Stanley Jordan

USA
美國

http://www.stanleyjordan.com

史丹利佐敦是現今世界上風格最獨特的吉他手。芝加哥出生，加州長大的他六步開始彈鋼琴和小號。但當聽到 Jimi Hendrix 之的彈奏後，佐敦便開始愛上結他。15歲時已想將鋼琴的指法和技術應用到結他之上。

1984年，佐敦憑他獨一無二的tapping指法在紐約技驚四座。1985年的處女大碟"Magic Touch"更獲籃調唱片公司列為當代爵士樂的頭牌大腕。該大碟在Billboard什誌的爵士大碟榜榜首停留長達51週之久，更打破了當時所有爵士樂或純樂器演奏唱片的銷量。

佐敦火速成名全因其獨門吉他拍敲秘技。傳統吉他拍敲法只用一隻手敲打，另一隻手來按弦。他卻用雙手拍敲,令他可以如演奏鋼琴一般同時彈奏和弦、旋律及低音聲部。純熟的技巧令一眾樂手與樂評人為之震驚。Al DiMeola在吉他雜誌中說佐敦將吉他拍敲技術發展從地球球提升到外太空的境界。直至今天，他這種拍敲技法仍被全球的結他手廣為運用。

然而，充斥著商業元素的音樂行業使佐敦感到氣餒。他決定將自己的音樂用以醫治和啟發別人,不只用於娛樂。他轉向研究音樂治療，製作一些獨立大碟，旨在道出人與人及自然之間的關係及真理。

Stanley Jordan is one of the most distinctive guitarists from USA. Born in Chicago and raised in California.  He started his classical piano lessons at age six and picked up the guitar when guitar heroes were becoming household names, like Jimi Hendrix. At the age of 15, he had the idea to bring the flexibility of piano to the guitar.

Stanley Jordan grabbed the music world by the ears when he arrived in New York in 1984.  The release of his 1985 debut album “Magic Touch” placed him at the forefront of re-launching legendary Blue Note Records into a contemporary entity in jazz and beyond. The album went on the top of Billboard's jazz chart for a stunning 51 weeks !

Key to Jordan's fast-track acclaim was his mastery of a special "tapping" technique on the guitar's fret board, using both hands to tap the fingerboard like a pianist. It allows him to play chords, melodies, and bass lines simultaneously. Musicians and critics alike were blown away.  Never before had anyone been as innovative with the concept as Jordan. He was said to take tapping into another level. Up to now his technique has been widely adapted by guitarist all over the world.