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会報 Groovy 48号 2009年 4月25日発行 ＫＪＦＣ (九谷ジャズファンクラブ )会報 www.kjfc.info ＧＲＯＯＶＹ VOL. 48 2009.4.25 ＣＯＮＴＥＮＴＳ 〔女性ヴォーカルの美味しいところを〕 JOANIEJOANIE----S.T.S.T. 1 喫茶茶会記レコードコンサートより 〔連載〕 ハービー・ハンコック研究・第１５回 高木 信哉 ６６６ 楽曲分析～解説 田中 裕士 ハービー・ハンコック研究 第３回補足－ 唐沢 寧寧寧 ＳＯＵＬ ＴＬＡＩＮ Ｖｏｌ．１０ Ｍ．Ｔ． 15 気まぐれジャズマン第２８回 水戸守敬一郎 161616 エジプト・レポート M.S.M.S.17171717 ＫＪＦＣ ＴＯＰＩＣＳ 171717 ＲＥＤ ＧＡＲＬＡＮＤの魅力について 第第第 282828 回回回 紅紅紅 我蘭堂 181818 例会レポート 202020 JOANIEJOANIE----S.T.S.T. T.S. 他他他 表紙及び本文中イラスト制作（一部ロゴマーク除く）・・・・・水戸守敬一郎 ※無断転載はかたくお断りいたします。 印刷・製本：文京堂 東京都文京区本駒込 111－1－－－10101010－－－－4444 電電電話電話話話030303－ 03 －－－394139413941－－－－45084508 H20.9.7 喫茶茶会記レコードコンサート JOANIEJOANIE----ST.ST. Vol.3 「女性ヴォーカルの美味しいところを」 本日は私の女性ヴォーカルレコード遍歴をたっぷり聞 James に嵌ったことが、大きな転機となりました。この いてください。 ジョニの蒐集過程で梅が丘「ノスタルジアレコード」金 この道にのめり込んだきっかけは、大学時代よく遊び 子玄太郎氏と知り合いました。彼のヴォーカルの好みと に押しかけていた札幌のコレクター「中村公彦さん」の は相通じるところが多々あり、色々と秘蔵の盤を紹介し ALTEC A7 ハウスにて。夏の真夜中 Julie London の て貰いました。（店で話に花が咲き過ぎて、傍に停めてい Liberty 盤「All Through The Night 」を聞かせてもらい、 た車をレッカーされたこともありました。４年ほど前に ジュリーの声と、絡みつく Bud Shank のアルトに痺れた 忽然と店を閉めて業界を去った時はショックでしたね。） ことを、はっきり覚えています。また、オリジナル盤と また、西荻窪（その後中野）にあった「PAL 」にもよ 云うものの存在を認識したのもこの盤で、今になって考 く通い、Tina Louise の Concert Hall 盤はここで仕入れ えてみると私にとって非常に罪作りな（？）瞬間だった ました。（因みにヴォーカルに滅茶苦茶詳しいこの店長、 のかも知れません。 本業は太鼓たたき。何と今をトキメク松尾明氏です。こ （ちなみに彼は私より４歳年上、C.McRae ・F.Sinatra の縁で MAYA ちゃんのＣＤはインディーズ時代から愛聴 を中心としたヴォーカル全般のコレクターとして、その しています） 筋では著名でした。またチューンナップされたオーディ 本格的にヴォーカルを集め始めたのは、Ｈ５故郷札幌 オシステムの音も素晴らしく、当時群雄割拠していた札 へ転勤と同時に自宅（自室）を建ててからです。専用の 幌市内のジャズ喫茶のレベルを大幅に凌駕し、部屋には レコード棚を造付けたこともありますが、この年発売さ 多くの人が入替り出入りしてまさにサロンの様相。ジャ れたジャズ批評誌 No.77 ・78 [ 女性シンガー大百科 ズ批評誌 No.59 [ジャズ・レコード蒐集学] では Vol.1/2] の影響が甚大で、この本片手に札幌「 Disc F.Astaire ・F.Sinatra 紹介に健筆を奮っています。ポリド Evans 」「Beverly Records 」を徘徊するだけでは飽き足 ールの B.Holiday ・Verve 盤 10 枚組 Box セット発売時に らなくなり、Tarragon. Mole JAZZ. Jeff Barr. Sally も資料を提供、担当の岡村融さんが大通西 13 丁目の中村 Warner. そして L.Leavitt 等の海外オークションに手を ハウスを訪れたこともあった様です。彼は残念ながら病 出し始める始末。コレクションの骨格はこの 5 年間の札 に倒れ、H13 若くして亡くなりましたが、遺品の ortofon 幌勤務時代に出来上がりました。（その後、Ｈ10 以降は 「SPU-AE 」カートリッジ・レコードの一部は、某店経 家族を自宅に残して、都合 11 年間 単身赴任の旅烏生活 由私が受け継いで大切にしています。本日持参の です….( 涙)） C.Shepherd / Vanilla は彼が当時新譜で購入していたも 現在「ＬＰ盤」をほぼ蒐集終わった、私の愛する歌姫 のです） たちは 私が初めて買ったオリジナル廃盤は、Ｓ54 入社後７年 Joanie Sommers /// Julie London /// Joni James 間を過した大阪勤務時代、今は閉店した梅田・阪急東通 Ann Burton /// Rita Reys /// Carol SloanSloanee /// 「ＬＰコーナー」にて。Julie London の傑作「Julie is Her Beverly Kenney Name 」モノラル盤が第１号。元の所有者がジャケット Doris Day /// Rosemary Clooney /// Helen Merrill を恋人へのラブレター代わりに使ったらしく、彼女への Irene Kral /// Abbe Lane / Connie Stevens / イラストが裏面に書き込みされていました。 Sue Rainy その後仕事が忙しくなりまた狭い社宅暮しも相俟って、 そ の 他 Nara Leao / Francoise Hardy / VIDEO/LD/ ＣＤに現を抜かしていた暗黒の時代が長く Sissel Kyrkjebo 続き、ヴォーカルにもご無沙汰でしたが、平成になった Gitte Haenning / Sachiko Nishida 等々 頃の東京勤務時代「吉祥寺某氏の著作」の影響で Joni ＣＤ時代の新しいところでは 1 Janet Seidel / Carol Kidd / CClairelaire Martin / Rigmor 1.1.1. Lynn Taylor Gustafsson / Stacy Kent Ernie Kovacs presents Buddy Weed and introduces Laura Fygi / Lisa Ekdahl / EmilieEmilie----ClaireClaire Barlow / Lynn Taylor(Coral CRL57043) Connie Evingson 等の新譜も常に追いかけています。 AAA-A---22 Warm Kiss And Cool Heart この名前を通観していただくと、私の好みは大体お察 AAA-A---55 I5 I’I ’’’veve Got An Invitation To A しいただけるかな？と思います。明るく、しっとり、そ dance して囁くような「声質」の歌い手が大好きです。いがら BBB-B---22 Was That The Human Thing To Do っぽい声、クドクド持って回る、シャウト・スキャット BBB-B---44 ItIt’’’’ss Funny To Everyone But Me 中心の駕鳴りたてる歌い方の人は、白人であっても好み からは外れます。その意味で、黒人の歌手は不得意です。 Lynn Taylor singsingss I see your face before me （しかし Ethel Ennis / Carmen McRae / Natalie Cole (Grand Award G.A.33G.A.33----367)367) / Marge Dodson / Barbara McNair 等は好きです） AAA-A---11 I See Your Face Before Me そして、このレコードを包むジャケットにも強い思い AAA-A---22 Then II’’’’llll Be Tired of You 入れを持っています。三人の「Ｊ様」は Mono 盤/Stereo AAA-A---33 ItIt’’’’ss All Yours 盤両方のみならず、10 吋・７吋・シングル・ＳＰ・ジャ BBB-B---11 Thief In The Night ケ違い（日本プレス）・オープンリールテープ・ミュージ BBB-B---22 High And Low ックシートに至るまでも蒐集の対象にしています。特に 可憐な美声に魅せられた親爺様方が昔から騒いでいた 私のハンドルネーム「愛しの Joanie Sommers 」は数多 人です。コーラル盤は４曲のみ参加。十数年前日本盤が くある日本盤別ジャケＬＰ／シングルの入手は完了し、 特典レコードとして復刻されました。グランアワード盤 米盤シングルがあと４枚残すのみ。しかし最近全く見た は素晴らしい内容ですが、録音レベルが高すぎるのか、 ことがないショット写真スリーブ付スペイン盤シングル 歪が感じられるトラックがあります。これも 15 年程前に を、懇意にさせてもらっている「ふらんすのおっちゃん」 多分 Fresh Sound 系列からＬＰ／ＣＤが復刻され、最近 (澤野商会の弟さん)経由で２種類入手し、また一人で興奮 は話題の LP Time より紙ジャケＣＤが発売されてます。 しています。 Billy Butterfield (tp) のソロも秀逸です。 さて、前置きが異常に長くなりました。今日のプログ 2.2.2. Ilene Woods ラムはご案内の通り、前記「三人のＪ様」他の Big Name Walt DisneyDisney’’’’ss Cinderella (Disneyland Records （？）ではなく、あくまでも私の好みの盤を集めてみま WDLWDL----4007)4007) した。ひとりひとりの歌手の情報はジャズ批評等の内容 AAA-A---11 Main Title “““Cinderella“CinderellaCinderella”””” 以上のものは持ち合わせていませんし、英語の歌詞もほ BBB-B---22 So This Is Love とんど判りません。また、所謂「ジャズ・ヴォーカル」 の範疇からは外れることもあるかもしれませんし、白人 ItItIt’It ’’’ss Late (Jubilee JLP 1046) ヴォーカルの大物、アニタ・オデイ、クリス・コナー、 AAA-A---11 ItIt’’’’ss a Blue World ペギー・リー、リー・ワイリー辺りも余り持ち合わせが BBB-B---11 While We ‘‘‘re‘re Young 無く、出てきません。しかし、私がこよなく愛する「蒼」 BBB-B---22 If You Were Mine 「赤」の Rosemary Squires 究極の女性ヴォーカル BBB-B---33 I3 I’I ’’’mm Old Fashioned Lynn Taylor シンデレラ ヴォイス Ilene Woods （さ ディズニーのアニメ映画「シンデレラ」の主人公の声 てこのフレーズのネタは……）を中心に、素敵な歌姫た 優を務めた女性で、サントラの中で大活躍しています。 ちのヴォーカルに時間の許す限りお付き合いください。 自己名義のジュビリー盤はジャケットが素敵で人気盤で すが、ジュビリー特有のノイジーな「砂盤」が多く、要 2 注意です。因みに東芝の特典レコード国内盤はこの粗悪 4.4.4. ApriAprillll Stevens な盤からレコードダビングしている様です。本日持参の Teach Me Tiger! (Imperial ジュビリー盤のコンディションはまずまずです。（梅が丘 LP9118) にて入手しました） AAA-A---11 Do It Again AAA-A---22 Teach Me Tiger 3.3.3. Rosemary Squires My Love Is a Wanderer (MGM E3597) A Very Special Time ( センチュリー 20EL6001 ・・・Pink AAA-A---11 My Love Is a Wanderer Vynil) BBB-B---44 Lazy Moon AAA-A---11 Once Upon A Very BBB-B---55 My Wayward Heart Special Time BBB-B---66 I6 I’I ’’’llll Get By AAA-A---22 I Remember AAA-A---33 With You II’’’’mm Born Again/Could It Be Magic Something to Remember Me By (EMI CLP1832) 十代よりお色気路線でスマッシュヒットを放っていた AAA-A---44 If I Had You 彼女、なかなか悩ましい声です。しかし四十路後半に突 AAA-A---55 EverythingEverything’’’’ss Coming Up 然現れた日本企画のセンチュリー盤は、解説の大滝譲司 Roses 氏も熱筆を揮われていますが、疲れた親爺たちへの最高 BBB-B---11 What a Little Moonlight の「癒しヴォーカル」です。私はこのピンクのカラーレ Can Do コードをターンテーブルに乗せるだけで、疲労回復の特 BBB-B---22 All Too Soon 効薬になります。兄貴ニーノ・テンポのテナーもいい味 BBB-B---33 The End of Love Affair を出していますよ。絶対お勧め、大好きなレコードで す！！ EverythingEverything’’’’ss Coming Up Rosy (EMI CLP1669) BBB-B---11 Day In,Day Out 5.5.5. Connie Stevens BBB-B---22 I Proud My Heart Into a Conchetta (Warner Bros. W1208) Song BBB-B---44 On A Slow Boat To China BBB-B---33 Have You Met Miss Jones BBB-B---55 Too Young AAA-A---11 Carioca BBB-B---66 Spring Is Here 50 年代から活躍を続けているイギリスの歌手です。70 歳を越えた今も現役で、ＣＤも発売され、クラブ等で歌 Hilight of Connie Stevens っている様子が彼女のＨＰに載っています。私はジャズ (((東芝音楽工業 BRBRBR-BR ---71417141 ・赤盤))) 批評の巻頭カラーページに魅せられ、八方手を尽くして BBB-B---22 Too Young(Another Version) 自分のものにしました。三枚のＬＰはジャケの背景の色 BBB-B---33 Hey,Good LookinLookin’’’’ をとって「蒼のローズマリー」・「金?」・「赤のローズマリ BBB-B---44 LetLet’’’’ss Do It ー」と呼ばれています。特に「赤」は一旦 Beverly にて BBB-B---55 I CanCan’’’’tt Help It 手に入れたステレオ盤から、Tarragon のオークションに BBB-B---66 Dancing In The Dark てモノラル盤に買い替え、長年の愛聴盤となっています。 テレビ映画「ハワイアン・アイズ」出演等、女優とし MGM 盤はポリドール国内盤が、EMI の２枚は抜粋盤が ての活躍が日本では知られています。マリリン・モンロ C5 レコードから再発されています。 ーの晩年をモチーフにした映画の主役もしていました。 とろけるようなハニーヴォイスは何ともいえない趣があ ります。東芝ベスト盤の素晴らしいジャケは、中野 3 Broadway にあった「ＰＡＬ」の奥座敷に掲げてあり、 AAA-A---88 Anything Gose いつも指を咥えて眺めていました。ヤフオクで一度見か もう一人 女優が本業の歌手、最近もＣＤが出ていま けましたが、とんでもない値段になり、半ば諦めかけて す。 いた一昨年のとある夕暮れの日、今は閉店した高田馬場 8.8.8. Diana Trask DISK FUN の壁に発見！即座に剥ぎ取って、苦節十数年 Diana Trask (Columbia CL1601) やっとこ入手しました。嬉しさの余りジャケをコピーし AAA-A---11 It Might As Well Be Spring て、なんと自作の紙ジャケＣＤまで作ってしまい、松尾 AAA-A---22 Little Girl Blue さんと MAYA ちゃんにも奉納しました。Nat King Cole の十八番「Too Young 」の台詞入り Version の囁きにも痺 Diana Trask on TV (Colu(Columbiambia れます。 CS8505) AAA-A---33 Love Is The Sweetest Thing 6.6.6. Debbie Reynolds ややシャウト気味の唄い方が鼻 Debbie (Dot DLP3191) につくトラックもあります。まずは AAA-A---11 Love is a Simple Thing ジャケ写真を堪能してください。オ AAA-A---22 S2 S’S ’’’posinposinposin’’’’ ーストラリア出身の彼女、同郷のラナ カントレル・そ AAA-A---33 You WonWon’’’’tt Be Satisfied してジャネット サイデルも好きです。 Tammy and 11 other great folk hits (Dot DLP3492) 9.9.9. Priscilla Paris AAA-A---11 Tammy Priscilla loves Billy (Happy Tiger あの名作映画「雨に唄えば」のキ HT1002) ャシー・セルダン嬢です。パーティ AAA-A---11 Just Friends ーへの出張踊り子として大きなケー AAA-A---22 HeHe’’’’ss Funny That Way キの中から飛び出してくるシーンは何度観ても素敵です。 北京オリンピック開会式の口パクではありませんが、映 The Paris Sisters sings everything under the 画の最後でキャシーが影武者から真のスターになるシー sun!!!(reprise RR----6259)6259) ンもウルウル。 究極の金髪ジャケ！ 甘い声も魅 力です。 以下の歌手はジャケット中心にアットランダムに札幌よ り空輸して来ました。短時間で、さわりを出来るだけご 10.10.10. Sandy Stewart 紹介します。（レコードは札幌にて保管し、定年後にたっ My Coloring Book (Colpix CP441) ぷり聴くことにしています・東京ではＣＤ中心の生活） BBB-B---55 Ivy Rose BBB-B---66 Red Sails in the Sunset 7.7.7. Cybill Shepherd 人気若手ピアニスト Bill Charlap Vanilla (Peabody PSPS----102)102) のお母さん。最近２人のデュエットＣＤが発表されまし BBB-B---11 ’’’S’S Woderful た。清らかな歌声が好きな盤です。 メンフィスのローカルレーベルから。 ピアノは地元の大物 F.Newborn 。 11.11.11. Lucy AnnAnnAnn Pork Lucy Ann Pork with Dave Pell Octet Cybill does itit………… ………to…to Cole Porter (Trend TL1008) (Paramount PASPAS----1018)1018) AAA-A---22 Imagination 4 AAA-A---33 But Beautiful 16. Carole Simpson SinginSingin’’’’ and SwinginSwingin’’’’ Lucky Lucy Ann (Mode MOD LPLP----115)115) (TOPS Mayfair 9732 Yellow Vynil) BBB-B---44 Time After Time AAA-A---55 This Could Be the Start of ストレートな唄い方が魅力。 Something Big Eva Diana の描いたジャケット AAA-A---66 A Ship Sailed も素敵です。 ピアノ弾き語りの小粋なねえさんです。 12. Erin OOO’O’’’BrienBrien 17. Helen Ward Songs from the heart of Erin OO’’’’BrienBrien ItItIt’It ’’’ss Been So Long (Columbia (Coral CRL57194) CL6271) AAA-A---11 My Foolish Heart AAA-A---11 ItIt’’’’ss Been So Long AAA-A---44 LoLoveve Letters AAA-A---22 You Brought a New Kind of 国立「Sings 」の壁にも飾ってあ Love to ME りました。 バンドシンガーです。バックはパーシー・ヒース楽団。 13. Carly Simon 18. Peggy King My Romance (ARISTA ALAL----8582)8582) Wish Upon a Star BBB-B---44 Bewitched (Columbia House Party series CL2549) BBB-B---55 Danny Boy BBB-B---11
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