pbs高端访谈:时代音乐家 伟大的大卫·布鲁贝克

 　　GWEN IFILL:Finally tonight: remembering jazz giant Dave Brubeck.

　　The pianist and composer died today after a seven-decade career that spanned much of the post-war jazz world.

　　Born in California in 1920, he and his quartet would become known for rhythmically¹ challenging compositions and for bringing jazz to a wider audience.

　　Brubeck recorded dozens of albums. He wrote opera, ballet and even a contemporary mass. Among his many awards was a 2009 Kennedy Center Honor. His 1959 album "Time Out" was the first jazz L.P. to sell a million copies. It contained his signature work, "Take Five."

　　Here is that theme performed in three different eras.

　　JEFFREY BROWN:And for that, we're joined by another leading figure in the world of jazz.

　　George Wein is the founder² of the legendary³ Newport Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.

　　Mr. Wein, welcome to you.

　　You go back a long way with Dave Brubeck. Tell us about when you first heard his music in the early '50s. What stood out?

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　　GEORGE WEIN, founder of the Newport Jazz Festival: Dave opened at my club, Storyville, 1952, I think was the year. Nobody knew him.

　　And we opened and had about 20 or 30 people in the club. By the end of the week, it was full, because it communicated -- people went out of the club and told everybody this fantastic music was happening.

　　And he went from right on there. The next 60 years was—never lost his popularity. He was one of the most important figures of all the great figures in jazz in the '50s and the latter half of the 20th century.

　　Listening to "Take Five" was like solving a puzzle or untying⁴ a knot, because people were hearing this melody in 5-4, and they didn't know what they were hearing. Once they solved it, they never forgot got it, and it became a hit for the next 50 years.

　　JEFFREY BROWN:How big a moment was that, especially with "Take Five"? It was a kind of national phenomenon on the pop charts and all, well beyond just the jazz audience.

　　GEORGE WEIN:Nobody had ever heard 5-4 in a popular sense. Everything of 4-4, beating one, you know, like rock 'n' roll or funk music, on the 2-4.

　　And, all of a sudden, something came along that you never heard before. But if you listened and you solved it, you were humming the melody, and you were beating your foot, and it was jazz. And it has affected⁵ music ever since.

　　JEFFREY BROWN:Where did his love of jazz come from? Because he came from a sort of unusual—unusual jazz background, from rural California. I read that he grew up taking to all different kinds of music, including classical music.

　　GEORGE WEIN:That was one of the things that made his music appeal to more than just the average jazz fan.

　　He had a classical background, and he utilized⁶ this. He never played a lot of classical music, but he utilized this feeling and his alternate rhythms that he used, and his left hand, his right hand. I mean, he was just—he just played in a way that nobody had ever heard. But it communicated. That's the most important thing.

　　His music communicated, even though he played only the music he wanted to play.

　　JEFFREY BROWN:And what was he like as a person? What was he like to work with?

　　GEORGE WEIN:He was the ultimate in elegance⁷ and excellence⁸. He communicated with everyone. I use the word communication.

　　He respected his musicians. He respected his family. He respected the promoters and the producers that worked for him and that he worked for, and he respected his public. And that's the way he was. And because of that, you respected him. I mean, you never gave up a feeling of love for this man, because he was absolutely wonderful.

　　JEFFREY BROWN:You know, you started by talking about 1952, but I gather he was playing until fairly recently, even for you, right?

　　GEORGE WEIN:Dave was there in—very sad—in 2011, last year, his sons, who are brilliant musicians, were playing, and Dave came hoping to play with his sons.

　　And then we met in the car. Just a few minutes, I got a call that Dave isn't feel well. We sat there for 20 minutes. We didn't say anything. We just talked, talked about anything.

　　But he said: "George, if I can't play up to the standards of which I believe in myself, I can't play, so I'm not going to play anymore."

　　And I think that was the end as far as his playing career. And it's a loss we can never, ever replace.

　　JEFFREY BROWN:Well, just in our last 30 seconds, Mr. Wein, how would you sum up his legacy⁹, his influence today?

　　GEORGE WEIN:I think that his legacy is that he could play jazz, which is a difficult music sometimes for the public to accept, and he could get the public to understand and accept it. And he never lost that feeling with the public.

　　From the minute he became known, he was famous and drew—filled up houses all over the world right until the end.

　　JEFFREY BROWN:All right, George Wein on the life and music of the great Dave Brubeck, thanks so much.

　　GEORGE WEIN:Thank you.

　　JEFFREY BROWN:And you can listen to Dave Brubeck perform "Take Five," along with other classics. That's all on our website.

1 rhythmically   

adv.有节奏地

参考例句：

• A pigeon strutted along the roof, cooing rhythmically. 一只鸽子沿着屋顶大摇大摆地走，有节奏地咕咕叫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Exposures of rhythmically banded protore are common in the workings. 在工作面中常见有韵律条带“原矿石”。 来自辞典例句

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

4 untying   

untie的现在分词

参考例句：

• The tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy. 打领带是一种艺术，解领带则很容易。
• As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, "Why are you untying the colt?" 33他们解驴驹的时候，主人问他们说，解驴驹作什么？

5 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

6 utilized   

v.利用，使用( utilize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In the19th century waterpower was widely utilized to generate electricity. 在19世纪人们大规模使用水力来发电。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The empty building can be utilized for city storage. 可以利用那栋空建筑物作城市的仓库。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 elegance   

n.优雅；优美，雅致；精致，巧妙

参考例句：

• The furnishings in the room imparted an air of elegance.这个房间的家具带给这房间一种优雅的气氛。
• John has been known for his sartorial elegance.约翰因为衣着讲究而出名。

8 excellence   

n.优秀，杰出，(pl.)优点，美德

参考例句：

• His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
• My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。

9 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。