郎朗除了與爵士小號手西恩瓊斯(Sean Jones)合作主題曲《Tonight》之外,並將另一首名曲《Somewhere》和「地下絲絨」合唱團盧里德的1989年搖滾名曲《Dirty Blvd.》相結合,由郎朗與女歌手麗莎費雪(Lisa Fischer)、美國演員傑佛瑞(Jeffrey Wright)呈現紐約的夢想與現實之對比。美國流行歌曲更與紐約大都會息息相關,艾莉西亞凱斯與Jay-Z的名曲《Empire State Of Mind》,由靈魂樂歌手安德拉黛(Andra Day)重新詮釋。喜愛帶給樂迷驚喜的郎朗,在專輯末巧心設計,收錄台灣「天生歌姬」歌手A-Lin(黃麗玲)獻聲演唱《MoonRiver》,慵懶低鳴與內斂的詮釋,宛如月光照映進聽者心坎裡,適逢中秋佳節發行,是獻給台灣樂迷一份獨特的禮物。
Larry Klein (born 1956) is an American musician, songwriter, record and soundtrack producer and head of Strange Cargo, an imprint with Universal Music Group.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Klein began his career as a bassist, playing with jazz artists Willie Bobo and Freddie Hubbard.[1][3] He went on to perform with other jazz artists such as Carmen McRae, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Bobby McFerrin, and Dianne Reeves.[1][4] As a bass player he has worked with artists such as Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Peter Gabriel, Don Henley, Lindsey Buckingham, and Randy Newman.[1][3]
Klein has produced albums for musicians such as Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock, Shawn Colvin, Madeleine Peyroux, Melody Gardot and Tracy Chapman.[3][4] Klein has won Grammys for his work on Mitchell's Turbulent Indigo and Both Sides Now; and Hancock's River: The Joni Letters
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賀比漢考克Herbie Hancock (鋼琴)
賀伯特·傑佛瑞·賀比·漢考克(英語:Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock,1940年4月12日-)是美國的鋼琴家、樂隊指揮和作曲家。曾參加邁爾士·戴維斯的「second great quintet。他的音樂有著爵士、現代古典音樂風格。
安德拉黛 Andra Day (演唱)
卡桑德拉·莫妮克·安德拉·巴蒂(Cassandra Monique "Andra" Batie[1]1984年12月30日—),以安德拉·戴(Andra Day)為職業名被熟知,來自加利福尼亞州聖地亞哥的歌手、詞曲作者,目前簽約華納兄弟唱片公司。[2]她發行於2015年[3]的首張專輯《為墮落乾杯》(Cheers to the Fall)在美國公告牌排行榜前200的榜單中最高排名為第48名。[4]此專輯被提名為最佳節奏藍調專輯,主打單曲「Rise up」被提名為2016葛萊美獎最佳節奏藍調錶演獎。[5]戴還特地與史提夫·汪達一同現身蘋果電視2015年後半年的廣告中,汪達對於安德拉被發掘功不可沒。[6]她的巡迴演出「Cheers to the Fall」於2016年11月開始
麗莎費雪Lisa Fischer (演唱)
Lisa Fischer (born December 1, 1958) is an American vocalist and songwriter. She rose to fame in 1991 with her debut album So Intense, which produced the Grammy Award–winning hit single "How Can I Ease the Pain". Known for her wide, high-reaching vocal range, Fischer has been recognized as one of the most successful session vocalists of the era.[1] She has been a back-up singer for a number of famous artists, including Luther Vandross and Tina Turner, and has toured with The Rolling Stones since 1989, where her popularity with the fans has brought her to routinely duet with Mick Jagger on several songs when performing onstage.
瑪黛琳蓓荷Madeleine Peyroux (演唱)
Madeleine Peyroux (born April 18, 1974, Athens, Georgia, United States) is a French-American jazz and blues singer-songwriter.
琳西特莉Lindsey Stirling (小提琴)
Lindsey Stirling (born September 21, 1986)[1][2] is an American violinist, dancer, performance artist and composer. She presents choreographed violin performances, both live and in music videos found on her eponymous YouTube channel, which she created in 2007.[3]
Stirling performs a variety of music styles, from classical to pop and rock to electronic dance music. Aside from original work, her discography contains covers of songs by other musicians and various soundtracks.[4][5] Her music video, "Crystallize" finished as the eighth-most watched video of 2012,[6] and her cover version of "Radioactive" with Pentatonix won Response of the Year in the first YouTube Music Awards in 2013.[7] Stirling achieved one million singles sold worldwide by August 2014.[8] As of July 2016, her Lindseystomp YouTube channel exceeded 8 million subscribers and over a billion total views.[9]
Stirling has been named in Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 In Music: The Class Of 2015. Forbes notes her quarter-finalist position on America's Got Talent season five in 2010,[10][11] a No. 2 position on the Billboard 200 for her second album Shatter Me in 2014, and her 8 million subscribers on YouTube.[12]
Stirling's eponymous debut album was a commercial success in Europe, selling 200,000 copies in Germany, winning a platinum certification; three additional certifications were given by Austria, Switzerland and Poland. The debut album was nominated for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards for Top Dance/Electronic Albums.[13] Stirling's second album Shatter Me won the 2015 Billboard Music Awards for Top Dance/Electronic Album.