(好久不見了,我終於開始動工了,可喜可賀啊!)
Stacey Kent生於1968年3月27日,New Jersey。
對了,這首歌目前進入了國際作曲比賽(International Songwriting Competition)的Final,是開放給大家投票的比賽,如果覺得這首好聽的話,可以幫她去投個票喔,只要輸入你的生日與e-mail就可以投票了,最大的好處,是比賽的每一首曲子,都有開放下載來聽喔,喜歡到處挖掘音樂的人,一定要去哪!網址:http://www.songwritingcompetition.com/
另外,最讓我驚豔的,此張專輯,裡頭有五首是石黑一雄寫的詞,其中一首便是"The Ice Hotel"。石黑一雄是位日裔英國作家,在1989年獲英國「布克獎」,他的著作《長日將盡》曾被翻拍成同名電影。而我曾看過他的《我輩孤雛》,所以當我在Stacey Kent的CD上發現了石黑一雄的名字時,便特別地懷念以及好奇了。
此張是她加入Blue Note的第一張專輯,在此之前她還發行了六張專輯,並且為她贏得了2001年英國爵士音樂獎、2002年BBC最佳爵士演唱獎、2004年小酒館後台獎、2006年最佳爵士專輯等榮耀。
可能有人會認為她是科班出生的,不過原本她是在紐約Sarah Lawrence College就讀,主修比較文學(Comparative Literature),後來因為有需要而到了歐洲學習法文 德文等,但人生也是因為這樣而不一樣。她曾因為對音樂的興趣,在英國Guidhall School of Music and Drama學習一年的音樂,而她則是在那遇到了現任丈夫Jim Tomlinson,當時他是一位薩克斯風手,在兩人相遇後,Stacey Kent開始了她演唱的生涯,她跟著Jim Tomlinson到處演唱,磨練演唱技巧。後來廣播節目主持人Humphrey Lyttelton發掘了她,讓她開始有了知名度,並且在之後獲得了唱片合約,於1997年發行了個人專輯《Close your eyes》。
此張專輯裡頭,Stacey Kent演唱了多首經典曲目,像是Fleetwood Mac"landslide"與Louis Armstrong"What a wonderful world",不過不用擔心你會聽到熟悉的味道,因為這些曲子都已經被賦予了Stacey Kent的獨特風味。
Stacey Kent不像很多Jazz女歌手擁有很渾厚的聲音,反而是清新 乾淨的音質,也是因為這樣,讓人多聽而不膩,煩悶的心情,遇見了Stacey Kent的聲音,就像聞到了青草,解脫了一般。當然"The Ice Hotel"也是不例外的。
來聽聽吧。
{The Ice Hotel}
Let's you and me go away to The Ice Hotel
The Carribean's all booked out
And that's just as well
Once I'd have been much keener
On Barbados or Antigua
But just now I think the arctic will suit us well
Let's you and me go away to The Ice Hotel
They've built it all with ice that's pure and clear
The sofas, the lobby
Even the chandelier
A thermostat guarantees A steady minus five degrees
What other place could serve our needs so well
Let's you and me go away to the Ice Hotel
Romantic places
Like Verona or Paris
They'll always lead you astray
You'd have to be a novice
To ever trust Venice
And those dreamy waterways
And what the tropics can do
I know only too well
So, let's you and me go away to the Ice Hotel
Heavy clothing at all times
Is the expected norm
Even candlelight at dinner
Is considered too dangerously warm
And when the time comes for us to sleep
We'll spread out our reindeer fleece
And curl up together
On an ice block carved for two
But then in the morning
Provided we've made it through…
We'll step out together
To watch the sun rise over
That vast expanse of cold
And who knows if we're lucky
We may find ourselves talking
Of what future may hold
This is no whim of the moment
I want you to realize
Let's go away to that palace made of ice
Let's you and me go away to the ice hotel
The Bahamas are all booked out
And that's just as well
I don't think we're quite ready
For Hawaii of Tahiti
And we will be
Only time will tell
Let's you and me go away to The Ice Hotel
*Stacey Kent中文官網:http://staceykent.blog.com.tw/
*Stacey Kent全球官網:http://www.staceykent.com/
*關於石黑一雄Kazuo Ishiguro :
http://www.locuspublishing.com/writer.asp?auId=261
*遇見Stacey Kent:裡頭除了敘述他遇到Stacey Kent的過程,也有她其他專輯的介紹喔!
http://blog.yam.com/giggle_yblog/article/5147903
The sofas, the lobby
Even the chandelier
A thermostat guarantees A steady minus five degrees
What other place could serve our needs so well
Let's you and me go away to the Ice Hotel
Romantic places
Like Verona or Paris
They'll always lead you astray
You'd have to be a novice
To ever trust Venice
And those dreamy waterways
And what the tropics can do
I know only too well
So, let's you and me go away to the Ice Hotel
Heavy clothing at all times
Is the expected norm
Even candlelight at dinner
Is considered too dangerously warm
And when the time comes for us to sleep
We'll spread out our reindeer fleece
And curl up together
On an ice block carved for two
But then in the morning
Provided we've made it through…
We'll step out together
To watch the sun rise over
That vast expanse of cold
And who knows if we're lucky
We may find ourselves talking
Of what future may hold
This is no whim of the moment
I want you to realize
Let's go away to that palace made of ice
Let's you and me go away to the ice hotel
The Bahamas are all booked out
And that's just as well
I don't think we're quite ready
For Hawaii of Tahiti
And we will be
Only time will tell
Let's you and me go away to The Ice Hotel
*Stacey Kent中文官網:http://staceykent.blog.com.tw/
*Stacey Kent全球官網:http://www.staceykent.com/
*關於石黑一雄Kazuo Ishiguro :
http://www.locuspublishing.com/writer.asp?auId=261
*遇見Stacey Kent:裡頭除了敘述他遇到Stacey Kent的過程,也有她其他專輯的介紹喔!
http://blog.yam.com/giggle_yblog/article/5147903
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妳真的動工了.... 但是好像又罷工了.......
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