2007年VOA标准英语-Jazz World Mourns Saxophonist, Composer Michael
时间：2019-01-16 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（一月）
Washington
17 January 2007
Renowned 1 jazz saxophonist and composer Michael Brecker died January 13 of leukemia in a New York City hospital. He was 57 years old. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, Brecker's impact on today's generation of jazz hopefuls is immeasurable.
Michael Brecker plays a saxophone for Super Unit during Tokyo Jazz 2002
Michael Brecker's wide appeal brought him multiple Grammy Awards, and won the admiration 2 of aspiring 3 jazz musicians everywhere. Many of today's young jazz stars, especially sax players, say Brecker's prolific 4 body of work was one of the reasons they pursued jazz.
Philadelphia native Michael Brecker had been a mainstay in jazz for more than 35 years. He found work almost immediately after his arrival in New York in 1970. At 21, he was a member of the short-lived fusion 5 band Dreams, featuring his older brother Randy on trumpet 6. Following stints 7 with Horace Silver and Billy Cobham, Michael reunited with Randy to form The Brecker Brothers Band, a groundbreaking jazz-rock group that had a successful seven-year run from 1975 to 1982.
Michael Brecker was one of the busiest studio musicians of the 1980s. Recordings 9 by Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Steely Dan and James Taylor are among hundreds that feature his melodic 10 tenor 11 sax solos.
In 1987, Michael Brecker released his first solo album to much acclaim 12. It won jazz album of the year awards in both Downbeat and Jazziz magazines. World tours and non-stop recording 8 dates kept him busy for years after.
Jazziz recently called Brecker "inarguably the most influential 13 tenor stylist of the last 25 years." Four of Brecker's 11 Grammy Awards came in the past five years, including a pair for his 2003 album, Wide Angles. His final performance was with pianist Herbie Hancock at Carnegie Hall in June 2006. Though his health had deteriorated 14, he was able to finish work on a new album due out later this year.
- He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
- She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
- He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
- We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
- Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day. 想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
- He came from an aspiring working-class background. 他出身于有抱负的工人阶级家庭。 来自辞典例句
- She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories.她是一位多产的作家，写了很多小说和短篇故事。
- The last few pages of the document are prolific of mistakes.这个文件的最后几页错误很多。
- Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc. 黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
- This alloy is formed by the fusion of two types of metal.这种合金是用两种金属熔合而成的。
- He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
- The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。
- He stints himself in [of] sleep. 他节制睡眠。 来自辞典例句
- She never stints herself of money to buy books for her children. 她从不吝惜掏钱让子女们买书。 来自互联网
- How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
- I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
- a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
- old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐
- His voice had a rich melodic quality.他的音色浑厚而优美。
- He spoke with a soft husky voice in a melodic accent.他微微沙哑的声音带着一种悠扬的口音。
- The tenor of his speech was that war would come.他讲话的大意是战争将要发生。
- The four parts in singing are soprano,alto,tenor and bass.唱歌的四个声部是女高音、女低音、男高音和男低音。
- He was welcomed with great acclaim.他受到十分热烈的欢迎。
- His achievements earned him the acclaim of the scientific community.他的成就赢得了科学界的赞誉。
- He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
- He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
- Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
- His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化，日甚一日。