
Total Size: 99; 268; 515 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
The infectious spirit of Brazilian music in all its incredible forms is impossible to deny. Musicians from around the world succumb to the elements of samba, forro and bossa nova. For Brazilian musicians, the essence of these sounds and rhythms is tied up in all the music they create. The new collective ensemble Unity Quartet, featuring Hélio Alves, Guilherme Monteiro, Gili Lopes and Alex Kautz, weave their Brazilian influences into their own forward-thinking version of jazz, as can be heard on their new recording, Samba of Sorts.
The members of Unity Quartet hail for different parts of Brazil but have all made New York their home. Pianist Alves and drummer Kautz hailed from Sao Paulo, while guitarist Monteiro moved from Rio de Janeiro and bassist Lopes from the southern town of Porto Alegre via London. All of them met through large and active network of Brazilian musicians in New York City, meeting and playing with one another in various projects.
The four musicians came together in 2021 to play original music and select covers in an open, exploratory fashion, melding their roots in 1970s and 1980s Brazilian popular music with their love for jazz. It was at Brooklyn’s Bar LunAtico that the quartet found an incubator for their project, playing the club regularly and developing an esthetic and language all their own.
Unity Quartet takes its musical cues from many sources. From the samba jazz of the 1960s to the contemporary popular sounds of MPB, the Quartet filters these sounds into a heady New York City jazz style. The Quartet captured these sounds on December 1 and 2, 2022 at Brorby Studios.
The recording begins with an arrangement of the legendary Milton Nascimento’s “Viola Violar.” Brought in by fellow Mineiro Monterio, the simple, hymn-like tune retains a rock feeling with guitar leading with its sing-song melody. Monterio’s “Lucena” is an expansive folk-like ballad with complicated harmonies that lean into the Quartet’s jazz feel. Musical iconoclast Hermeto Pascoal is represented with a take on his “Santo Antonio,” the dancing Baião rhythm from northeastern Brazil is a perfect beat to make listeners move.
Alves presents his own piece, “Frenzy,” a frenetic, straight-ahead piece with unpredictable, tricky rhythmic devices. Kautz’s “Samba of Sorts” provides a perfect example of what the Quartet is trying to achieve, as it blends a 9/8-time signature to a traditional samba. Brazilian but not. Made famous by celebrated singer Djavan, “Jogral” is an unusual samba with interesting harmonies and unique cadences.
“Pau de Arara” by famed composer Luiz Gonzaga comes from an earlier generation of Brazilian music. The tune balances between baião and forro, becoming the most traditional song in the Quartet’s repertoire. The recording concludes with Lopes’s “Paloma Plage,” a gorgeous jazz waltz that floats on a Brazilian ocean breeze.
The sound and spirit of Brazil travels through its musicians, whether at home or abroad. The tradition of Brazilian music expands as its practitioners come into contact and absorb new styles, creating something completely unique. Unity Quartet is a perfect example of the expansion of Brazil sound through evolution.
Helio Alves - piano
Guilherme Monteiro - guitar
Gili Lopes - bass
Alex Kautz - drums
Tracklist:
1 Viola Violar
2 Lucena
3 Santo Antonio
4 Frenzy
5 Pau de Arara
6 Jogral
7 Samba of Sorts
8 Paloma Plage
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发表于 2025-5-3 08:05:24