#1226 『Johanna Schneider Quartet / Pridetime』
Text by Kayo Fushiya
Double Moon (2015)
DMCHR71156
Johanna Schneider (vocal,compositions,arrangements)
Tizian Jost (piano,rhodes,vibraphone)
Andreas Kurz (bass)
Bastian Juette (drums)
Special guests;
Ack van Rooyen (flugelhorn) tracks 2, 9
Tony Lakatos (tenor sax) tracks 5, 12
1. Moondance (06:25)
2. Lonely Dancer In the Rain (06:07)
3. Circus Infinitus (05:18)
4. Throw It Away (04:36)
5. Since I Fell for You (06:34)
6. Melody for Great K.J. (06:17)
7. Water of March (04:43)
8. Mondgesang (07:26)
9. Ethiopian Moon (06:11)
10. Turn Out the Stars (06:18)
11. My Song (02:57)
12. Pridetime (09:11)
Total time: 72:06
All compositions by Johanna Schneider, except track 2 by Van Morrison, track 4 by Abbey Lincoln, track 5 by Buddy Johnson, track 7 by Antonio Carlos Jobim, and track 10 by Bill Evans
All arrangement by Johanna Schneider
Recorded & mixed by Florian Oestreicher @ Realistic Sound Studio, 2014
Masgered by Chiristoph Stickel
Produced by Johanna Schneider and Volker Dueck
ジャンルを軽々とまたぐカヴァー力、入念かつフィーリング溢れる作/編曲能力、抜群の歌唱力、ステージ人としてのエレガントかつ華やかな押し出し良さなど、何拍子もそろったパワー溢れるディーヴァの誕生である。媚ない姿が美しい。ヨハンナ・シュナイダーはバイエルンはバンベルク出身の28歳。早くから音楽に目覚め、初めてステージに立ったのは14歳の時。その後、エッセンのフォルクヴァング音楽大学でRomy Camerumの薫陶を受けた。常にルーツを意識したような大胆なエネルギーの奔流とエレガントなリリシズムとのあいだを縦横無尽に行き来するスケールの大きさは師譲りか。ヴァン・モリスンやアントニオ・カルロス・ジョビン、ビル・エヴァンスなどのあいだに自作曲がずらりと並ぶが、そのなかには16歳のときの作だという<My Song>も含まれる。どこか彼女の音楽人生をめぐる旅のような構成だ。2. ”Lonely Dancer in the Rain”、9. <Ethiopian Moon>、表題曲でもある12.<pridetime>などは、一度耳にしたら離れない浸透力のよさ。名曲と並んでも大差ないクオリティと貫禄に、早くもコンポーザー・アレンジャーの両面での成熟したバランス感覚を覗わせる。これらのチューンでは、Ack van Rooyen、Tony Lakatosという、他者で代替の利かない個性をもつ大御所がいぶし銀の豊かなソロを執るのも聴きどころ。バックバンドはドイツでも屈指のスゥイング・ジャズ界の俊英揃い。とりわけピアノのティツィアン・ヨスト(ヨハンナのピアノの師匠でもある)は、鋼(はがね)のようなタッチと瑞々しい音色でアルバムをとおしての推進力となっている。アンドレアス・クルツ、バスチァン・ユッテの鉄壁のリズム隊にも感服。バンド・サウンドのタイトな構築性と、あらゆる境界をやすやすと乗り越えてはすべてを「ヨハンナ流」に仕立てあげる包容力の融合。器楽と人声の親和力の高さ。感情の溜めと放出のメリハリの効いた手綱さばき。誇らしさに満ちた終曲 <Pridetime>は絶好の自己のプレゼンとも受け取れ、デビュー・アルバムを実に清々しく締めくくっている。(伏谷佳代)
Johanna Schneider’s Debut Album: Opening up the New Dimension of Vocal Jazz
Effortlessly crossing over genres, composing /arranging with meticulous ease brimming over with feeling, exceptional vocal strength, an elegant, impressive, and commanding stage presence, and so the list goes on heralding the birth of an all-round diva of great power, a beautiful performer never pandering to her audience. Johanna Schneider, now 28 years old from Bamberg in Bavaria, awoke to music early in life, debuting on stage at the age of 14. Later studying under Romy Camerum at Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen where she seems to have inherited her teacher’s wide musical scale, and is now making her mark by freely flowing between her elegant lyricism and tumultuous streams of fearless energy drawn from her roots. Her own pieces, including “My Song” written at the age of 16, comfortably take their place in the lineup alongside works by Van Morrison, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Bill Evans, and so on. The order and choice of tracks are in some ways a journey through her music life. Tracks like “Lonely Dancer in the Rain (2)”, “Ethiopian Moon (9)” and the title piece “Pridetime(12)” demonstrate a power once heard, never forgotten. Their quality and impressive presence, equal to the famous tunes on the album, infer her already mature sense of balance as both composer and arranger. In these tunes, the leading Jazz figures, Ack van Rooyen and Tony Lakatos, are irreplaceable; their presence is exquisitely illustrated in the rich solos, also among the finest passages in the album. The backing band, all gifted musicians in the German swing jazz scene, is superb, especially the pianist Tizian Jost (her piano teacher) working as the driving force of the album with his springy touch and fresh tone colors. Iron-tight rhythm squad, Andreas Kurz and Bastian Juette are also striking as always. Their performance is a fusion of tightly structured band sounds with a capacity to totally embrace ―Being free from any boundary to polish and finish every aspect of each song into “Johanna’s style.” A style with a strong affinity between the instrumental and voice parts, exquisite handling of the reins with distinctive holding and releasing of emotion. The last track “Pridetime” which is winding up this debut album in a great invigorating flourish can be considered Johanna’s perfect presentation. (Kayo Fushiya)
《links》
http://johannaschneider.com/
http://www.bastianjuette.com/index.php
http://www.tizian-jost.de/
http://www.moderntunemusic.de/Klassik/de/3h1.htm
《Review link》
http://www.archive.jazztokyo.org/five/five1107.html
