于香港本土组成的四人爵士乐组合Jazvolution,由「jazz」(爵士乐)及「evolution」(演变)两字组成,喻意新派的爵士音乐,由身兼策划及制作的本地低音大提琴手萧伟中(Justin Siu) 领导,香港爵士乐教父罗尚正(Ted Lo)担任钢琴手,与曾于多个国家巡回演出的法借鼓手Laurent Robin 和来自加拿大的浑圆雄厚女声Janaia Farrell组成,他们以创新独特的旋律与曲调重新演绎美国爵士歌手家传沪晓的作品,如Ella Fitzgerald、Nat King Cole及Rosemary Clooney等,挑选10首经典作品收录成专辑《SPIN》,全碟于AVON studio现场同步录音,母带在美国制作及混音24bit音乐档,同时以高格式mastered for iTunes发行,以高品质制作,反传统节奏及和弦把耳熟能详的旋律打造成令人耳目一新的爵士曲目。

歌曲“So Many Stars” 由奥斯卡金像奖主Alan and Marilyn Bergman及Sérgio Mendes作曲,首收录于Sérgio Mendes在1968年发行的大碟《Look Around》内,50年来一共被翻唱及推出共73次,如Tony Bennett、John Williams、Diana Panton等。有别于原籍的4/4拍速度,Justin大胆地选择了快版的7/4拍,对于钢琴手Ted Lo及主音Janaia Farrell都是很大的挑战,Justin希望将歌曲所渴求爱情的迫切感提升,大量加入低音大提琴及钢琴弹奏,没有遮盖主音Janaia嘹亮的嗓子,新派音乐编排又特显了Jazvolution的完美音乐造诣,是非常易「入口」及耐听的曲目。

So Many Stars

(We are, we are, we are, we are)

(We are, we are, we are, we are)

The dark is filled with dreams

So many dreams which one is mine

One must be right for me

Which dream of all the dreams

When there's a dream for every star

And there are oh so many stars

So many stars

The wind is filled with songs

So many songs which one is mine

One must be right for me

Which song of all the songs

When there's a song for every star

And there are oh so many stars, so many stars

Along the countless days, the endless nights

That I have searched so many eyes

So many hearts, so many smiles

Which one to choose, which way to go, how can I tell

How will I know, out of, oh

So many stars, so many stars

(We are, we are, we are, we are)

(We are, we are, we are, we are)

Along the countless days, the endless nights

That I have searched so many eyes

So many hearts, so many smiles

Which one to choose, which way to go, how can I tell

How will I know, out of, oh, so many stars

So many stars

(We are, we are, we are, we are)

(We are, we are, we are, we are)

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