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中文名称：怡然自得
英文名称：Peace of Mind
资源类型：MP3!
发行时间：2004年10月05日
专辑歌手：Carmen Cuesta
地区：美国
语言：英语
简介：
音乐类型:
smooth Jazz
歌手简介:
Carmen Cuesta出生于西班牙的马德里，15岁开始自己创作歌曲。1979年与爵士吉他手Chuck Loeb相遇并结婚,随后共同在纽约生活。在度过了早年的艰辛生活后，她与Chuck组建了"Paralelo"乐队。其风格混合了jazz、 pop、 rock和latin风格。"Paralelo"乐队与很多知名音乐人合作，并在纽约知名的night club演出。同时，Carmen开始在西班牙语电视台主持音乐评论节目，但一年后她怀孕并退出。1985年，她第一个女儿的出生完全改变了她的生活轨迹，除了照顾家庭，她将闲暇时间用在了读书和网球运动上，还重新开始在大学攻读文学学位，并且取得了网球教练的资格。此外，她还为Chuck的音乐工作室担当制作人和音乐编曲人。
1996年开始，她开始录制自己的唱片 "One Kiss"并重返音乐世界，而第二张唱片 "Peace of Mind"更是大红大紫。她的第三张专辑是西班牙语的"Jazz en la Costa"也非常成功。现在，她仍将大部分的时间用来照顾家庭，她和家人以及他们的狗Steffi幸福的生活在一起。
Born in Madrid, Spain, Carmen grew up singing from a very early age. A member of the choirs in both church and school, she was often asked to be a soloist, as she displayed a natural gift for singing. At home, she took up the guitar, and self-taught, by the age of fifteen began composing the lyrics and music to her own songs. Around this time, while playing and singing at a party with some friends, she met singer, and now journalist, Jos Martin, of the group "Somos". Within a short period of time they began doing concerts as a duo, with Carmen presenting herself as a singer and composer in public for the first time. With the recording of the group by the EMI Record Company Carmen got her first taste of working in the recording studio, and became a published songwriter. Shortly thereafter, while pursuing her degree in education at the University of Madrid, Carmen auditioned, and was asked to join the cast of the show "Godspell" in the role of Mary Magdalena. And so, at the age of seventeen, she put her studies on hold to perform both in Madrid, and throughout the rest of Spain with this theater troupe. The cast included many talented performers, comedians, actors, dancers and singers, many of whom later went on to become well known personalities in the world of Spanish entertainment.
Upon her return to Madrid, Carmen's career, both as a performing artist and as an in demand studio singer, flourished. Her days were spent at recording sessions of all types while at night she was performing in various theatrical productions in Madrid's major theaters. This did not, however, prevent her from continuing to develop her talents as a songwriter and artist in her own right. Her working relationships with other prominent artists and writers such as Luis Eduardo Aute, Miralles, and Jose Mas (Kitflus) led to many interesting developments in her own style, while at the same time she was experimenting with jazz by collaborating with Pedro Ruy Blas and members of the group "Dolores". These experiences enriched her writing and singing style and opened the door to many future involvements with other jazz artists. Carmen also appeared once in a major film production, "Retrato de Familia" with noted actor/singer Miguel Bose, but found the movie making experience very emotionally draining, and decided to focus on music and theater.
It was in 1979 that Carmen came in contact with jazz guitarist Chuck Loeb, who she met while he was performing in Madrid with the legendary jazz saxophonist Stan Getz. Within three months of their first encounter Carmen and Chuck were married and living in New York City. One can only imagine the drastic change in Carmen's life. Only love sustained the hardships of their first years together. With Chuck still on tour with Stan Getz much of the time, Carmen found herself alone, jobless and far away from family and friends in the vast metropolis that is New York City. Slowly she began to make personal and professional contacts, working at first in Local Spanish Repertory Theaters, and occasional recording sessions. Pianist Andy LaVerne, who had been a member of the Getz group along with Chuck, was so enthralled with Carmen's singing that he established the group "Paradise" to showcase her voice and the music written by himself and Carmen. The group also included bassist Mark Egan and drummer Danny Gottleib of the popular Pat Metheney Band and together they performed for over two years in many of the well-known clubs in New York.
When Chuck finally left the Stan Getz group the couple had more time to write music together. This led to the formation of their own group "Paralelo", a blend of jazz, pop, rock and latin styles. The band included many notable musicians such as bassist Will Lee, drummers Peter Erskine, Dave Weckl, Joey Barron and Steve Ferrone, pianists Clifford Carter and Mitchel Forman, saxophonists Michael Brecker, Bill Evans and Bob Mintzer among many others. This spoiled Carmen to this day, in that she feels the need to surround herself with only the best, as is evidenced by the line-ups of her two CD's to date. Her compositional skills were an integral part of the group's sound, as she either composed or co-wrote almost all of the material. They performed and recorded for many years in and around New York City.
At around this same time Carmen was asked to co-host a television talk magazine show "Imagenes" for SIN, the largest Spanish-speaking network. She conducted interviews and discussed developments in the world of arts and entertainment, along with her co-host Luca Bentivoglio. After a year Carmen became pregnant with her first child and in 1985 she left the show to focus only on motherhood. In July of the same year her first daughter Christina was born and her life took a completely new direction. Within another year she had Elizabeth, her second daughter, and devoted herself entirely to her family. Any spare time she had, she used for her other two loves; tennis and reading. She went back to college and slowly started to work towards her degree in English Literature, and achieved her certification as a tennis instructor. During these years Chuck's career as an in demand studio guitarist and producer provided an outlet for Carmen's talents as a composer and singer. In between loads of laundry, cooking and child rearing, she somehow found time to write songs and record with such notable artists as Earl Klugh, Nelson Rangell, Jim Hall, Grover Washington, jr., Larry Coryell, Donald Harrison, Gato Barbieri, Michael Franks, Spyro Gyra, Till Brunner, Jon Lucien, Peabo Bryson, Metro, and all of Chuck's CD's.
In 1996 Carmen recorded and released her first CD as a solo recording artist "One Kiss" and began to step back into the music world. With the release of her second CD "Peace of Mind" she has establishes herself as a singer and songwriter with a unique style and sound, blending her love and knowledge of many musical flavors, with her mellifluous voice, accompanied by some of the foremost talents the contemporary music. In the summer of 2000 she performed for the first time in many years in her native Spain. The show was at the "Jazz en la Costa" in Granada, and was very successful. She recently graduated from college with honors, and continues to devote most of her time to her family, their home in upstate New York, their dog Steffi and their life and music together.
专辑介绍:
專輯中大都是卡門的創作曲，”Paralelo”是卡門與洛柏所組的樂團名稱，作為第一首曲名，顯得意義非凡，參與的還有薩克斯風高手Bill Evans，他曾與Miles Davis、John McLaughlin等人一同演出，也曾是瑪哈維希努樂團（Mahavishnu Orchestra）的成員，因與另一爵士鋼琴大師同姓名，傳為樂壇趣聞。
而高齡83歲的比利時國寶級音樂家Toots Thielemans以其沉穩細緻的口琴演奏，與卡門的歌聲相得益彰，讓”La Bossa de Kris”一曲顯得意韻深刻，優雅的巴西風味，好聽得教人屏息凝神，感動不已！
專輯主題”Peace of Mind”則請來德國爵士樂壇第一把交椅小喇叭手Till Br?nner助陣，在時尚旋律中融入了淡淡的爵士風味。
而”Too Fast”一曲中，洛柏慧眼識英雄，商請功力深厚的Lou Marini展現中音長笛的美感，與卡門的溫柔輕吟搭配出一種清雅風格，人稱Blue Lou這位樂壇傳奇人物曾是爵士搖滾樂團”Blood, Sweat & Tears”的成員，也曾經與Aerosmith、Patti Austin等合作演出，擅長的樂器包括薩克斯風、長笛、短笛、單簧管等。
除創作曲外，卡門並以其獨特的唱腔詮釋了Sting的名曲”Shape of my Heart”，並邀「爵士四人行」（Fourplay）的團長—鍵盤手Bob James友情演出；而欣賞卡門演唱Beatles成員George Harrison的名曲”Here Comes the Sun”，更是別有一番風味！
专辑曲目：
01.Paralelo
02.La Bossa De Kris
03.EndlessLove
04.PeaceOfMind
05.Bells
06.ShapeOfMyHeart
07.Walk
08.TooFast
09.TePerdi
10.HereComesTheSun
11.TersOfJoy
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