Al Viola (偉奧拉) - Guitars (吉他獨奏)
與Frank Sinatra合作了25年，並在電影The
Godfather的配樂中演奏曼陀林(mandolin )。美國爵士吉他手Al Viola，與其合作過的歌手，多不勝數，不能盡錄! Al
Viola是洛杉磯一位備受好評的音樂家，在電影，電視和商業地點均有其表演可見。紐約時報：『他像是一隻變色龍，可以在任何風格的音樂上發揮
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這是他的才華。他更是一個近乎完美無瑕的吉他手，你幾乎看不到他手指的移動，只可說是既光滑又快速。』兩張作品Guitars及Guitars
Volume Two，一支吉他，獨奏示範專集。
Of all the adjectives that might be
applied to Alfred Ferdinando Viola (1919-2007), perhaps the most
all-embracingly apt would be resourceful.
A Brooklyn native who developed most of his career as a guitarist in
Hollywood, he became known in the mid 40s as an integral part of the
popular Page Cavanaugh Trio. Later, in the Fifties, when he joined Bobby
Troups trio, he worked and recorded with Julie London, Jimmy
Witherspoon, June Christy and many other great singersmost memorably
Frank Sinatrain addition to holding the guitar chair with the diverse
big bands and styles of Harry James, Nelson Riddle, Ray Anthony and
Buddy Collettes modern jazz quintet.
That hard-earned versatility
is reflected in these late-50s recordings, in which he is a one-man
guitar orchestra, performing and arranging all the parts himself. He
recorded the rhythm and bass guitars separately on one tape for the
basic rhythmic pattern.
On another, the amplified or gut-stringed
guitars were used for fills (in which the guitars were the equivalent
of a brass, string or reed section). The first two tapes were then
combined and the single-fingered solos were added on a third tape. Viola
put them all together with judicious balancing, and gave each of the
twelve standards its own individual treatment, with varied instruments
used to provide the special effects. The fruit of his hard work and
unquestioned ability is stunningly revealed in The Guitars.
CD Number: FSRCD 633
Track Listing :
01. When Youre Smiling
02. Moonlight in Vermont
03. Ill Always Be In Love with You
04. And the Angels Sing
05. You and the Night and the Music
06. Blue Skies
07. Route 66
08. Take Me in Your Arms
09. Sophisticated Lady
10. Always
11. The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)
12. Lover
13. Lonesome Road
14. Angel Eyes
15. It Could Happen to You
16. Ill Remember April
17. All Star
18. I Cover the Waterfront
19. Makin Whoopee
20. Sometimes Im Happy
21. Wait Till You See Her
22. Lemon Twist
23. Its Easy to Remember
24. I’ll Take Romance
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