
前回に引き続き、キップ・ハンラハンの『千夜一夜物語(アラビアン・ナイト)』第2弾『
A THOUSAND NIGHTS AND A NIGHT(SHAOW NIGHT)
』です(
アメリカン・クラヴェより)。
メンバーの変遷を見ていると、やはりコストの問題でしょうか、徐々に人数が減ってきていますね。前作『
レッド・ナイト』が納得するまでつくり込まれた感じがするのと比べると、どうしても「あっさり感」を感じてしまうのは私だけじゃないはず。前作ではミュージシャンが入れ替わり立ち替わりキャストを演じ、それが楽しみでもあり、作品に奥行きをもたせていたわけですが、『シャドウ・ナイト−2』になると、もはやキャストは1人だけ。やっぱり物足りないなあ。
ただ、この『千夜一夜物語』が生み出す音世界は、ほかでは得られないエキゾチックな悦楽をもたらしてくれるのは紛れもない事実だから、前作の路線が好きな人は絶対買いの1枚です。
それと、ジャズ的にいうと、『シャドウ・ナイト−2』ではドン・プーレンと D.D. ジャクソンが何曲かで共演しています。これって、めちゃくちゃ貴重だと思うんです。ドン・プーレンが亡くなったのが、1995年4月22日。その隙間を埋めるように D.D. がシーンに登場したのが、1995年前後です。打楽器的奏法の血の継承は、実はキップのアルバムを通じてのことだったかもしれません。
もとは2枚別々のアルバムですが、日本発売元のイーストワークスから2枚組のセットで発売されました。
Kip Hanrahan "A Thousand Nights And A Night (Shadow Night -1)"
(American Clave AMCL-1042)
Kip Hanrahan "A Thousand Nights And A Night (Shadow Night -2)"
(American Clave AMCL-1043)
Shadow Night -1:
Carmen Lundy [as Blue Shalimah] #2, 3 [as Zummarud] #13
Jennifer Resnick [as Shahrazade] #4, 11, 16
Charles Neville [as Ghanim ibn Ayyub] #9 (tenor sax) #9
Henry Threadgli (alto sax) #16
Michael Cain (piano) #2, 3, 4, 8, 11, 16
Don Pullen (piano) #5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15
Branden Ross (guitar) #16
Eric Schenkman (guitar) #12
Billy Bang (violin) #12
Alfred Triff (violin) #13
Steve Swallow (bass) #1, 3, 9, 10
Andy Gonzalez (bass) #4, 7, 8
Fernando Saunders (bass) #10, 12
Milton Cardona (chekere) #2
Paoli Mejias (congas) #2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13 (chekere) #2, 3
Anthony Carrillo (congas) #4, 6, 7, 8, 12 (bongo) #9 (chekere) #2 (hand claps) #3
Richie Flores (congas) #4, 6, 7, 8, 12
Eric Valez (congas) #13
Puntilla Orlando Rios (congas) #11, 13 (hand claps) #2, 3
Abraham Rodriguez (congas) #13 (hand claps) #2
Robby Ameen (trap drums) #4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 (hand claps) #2, 3
JT Lewis (trap drums) #5, 14, 15
El Negro Horacio Hernandez (trap drums) #9, 10
Kip Hanrahan (hand claps) #2, 3 (percussion) #13
Produced by Kip Hanrahan
Recorded by Jon Fausty
Mixed by Mike Krowiak
Recorded in New York, beteween July 1994 and June 1996
Shadow Night -2:
Erica Larsen [as Shahrazade] #4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13
Don Pullen (piano) #1, 2, 3, 12, 13 (organ) #9
D.D. Jackson (piano) #1, 3, 9. 12, 13
Alfred Triff (violin) #4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11
Fernando Saunders (bass) #4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11
JT Lewis (trap drums) #1, 2, 8, 9, 12
Roby Ameen (trap drums) #4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
El Negro Horacio Hernandez (trap drums) #4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11
Paoli Mejias (quinto) #10
Richie Flores (quinto) #10
Anthony Carrillo (congas) #10
Produced by Kip Hanrahan
Recorded and Mixed by Jon Fausty, Mike Krowiak
Recorded in New York, between July 1994 and March 1998
[Tracks: Shadow Night -1]
01. Shahrazade And The Opening Of The First Shadow Night
(music: Kip Hanrahan, Michael Cain)02. Blue Shalimah's Tale, Opening
(music: Kip Hanrahan)03. Blue Shalimah's Tale, Continuing
(music: Kip Hanrahan, Michael Cain)04. Shahrazade's First Shadow Night Lover
(music: Kip Hanrahan)05. The Blonde Woman Escapes
(music: Kip Hanrahan, Weisberg)06. The Hasheater At The Gates Of The Summer City
(music: Kip Hanrahan)07. The Hasheater In Judgement / And The Revival Of The Thousand Pound Elephant
(music: Kip Hanrahan)08. A Woman's Trick
(music: Kip Hanrahan)09. Ghanim Ibn Ayyub's Tale And Kut Al-Kulub
(music: Kip Hanrahan, Steve Swallow)10. The Jewish Doctor's Tale Continues
(music: Kip Hanrahan)11. Shahrazade's Adrift
(music: Kip Hanrahan)12. The Sleeper Awakened
(music: Kip Hanrahan)13. Zummarud's Tale Continues With The Thieves
(music: Kip Hanrahan)14. The Brown Eyed Woman Escapes
(music: Kip Hanrahan)15. The Red Headed Woman Remains With The Merchant
(music: Kip Hanrahan)16. Shahrazade And The Closing Of The First Shadow Night
(music: Kip Hanrahan, Branden Ross, Michael Cain, Henry Threadgli)[Tracks: Shadow Night -2]
01. Shahrazade Watches Birds Through An Alabaster Cealing
(music: Kip Hanrahan)02. The Jinniya Sleeps On The Alabaster Cealing, The Coolness Of The Stone...
(music: Kip Hanrahan)03. Birds Through The Alabaster Cealing
(music: Kip Hanrahan)04. "The Illusion Of Commerce", Part 1 Of Shadow Nights -2
(music: Kip Hanrahan)05. "The Jinn Of Class", Part One Of Shadow Nights -2
(music: Kip Hanrahan)06. "The Lie Of The Possibility Of Fairness In Contracts In Capitalism", The First Part Of Shadow Nights -2
(music: Kip Hanrahan)07. "Fear", Opening (Shadow Nights-2)
(music: Kip Hanrahan)08. Commerce - Erica/Negro/Roby/JT
(music: Kip Hanrahan)09. The Tale Of The Youth Behind Whom Indian And Chinese Music Was Played, And The Tale Of The Jaundiced Youth
(music: Kip Hanrahan)10. Accuracy Of Location In Shahrazade's Shadow Night
(music: Kip Hanrahan, Poli Mejias, Richie Flores, Anthony Carrillo, Roby Ameen)11. "Faith And Resolve", Parts One And Three Of Shadow Nights -2
(music: Kip Hanrahan)12. The Man Who Stole The Golden Plate From Which The Dog Had Eaten
(music: Kip Hanrahan)13. Ishaak Of Mosul, His Mistress And The Devil
(music: Kip Hanrahan)14. Shahrazade And The Forming Of The Next Day
(music: Kip Hanrahan)[Links: Kip Hanrahan]
Kip Hanrahan (Official Website @ American Clave)[Links: Brandon Ross]
Brandon Ross (Official Website)[Links: Carmen Lundy]
Carmen Lundy (Official Website)[Links: Charles Neville]
Neville Brothers (Official Website)[Links: Michael Cain]
Michael Cain (Official Website)[Links: D.D. Jackson]
D.D. Jackson (Official Website)最後にポチッとよろしく。