happy wife

happy wife 這個命名的發想是 2002 年冬天,從我入手的一套名為 Music To Keep Your Wife Happy: The Exciting History Of Yellow Productions 1994-2001 黑膠合輯唱片上延伸出來的,封面斗大的字體寫著 Music To Keep Your Wife Happy.



我一直望著這句話,想到一些照樣造句,例如 music to keep your mom happy, music to keep your family happy.. 心中百感交集.. 這麼多年 djing 下來,只顧著 music to keep your boss happy, music to keep your customers happy.. 卻忘了身邊的親人,什麼音樂是可以讓他們快樂的 ?

2004 年 1 月的 DJs 問卷調查裡,我問了大家一題: 除了電音之外,平時還聽些什麼音樂 ? 結果 Marc Kets 回答說 Everything from Polyphonic Spree to Lambchop to Marvin Gaye to Aretha Franklin to whatever the wife sticks on the stereo.

看到 whatever the wife sticks on the stereo 這句話時,更是讓我在電腦螢幕前點頭如搗蒜.

2005 年,與老婆相識的第 3 個年頭,我重回唱片業,又開始值起夜班,常在深夜回到家開啟門的剎那,發現她疲累不堪地等我回來,然後心安的跟我說: 我睡不著,你可以放些音樂來聽嗎 ?

此時再度想起 3 年前買的唱片標題 music to keep your wife happy.. 不過收藏的方向已由電音逐漸轉為爵士,藍調,現代樂等其他類型的音樂.踏進 DJ 房,如從前般的翻閱這一年來入手的爵士黑膠,小小聲的播放給對房的老婆聽,希望放鬆舒服的爵士樂能帶給老婆甜蜜的睡眠.. music to keep my wife happy, music to let my wife sleepy..

決定把這段 mix 錄下來,雖然這是屬於我們的音樂,但也樂意與身邊喜歡爵士樂的朋友們一同分享,讓 music to keep our life happy.

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zeus - happy wife - 2006.10.02
[tracklist]
01. Louis Armstrong - Dream A Little Dream Of Me [Mca]
02. Hank Mobley - Soul Station [Blue Note]
03. Sonny Rollins - When Your Lover Has Gone [Prestige]
04. Nat King Cole - When I Grow Too Old To Dream [Capitol]
05. Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - Along Came Betty [Blue Note]
06. Miles Davis - Sid's Ahead [Columbia]
07. Cannonball Adderley - Autum Leaves [Blue Note]
08. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Aluminum Baby [Atlantic]
09. John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - Autum Serenade [Impilse!]
10. Oliver Nelson - Stolen Moments [Impilse!]
11. Nina Simone - Exactly Like You [4 Men Beards]
12. Kenny Drew - Groovin' The Blues [Blue Note]
13. Cliff Jordan - Soul-Lo Blues [Blue Note]