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| 2025 Mach /ピエール ドゥ ロンサール / Pierre de Ronsard |
Apple Musicの助かる所は、Apple Musicのセンスを通したお勧めのアルバムを見つけられる事です。
先程、普段お気に入りのApple Music R&Bのプレイリストが、思ったより口に合わなかったので、Apple Musicジャズのお勧めを聴いたらとても好きでした。
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| Of The Earth / Syabaka |
Apple Musicジャズのトップに出ていて、聴いてみると此の楽曲が一番好きでした。
Those Of The SkyやアルバムOf The Earthは、お風呂に微温湯(ぬるまゆ)を張ったり、大きめ洗面器にお湯とアロマオイルを1、2滴落とし、素足を浸けている時に流すととても合うのではないかと思います。
ミュージシャンの中には絶対音感という才能(ギフト)を持たれている方々が多数おられますが、 その中でもシャバカは景色から音が聴こえるタイプの絶対音感の持ち主ではないか、と思いました。
Apple Musicのアーティストリンクにはシャバカへの詳しい言及は無かったので、そういうスタイルの音楽活動をされているのでしょうね。
絶対音感というと、全ての音が全部音楽に聴こえる、又は音そのものに対して非常に敏感で、絶対音感というギフトの持ち主と一緒に過ごす場合、物音に注意せねばならない、というのが1990年代の日本での理解でした。
聞いた話なんですが。
音が全て音符で聴こえると同時に音楽として認識出来るタイプ、
聞こえた音が何の音階か分かるタイプ、
頭の中で始終音楽が鳴って居て、ある日其れが自分だけだと気が付き、譜に起こす(楽譜に書き出していける)タイプ、
前述プラス、まだ知られていない絶対音感のタイプが、複雑に合わさって居るタイプ等々、
あらゆる絶対音感の持ち主が居るのでは無いか? と思いました。
複雑に合わさっているタイプは編曲に特化して居たり、会場でPAと呼ばれる機材を扱って、録音と同じクオリティで聴衆の耳に伝わるよう調節したり、レコーディングスタジオで最も重要な音全般のクオリティを維持する業務、サウンド・エンジニアで其のギフトを生かして居るのではないでしょうか?
シャバカが自ら言及しない限り此の方のギフトの種類は分かりませんが、Of The Earthを一聴した時、此の人は目の前の景色から音が聴こえて居るか、聴こえて居る音の音符が見えているのかも知れないな、と思いました。
其れは、イメージ(想像内の描象形)という画(ピクチャー)から聴こえる音も含まれるのではないでしょうか?
他に好きだった曲は、
此方は今日タイトルにしているアルバムOf The Earth収録のStep Lightly。
ジャズやフュージョンの音もシルキーで好きです。
此処まで行くと、サウンドシステムにまで拘らないとならないので、スピーカーを選ばない私はとても緊張してしまうんですが、アイフォンでApple Musicのハイレゾロスレスにして、RELAXのスピーカーで流すと、HSPの私の耳でも十分問題無く聞けます。
RELAX マルチ レトロラジオ スピーカー
8800円
音が良いのと、此方は防災ラジオの機能も付いています。
私が持っているのは1983モデルでは無いのですが、1983モデル可愛いですよね。
他の機能は以下になります。
Bluetooth /MP3 音楽再生 / LEDライト /懐中電灯 /
通常、コード接続タイプ他充電
手回し発電 / ソーラー発電 / 左発電性能モバイルバッテリー対応可
FM/AM/SW受信可能
時計機能搭載 /TELEC認証取得済 (1983)
記憶ですが、ジャズは残りましたが、シャカタクを始め、フュージョンが余りメジャーサウンドに来なくなっていますよね。
私は昔はフュージョンが分からなかったんですが、シルキーな音はとても好きでした。
此方はApple Music ClubJazzから今流れて来た曲です。
お休みなさい。
20260310 03:02 文章を直しました。
20260310 19:52 文章を直しました。
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| 2025 Mach /ピエール ドゥ ロンサール / Pierre de Ronsard |
The great thing about Apple Music is discovering recommended albums curated through Apple Music's taste.
Earlier, I realized my usual favorite Apple Music R&B playlist wasn't quite to my taste, so I tried Apple Music's jazz recommendations—and I really liked them.
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| Of The Earth / Syabaka |
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I think “Those Of The Sky” and the album “Of The Earth” would be perfect to play while running a lukewarm bath, or filling a large basin with hot water and a drop or two of aromatherapy oil, and soaking your bare feet.
Many musicians possess the gift of perfect pitch, but among them, I think Shabaka might be the type who hears sounds from scenery.
Since Apple Music's artist page didn't mention Shabaka in detail, I suppose that's the style of music he pursues.
Back in the 1990s in Japan, the understanding of perfect pitch was that all sounds were perceived as music, or that people with this gift were extremely sensitive to sound itself. It was said that when spending time with someone possessing this gift, you had to be careful about making noise.
So I've heard.
There are types who hear every sound as a musical note and recognize it as music,
types who can identify the scale of any sound they hear,
types who constantly hear music playing in their head and one day realize it's only them, then transcribe it (can write it down as sheet music),
types who combine the above plus other, as yet undiscovered types of perfect pitch, and so on.
I wondered if there might be all kinds of absolute pitch people out there?
Those with complex combinations might specialize in arranging, or work with PA equipment at venues, adjusting it so the audience hears the same quality as the recording, or maintain the overall sound quality—the most crucial aspect in recording studios—as sound engineers, putting that gift to use, right?
Unless Shabaka himself mentions it, we can't know the exact nature of his gift. But upon first hearing Of The Earth, I wondered if this person hears sounds from the scenery before their eyes, or perhaps even sees the musical notes of the sounds they hear.
Couldn't that include sounds heard from pictures formed by imagery (pictures within the imagination)?
Other songs I liked were:
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Explore Inner Space, featured on the album African Culture.
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This is Step Lightly from the album Of The Earth featured in today's title.
I also love the silky sounds of jazz and fusion.
At this level, you really have to be particular about your sound system, and since I don't pick my speakers carefully, it makes me very nervous. But when I play it on my iPhone with Apple Music set to Hi-Res Lossless through my RELAX speakers, even my highly sensitive ears can listen perfectly fine.
I also love the silky sounds of jazz and fusion.
At this level, you really have to be particular about your sound system, and since I don't pick my speakers carefully, it makes me very nervous. But when I play it on my iPhone with Apple Music set to Hi-Res Lossless through my RELAX speakers, even my highly sensitive ears can listen perfectly fine.
RELAX Multi Retro Radio Speaker
¥8,800
https://amzn.asia/d/0hBdiwqC
It has great sound quality and also includes an emergency radio function.
The one I have isn't the 1983 model, but the 1983 model is cute, isn't it?
Other features are as follows:
Bluetooth / MP3 music playback / LED light / Flashlight / Standard cord connection and other charging methods
Hand-crank charging / Solar charging / Left-hand charging performance / Compatible with mobile batteries
FM/AM/SW reception
Clock function included / TELEC certification obtained (1983)
From what I recall, jazz remained popular, but fusion—starting with Shakatak—didn't really make it into the mainstream sound anymore, did it?
I didn't understand fusion back then, but I really loved that silky sound.
This is a song that just came on from Apple Music Club Jazz.
Good night.
¥8,800
https://amzn.asia/d/0hBdiwqC
It has great sound quality and also includes an emergency radio function.
The one I have isn't the 1983 model, but the 1983 model is cute, isn't it?
Other features are as follows:
Bluetooth / MP3 music playback / LED light / Flashlight / Standard cord connection and other charging methods
Hand-crank charging / Solar charging / Left-hand charging performance / Compatible with mobile batteries
FM/AM/SW reception
Clock function included / TELEC certification obtained (1983)
From what I recall, jazz remained popular, but fusion—starting with Shakatak—didn't really make it into the mainstream sound anymore, did it?
I didn't understand fusion back then, but I really loved that silky sound.
This is a song that just came on from Apple Music Club Jazz.
Good night.












