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Îáðàçû íî÷è. Íîêòþðí. Ïîñëóøàåì, ñïîåì èëè ïîòàíöóåì?

Ìóçûêàëüíûé ñëîâàðü ñêàæåò, ÷òî íîêòþðí – ìå÷òàòåëüíàÿ, ïåâó÷àÿ ïüåñà, íàâåÿííàÿ îáðàçàìè íî÷è (ôðàíöóçñêîå nocturne — íî÷íîé).
Íî, Ãàðëåìñêèé íîêòþðí (Harlem Nocturne), ïðåäñòàâëåííûé íà ðîëèêå, õîòü è ñîîòâåòñòâóåò ýòîìó îïðåäåëåíèþ, íî îçíà÷àåò åùå íå÷òî áîëüøåå.
Ñïåöêîðð Àñèðèñà ñî ñòóäåí÷åñêîé þíîñòè ñîõðàíèë ÿðêèå âîñïîìèíàíèÿ îá ýòîì íîêòþðíå, êàê î òàíöåâàëüíîé ìóçûêå ñ óäèâèòåëüíûì çâóêîì «sexy, wild, and thrilling sax sound» îäíîâðåìåííî. È íå ïîãðåøèë ïðîòèâ èñòèíû, ïîòîìó ÷òî Harlem Nocturne è åñòü êîêòåéëü â èçëþáëåííîì ìîëîäåæüþ âñåõ ïîêîëåíèé æàíðå àð-í-áè. Íî ýòîò Íîêòþðí íàõîäèòñÿ åùå íà ïåðåñå÷åíèè íåñêîëüêèõ äðóãèõ æàíðîâ: áëþçà, ñâèíãà, ïåñíè äëÿ áèã-áýíäà, ìóçûêè ê Ò (ïîëó÷èâøåé, êñòàòè, Îñêàðà â 1961 ãîäó).
Óäàëîñü ðàñêîïàòü è ñëîâà ê Íîêòþðíó, íàïèñàííûå ñàìèì êîìïîçèòîðîì:
Harlem Nocturne
Words & Music by Earle Hagen, 1939
Recorded by Mel Torme, 1963
A nocturne for the blues, played on a broken heart string;
It's wailing out the news my baby is gone from me.
Dark shadows in the rain, a telephone that won't ring;
Just memories remain of lovers that used to be.
I miss the laughs and the fun, my spot in the sun,
When I was the one, one and only;
The music and lights, those wonderful nights,
The morning mist, the time we kissed;
The laughs and the fun, my days in the sun,
They're over and done and I'm lonely.
Don't ask me to hide the heartbreak inside
The gleaming spark is gone the light went dark.
This nocturne for the blues took all and left me nothin',
Nothin' but the blues till baby comes back to me.
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Äðóçüÿ, âîçüìåòåñü ñäåëàòü ïåðåâîä íà ðóññêèé ÿçûê?
Çàñëóæèâàåò óâàæåíèÿ ïðåêðàñíûé ñàêñîôîíèñò Sam «The Man» Taylor, ôîòî êîòîðîãî ïîäîáðàë àâòîð êëèïà þçåð ñ ëîãèíîì «mate2394». Îäíà êëè÷êà «The Man», ïðèñâîåííàÿ Ñýìó êîëëåãàìè, ãîâîðèò î ìíîãîì.
Ôîòî êîìïîçèòîðà Earle Hagen ñ áëàãîäàðíîñòüþ âçÿòî ñ ðåñóðñà «blog.wfmu.org», ãäå ìîæíî íàéòè åùå 42!!! âåðñèè èñïîëíåíèÿ Ãàðëåìñêîãî Íîêòþðíà â ðàçíûõ æàíðàõ: classical, disco, a cappella, post-punk, exotica, organ, surf, ska, and what-have-you :-).
Íå óäåðæàëñÿ è ñ áëàãîäàðíîñòüþ âçÿë (âðîäå ìîæíî - óìåíüøåííûé âàðèàíò, à çà îòíîñèòåëüíî íåáîëüøèå äåíüãè ìîæíî êóïèòü ïîëþáèâøèéñÿ ïèê÷åð ñ âûñîêîé ðàçðåøàþùåé ñïîñîáíîñòüþ) ñ ðåñóðñà «bridgemanartondemand.com», ïðèíàäëåæàùåãî The Bridgeman Art Library, Image Details
Title:Harlem Nocturne, 1985,Artist:Max Ferguson,Product code:MAX139705, Edition type: Open edition, Copyright:
©Max Ferguson, Bridgeman Art Library / Private Collection. Ñîçäàåò ïîäõîäÿùåå íàñòðîåíèå?