1、原文标题：Eric Bibb Mixes Southern, Country Blues on .内容简介：概述：移居欧洲的艾瑞克毕比改走蓝调路线，游走法裔路易斯安那州为新专辑找寻灵感。HintsEric BibbBob DylanThe Times They Are a-Changin,CajunLafayetteLouisianaCreoleLeon BibbJohn LewisModern Jazz QuartetPete SeegerOdettaTaj MahalEvery Wind in the River.Deeper in the WellGrant DermodyCedric
2、WatsonDanny DeVillierDirk PowellChristine BalfaThe best advice Eric Bibb ever got about playing guitar came from Bob Dylan, who once told him to keep it simple and forget all that fancy stuff. Eric was 11 years old at the time, and hes been keeping it simple ever since.He honors Dylan with an update
3、 of The Times They Are a-Changin, a tune Dylan described as an attempt to create an anthem of change for the moment.Eric traveled to the heart of Cajun country near Lafayette, Louisiana to record his new album and to soak up the regions bountiful supply of Cajun, folk and Creole-flavored blues.Born
4、and raised in New York City, Eric inherited his passion for music from his father, folk singer and actor Leon Bibb. His uncle was pianist John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet, and family friends included folk stars Pete Seeger and Odetta.Erics early influences included jazz and classical music, but
5、 after moving to Europe, he decided to focus on writing and playing the blues.He says, I think blues is a language which is perfectly suited to expressing whatever youre experiencing in life, and its a real life-friendly language and its a truthful language. One of Erics longtime musical heroes is b
6、luesman Taj Mahal, who composed Every Wind in the River.His band on Deeper in the Well features harmonica player Grant Dermody and fiddler Cedric Watson, as well as local standouts Danny DeVillier on drums, Dirk Powell on banjo, and Dirks wife Christine Balfa playing the Cajun triangle.艾瑞克毕比此生关于吉他演奏
7、的最佳建议来自鲍勃迪伦，此君曾经对他说：“保持简单，切忌华而不实”。那时艾瑞克11岁。从那时起，他便一直谨遵教诲，保持简单的风格。艾瑞克新编了歌曲变革时代以向迪伦致敬。迪伦形容它的曲调是“试图为变革谱写的一首赞歌”。艾瑞克来到路易斯安那州拉斐特附近的阿卡迪亚乡村的中心地带录制自己的新唱片，吸收当地丰富的阿卡迪亚、民谣以及克里奥尔风格的蓝调音乐。艾瑞克是土生土长的纽约人，他的父亲莱昂比伯是一位民谣歌手兼演员。艾瑞克继承了父亲对音乐的热情。他的叔叔约翰刘易斯是现代爵士四重奏乐队的钢琴手。家族世交包括著名民谣歌手皮特西格和奥代塔。艾瑞克最初深受爵士乐和古典音乐的影响，但移居欧洲后，他决定致力于蓝调音乐的创作和演奏。他说：“我认为蓝调音乐是一种语言，它能恰如其分地描述你在生活中经历的任何事情，它贴近生活，非常真实。”蓝调音乐人泰姬陵（艺名）是艾瑞克崇拜多年的偶像之一，此君是河的每个弯编曲者。为专辑井中深处演奏的乐队成员有口琴手格兰特德莫迪、小提琴手塞德里克沃森，以及当地杰出的音乐人才，如鼓手丹尼德维利耶、班卓琴手德克鲍威尔及其妻子克丽丝汀巴尔法，负责演奏阿卡迪亚三角铁。
