為了傳遞溫馨愉悅的耶誕節氣氛,光彩醒目的燈海或吊飾、精緻可口的薑餅屋及朋友互道祝福的卡片或相互交換小禮物就成為不可缺少的應景物品及活動,而耶誕歌曲更是烘托此佳節氛圍及滿足聽覺饗宴的必備音樂,除了傳統的唱詩班歌手以天籟美聲齊唱讚頌外,流行樂、古典樂及爵士樂界亦不免俗地以其獨有方式詮釋,即便是再如何耳熟能詳的曲目,其均能展顯出韻緻萬千的多樣風貌。
「搖擺耶誕情」選輯即是收錄環球唱片集團旗下眾多子廠牌自1950年至1992年間18首耶誕名曲,由著名爵士樂歌手或樂手以其歌聲及演奏引領樂迷們一起搖擺,進而沈醉於耶誕的歡愉中。由爵士樂第一天后艾拉‧費茲潔拉獻唱的“Rudolph
The Red-Nosed Reindeer”,其灑脫歌聲悠悠傾洩,輕鬆隨性中不失馥郁感性,瀲灩出最豐盈飄逸的唯美質感;吉他手肯尼‧布瑞爾舒緩彈撥“Have
Yourself A Merry Little
Christmas”,細膩刻畫下盡是流暢甘美旋律,進而釀酢出雋永深邃的迷人風情;鐵琴手萊諾‧漢普頓於“Swingle
Jingle”中彈唱俱全,先以晶瑩躍動的琴音前導,再輔以磁性聲線即興揮灑,而薩克斯風手班‧韋柏斯特之悠遊即興適時加入,酥麻器樂聲更將搖擺韻緻發揮得淋漓盡致,為此曲注入不同凡響的嶄新氣象。
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Jimmy Smith: White Christmas |
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Mel Torme: The Christmas Song |
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Ella Fitzgerald: Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer |
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Kenny Burrell: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas |
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Bing Crosby: A Christmas Toast |
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Roy Hargrove: Frosty The Snowman |
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Brook Benton: You’re All I Want For Christmas |
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Ramsey Lewis Trio: Here Comes Santa Claus |
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Jack Jones: Sleigh Ride |
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Les Brown & His Band Of Renown: Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It
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Louis Armstrong & The Commanders: ’Zat You, Santa Claus? |
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Lionel Hampton: Swingle Jingle |
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Wayne Newton: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town |
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Peggy Lee: Ring Those Christmas Bells |
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Billy Eckstine: Blue Christmas |
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Dinah Washington: Silent Night |
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Joe Williams: Christmas Waltz |
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Abbey Lincoln: A Child Is Born |