新爵士CD为春天献礼

New Jazz CD Pays Tribute to Spring

新爵士CD为春天献礼

 

The calendar tells us Spring has sprung here in the United States, and to celebrate there's music in the air, especially jazz music.

 

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According to the Red Garland Trio, "Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year," one of a dozen tracks from a new CD that pays tribute to Spring. Jazz Moods: Sounds of Spring contains classic and contemporary jazz, vocal¹ and instrumental, duos, trios, ballads², Latin jazz and fusion³.

 

Tony Bennett with Ruby⁴ Braff and George Barnes offer a selection of vocal jazz on Rodgers and Hart's "Mountain Greenery."

 

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Next is a springtime tune⁵ by "Over The Rainbow" composer Yip Harburg, whose "April In Paris," co-written by Vernon Duke, is a favorite among jazz musicians.

 

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Spring, of course, is often associated with romance. Like the leaves and flowers that come alive with the warming rays of the sun, young hearts blossom into true love.

 

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Vocalist Karrin Allyson asks if she's really "Too Young To Go Steady".

 

With the release of Sounds of Spring, all four seasons are now represented on Concord's Jazz Moods series. For more titles from the ongoing⁶ series visit www.concordrecords.com.

 

I am Doug Levine.

 

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注释：

instrumental [7instru5mentl] adj. 乐器的

duo [5dju(:)Eu] n. 二重唱

trio [5tri:Eu] n. 三重唱

blossom [5blCsCm]  vi. 开花，发展

1 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

2 ballads   

民歌，民谣，特别指叙述故事的歌( ballad的名词复数 )； 讴

参考例句：

• She belted out ballads and hillbilly songs one after another all evening. 她整晚一个接一个地大唱民谣和乡村小调。
• She taught him to read and even to sing two or three little ballads,accompanying him on her old piano. 她教他读书，还教他唱两三首民谣，弹着她的旧钢琴为他伴奏。

3 fusion   

n.溶化；熔解；熔化状态，熔和；熔接

参考例句：

• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc. 黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
• This alloy is formed by the fusion of two types of metal.这种合金是用两种金属熔合而成的。

4 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

5 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

6 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。