2007年VOA标准英语-South African Sound Inspires Lee Ritenour's Lat

By Doug Levine
Washington
05 February 2007

Guitarist Lee Ritenour has been keeping busy ever since he left the popular jazz quartet Fourplay. Since his departure in 1998, he went back to work making solo albums, including his latest effort inspired by a recent trip to South Africa. VOA's Doug Levine fills us in.

 
Lee Ritenour
In all his years of touring around the world, Lee Ritenour never made it to South Africa. Not until 2005, when he performed five shows at music festivals in Johannesburg and Capetown.

It was in Capetown that he discovered South African singing sensation Zamajobe whose vocals¹ seemed perfectly² suited for his new album Smoke 'N' Mirrors.  In no time, Zamajobe signed on to perform three songs.

A blend of South African pop and American jazz, Zamajobe sings and Lee Ritenour plays "Memeza."

Known mainly as a smooth jazz guitarist, Ritenour often incorporates rock, funk, blues³, reggae and Brazilian music. On Smoke 'N' Mirrors, he recruited Brazilian singer-songwriter Daniel Jobim, grandson of famed jazz composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, for the song "Blue Days."

 
Smoke 'N' Mirrors

Whether he's experimenting with Brazilian rhythms or South African melodies, electric or acoustic⁴ jazz, Lee Ritenour always puts together a great band.

His new album Smoke 'N' Mirrors features no less than 20 guest musicians, including pianist Dave Grusin who adds an acoustic touch to his composition "Southwest Passage."

1 vocals   

（乐曲中的）歌唱部份，声乐部份( vocal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Also look out for soaring vocals on The Right Man. 另外，也可留意一下《意中人》中的那高亢的唱腔。
• Lazy bass line, lazier drums, lush violins, great piano and incomparable vocals. 懒惰的低音线，较懒惰的鼓，饮小提琴，棒的钢琴和无比的声音。

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

4 acoustic   

adj.听觉的，声音的；(乐器)原声的

参考例句：

• The hall has a fine acoustic.这个大厅的传音效果很好。
• Animals use a whole rang of acoustic, visual,and chemical signals in their systems of communication.动物利用各种各样的听觉、视觉和化学信号来进行交流。