小简介
女歌手戴安瑞丝向来不愿意只被人当作一位爵士女歌手看待,她说他是一位有著爵士敏感度却能同时探索各种音乐类型的歌手。在她这张生平第九张的录音专辑中,她充份的展现了她这种多相位发展的音乐风格。片中她演唱了著名歌曲作曲家雷纳柯的名曲〈苏珊〉和琼妮米契尔首张蓝调专辑中灌录过的〈河〉。在河一曲中,瑞芙丝也仿照尖契尔专辑中的作法,找来萨斯风手肯尼葛瑞特与他搭档。这首「河」是瑞芙丝个人多年来的最爱,她年轻时常一边听这首歌一边掉泪,为自己的生涯感概。
Dianne Reeves
戴安娜•瑞芙无疑是个很有天赋的歌手,轻快的嗓音,和谐的节奏,随兴的表演,这一切都说明Dianne Reeves是为爵士乐而生的。她认为,音乐是无国界的,从她的音乐中既可以听到多种文化的声音,非洲、巴西、加勒比海,也能看出多种音乐风格的影子,福音音乐、R&B、古典音乐、现代流行乐。通过与Carman McRae和Billy Holiday的合作,戴安娜•瑞芙的音乐已经变的象叙事诗一样优美。从她1982年的自传式专辑“Better Days”里,可以清楚的感觉到她对未来充满了希望。
自从1987年成为Blue Note/EMI的签约歌手以来,她已经获得了三次格莱美奖的提名。Blue Note的总裁Bruce Lundvall说过:“能和戴安娜•瑞芙签约是我最明智的决定。”他和戴安娜•瑞芙都为由她的专辑“ten to Date”所建立起来的广大的海外市场所自豪。在Blue Note的安排下,戴安娜•瑞芙进行了首次环球巡演,足迹遍布美、英、德、日和巴西等国。97年,为纪念他的专辑“New Morning”的巨大成功,Blue Note法国分公司在巴黎为她兴建了与专辑同名的爵士乐俱乐部。2000年、2001年、2003年和2006年获得4届Grammy(格莱美)年度最佳爵士演唱专辑奖。
早期经历
戴安娜•瑞芙出生于密歇根州底特律的一个音乐世家,父亲在她两岁的时候去世, 也是一名歌手。她的母亲瓦达.斯万森是吹小号的。表弟乔治公爵是一个众所周知的钢琴和键盘手。瑞芙和她的姐姐莎伦由她们的母亲在科罗拉多州,丹佛抚养长大。作为一个孩子,瑞芙利用一切机会上钢琴课和唱歌。当她11岁时,她对音乐的兴趣因一位鼓舞人心的老师而提高了,那位老师认为音乐是使学生团结起来的最好的方式。瑞芙发现自己对音乐的热爱,她想成为一名歌手。
16岁时,瑞芙在丹佛的乔治•华盛顿高中(丹佛)的高中大乐队里唱歌。同年该乐队在音乐节上演出(全国爵士教育家协会会议)。她的乐队赢得了第一名并在那里遇见了鼓手克拉克•特里,他成了她的良师益友。1976年在瑞芙搬去洛杉矶并对拉美音乐产生了兴趣。她开始尝试不同种类的声乐,决定把歌手作为毕生追求的事业。从1983到1986年,瑞芙作为主唱与Harry Belafonte一起巡回演出。在这段期间,她第一次体验世界音乐。1992年,瑞芙从洛杉矶搬回丹佛,并于2002年在盐湖城冬季奥林匹克运动会的闭幕式上演唱。
格莱美奖
至今为止戴安娜•瑞芙已经获得4次格莱美“最佳爵士歌手”奖
2001 此刻- 演唱会现场
2002呼唤: 为莎拉.沃恩喝彩
2003小月光
2006晚安,祝你好运(电影配音)
她是唯一一位连续三张专辑获得格莱美奖的歌手。
Early life
Reeves was born in Detroit, Michigan to a very musical family. Her father, who died when she was two years old, was also a singer. Her mother, Vada Swanson, played trumpet. A cousin, George Duke, is a well known piano and keyboard player and producer. Dianne and her sister Sharon were raised by their mother in Denver, Colorado. As a child Dianne took piano lessons and sang at every opportunity. When she was 11 years old her interest in music was enhanced by an inspiring teacher who thought that music was the best way to bring students together. Dianne discovered a love of music and that she wanted to be a singer.
Her uncle, Charles Burrell, a bass player with the Denver Symphony Orchestra, introduced her to the music of jazz singers, from Ella Fitzgerald to Billie Holiday. She was especially impressed by Sarah Vaughan.
Career
At the age of 16, Reeves was singing at the George Washington High School (Denver) in Denver, in a high school big-band. That same year the band played at a music festival (Convention of the National Association of Jazz Educators). Her band won first place and it was there she met the trumpeter Clark Terry, who became her mentor.
A year later Reeves began studying music at the University of Colorado, before she moved in 1976 to Los Angeles. In L.A. her interest in Latin-American music grew. She began experimenting with different kinds of vocal music and finally decided to pursue a career as a singer. She met Eduardo del Barrio, toured with his group "Caldera" and sang in Billy Childs' jazz band "Night Flight". Later she toured with Sergio Mendes.
From 1983 until 1986 Reeves toured with Harry Belafonte as a lead singer. This period saw her first experiences with world music.
In 1987 Reeves was the first vocalist signed to the reactivated Blue Note/EMI label. Reeves moved back to Denver from Los Angeles in 1992. Reeves sang at the closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. Reeves' Musical Director, Peter Martin (jazz pianist) tours regularly with her.
Grammy Awards
She has to date won 4 Grammy Awards for "Best Jazz Vocal Performance" for her albums
2001 In the Moment - Live In Concert
2002 The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan
2003 A Little Moonlight
2006 Good Night, and Good Luck (Soundtrack)
She is the only singer to have won this Grammy for three consecutive recordings.
Links:http://www.diannereeves.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Reeves