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By Doug Levine
Washington
24 April 2007

Jazz piano meets the banjo on a new recording1 by two of today's most-respected musicians, pianist Chick Corea and banjoist Bela Fleck2.  VOA's Doug Levine tells us about this unlikely musical pairing and their enchanting3 new CD, The Enchantment4.

As unlikely as it might seem for Chick Corea and Bela Fleck to team up and record a duets album, when you hear the duo play together, it makes perfect sense.  Although both are virtuosos5 on their respected instruments, as expert improvisers, arrangers and composers, they sound as if they've been performing together for years.

While The Enchantment is Bela Fleck and Chick Corea's first-ever full-length collaboration6, it isn't the first time the two have worked side-by-side.  Corea appeared on two albums with Bela Fleck and The Flecktones in the 1990s.  Fleck returned the favor by playing banjo on Corea's live album Rendezvous7 In New York, featuring singer Bobby McFerrin.

Fleck says he realized that the banjo would work in the context of jazz after hearing a recording of Chick Corea's composition Spain.  He calls it "one of those defining moments."  Likewise, Chick Corea has always been fascinated by Fleck's music, saying, "When I first listened to The Flecktones, I heard a completely fresh sound."

The Enchantment not only unites two giants of the jazz world, but it melds a variety of musical influences; from ragtime8, blues9 and classical to bluegrass, country, Latin and world music.  Bela composed six songs on the album and Chick wrote four. 

Chick Corea and Bela Fleck made their debut10 as a duo with a February concert in Daytona Beach, Florida.  After a short break, their Enchantment tour resumes in June with appearances at two jazz festivals and a bluegrass festival.


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1 recording UktzJj     
n.录音,记录
参考例句:
  • How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间?
  • I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
2 fleck AlPyc     
n.斑点,微粒 vt.使有斑点,使成斑驳
参考例句:
  • The garlic moss has no the yellow fleck and other virus. 蒜苔无黄斑点及其它病毒。
  • His coat is blue with a grey fleck.他的上衣是蓝色的,上面带有灰色的斑点。
3 enchanting MmCyP     
a.讨人喜欢的
参考例句:
  • His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那种既迷人又有些忧郁的微笑,活脱儿象他父亲。
  • Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里头是个吸引人的地方,我又向往又害怕。
4 enchantment dmryQ     
n.迷惑,妖术,魅力
参考例句:
  • The beauty of the scene filled us with enchantment.风景的秀丽令我们陶醉。
  • The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment.乡村好像躺在某种可怖的魔法之下。
5 virtuosos ab3b56c00f3ae0084d8fc26a455b788d     
n.艺术大师( virtuoso的名词复数 );名家;艺术爱好者;古董收藏家
参考例句:
  • Like all virtuosos, Fermi had a distinctive style. 像所有的艺术家一样,费米有他自己的独特风格。 来自互联网
  • In terms of musical performance, there are many very good French musicians, but few virtuosos. 从音乐演出来看,优秀的法国音乐家不少,可是缺乏演奏大师。 来自互联网
6 collaboration bW7yD     
n.合作,协作;勾结
参考例句:
  • The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
  • He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。
7 rendezvous XBfzj     
n.约会,约会地点,汇合点;vi.汇合,集合;vt.使汇合,使在汇合地点相遇
参考例句:
  • She made the rendezvous with only minutes to spare.她还差几分钟时才来赴约。
  • I have a rendezvous with Peter at a restaurant on the harbour.我和彼得在海港的一个餐馆有个约会。
8 ragtime 7kJz0m     
n.拉格泰姆音乐
参考例句:
  • The most popular music back then was called ragtime.那时最流行的音乐叫拉格泰姆音乐。
  • African-American piano player Scott Joplin wrote many ragtime songs.非裔美国钢琴家ScottJoplin写了许多拉格泰姆歌曲。
9 blues blues     
n.抑郁,沮丧;布鲁斯音乐
参考例句:
  • She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
  • He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。
10 debut IxGxy     
n.首次演出,初次露面
参考例句:
  • That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里,他初次在百老汇登台,扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
  • The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

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