YOUR BLUES by 남메아리[CD]

[Your Blues] by 남메아리 밴드

1. 늦은 감은 있지만 : 버클리 수학 후 좋은 공연을 보고 싶어 다시 찾은 미국 뉴욕에서 느꼈던 감흥을 표현한 곡. 제목처럼 늦게나마 다시 돌아간 미국음악여행의 즐거움이 느껴진다. 남메아리의 빈티지키보드 소리와 리듬섹션의 그루브가 잘 어울린다, 특히 베이시스트 김현규의 뛰어난 연주가 돋보인다.

2. 메아리밸리 : 예전 지산밸리 페스티벌을 위해 쓴 곡이지만 여기서는 valley를 belly로 바꿔 표현한 유머러스하고 흥겨운 곡. 본인 말에 의하면 술을 좋아해서 붙인 제목이라고 한다. 자신의 신체를 표현한 흔치 않은 주제의 곡.

3. 꿈을 꿔 줘 : ‘늦은 감은 있지만’처럼 역시 뉴욕의 기운을 표현한 곡. 밴드와의 합주가 아닌 최근에 미디를 배우면서 익힌 프로그래밍 솜씨를 발휘해서 모든 트랙을 직접 만들고 연주한 곡. 앨범에서 가장 이질적이면서 독특하고 또 편안한 휴식 같은 넘버다.

4. 아름다운 사람 : ‘아침이슬’의 주인공 김민기 원곡. 즐거웠지만 또 그만큼 힘들었던 유학시절의 회한, 그리고 그 이상으로 힘든 지금까지 어려움을 견디게 하고 힘이 돼주었던 곡이라고 한다. 원곡을 잘 변주해서 연주했고 중간중간 브라질 국민가수 Milton Nascimento의 대표곡 ‘Ponta De Areia'가 인서트 돼 있는데 마치 한 곡처럼 잘 어우러진다. 'Ponta De Areia'는 서구에 색소포니스트 Wayne Shorter가 자신의 앨범에 커버해 잘 알려지게 됐는데 남메아리도 Wayne Shorter버전을 통해 처음 접하게 됐고 거슬러 올라가 Milton Nascimento를 발견하게 됐다고 한다. 앨범에서 가장 서정적이고 아름다운 멜로디를 지닌 곡이다.

5. 게을러질테야 : 제목과는 다르게 가장 강렬한 록사운드의 곡이다. 남메아리 밴드의 초창기 기타리스트 은준호가 초빙되어 날카롭고 불꽃같은 기타솔로를 들려준다. 70년대 록밴드의 사운드와 다이내믹함을 잘 살린 멋진 재즈록 넘버다.

6. 꿈을 꿔 Joe : 3번째 트랙 ‘꿈을 꿔줘’의 베이스라인을 테마로 삼아 새로운 전개를 보이는 변주곡 형식의 소품넘버. 남메아리가 흠모하는 키보디스트 Joe Zwinul의 멜로디와 악기톤을 구현한 Joe Zawinul에 대한 오마쥬이자 트리뷰트 곡.

7. Ruby My Dear : 남메아리의 음악의 원천이자 스승이고 정신적 지주인 위대한 피아니스트 Thelonious Monk의 스탠다드 넘버. 남메아리는 앞으로 낼 음반에도 한 곡씩은 꼭 몽크의 곡을 재해석하고 싶어 할 정도로 몽크의 영향을 많이 받은 몽크키드다. 복잡한 코드의 재즈곡을 연주자와 청자 모두 편하게 연주하고 듣고 즐길 수 있도록 힙합리듬을 가미해서 그루비하게 연주했다.

1. 늦은 감은 있지만

Synthesizer & Piano-Meari Nam

Guitar-Hyunbin Shin

Bass-Hyunkyu Kim

Drums-Seonghwan Hwang

2. 메아리밸리

Key-Meari Nam

Guitar-Hyunbin Shin

Bass-Moonhee Kim

Drums-Seonghwan Hwang

3. 꿈을꿔줘

All Instruments by Meari Nam

4. 아름다운사람

Piano-Meari Nam

Guitar-Hyunbin Shin

Bass-Hyunkyu Kim

Drums-Seonghwan Hwang

5. 게을러질테야

Synthesizer & EP -Meari Nam

Guitar-Junho Eun

Bass-Hyunkyu Kim

Drums-Seonghwan Hwang

6. 꿈을꿔JOE 

All Instruments by Meari Nam

7. Ruby My Dear

Piano-Meari Nam

Bass-Noogi

Drums-Seonghwan Hwang

Pruduced By Meari Nam

All composed & Arranged By Meari Nam Except Track 4, 7

Track 4

Original Title 아름다운 사람 By 김민기

Writer : 김민기

Original Publisher ??

Track 7

Original Tilte : Ruby My Dear

Writer : Monk, Thelonious S.

Original Publisher : BlueNote Records

Track 1,2,4,5,7 

Recorded At Tune UP Studio by ByungJoon Park & Eungu Kang

Mixing & Mastering by Ho-Jung Kang

Designed By Moonsick Gang