【题目】 Jazz guitarist Joel Harrison came of age in 1960s and 70s' Washington, but he never saw it as a place to build a career as an adventurous, progressive musician. Everywhere he's gone, however, he's taken the sounds of the city with him.
'Growing up in that area allowed me access to a lot of different kinds of music,' says Harrison, 61, who's now based in New York after living in Boston and San Francisco. 'Southern music traditions-old-time music, bluegrass, country as well as jazz and R&B.'
All of those appear to some degree in Free Country, a project Harrison began in 2003 as a means of filtering (渗透) country and bluegrass compositions through a up-to-date jazz sound and sensibility. On his new album, 'Angel Band: Free Country Vol.3, 'Harrison, on guitar and vocals (演唱), and his band take on many traditional bluegrass songs. Each cut is really kind of its own, distinct sound world. Since Harrison released the first two Free Country albums, he has produced 14 other albums. The Free Country releases, though, have been his most successful, and established his reputation.
In particular, Harrison drew inspiration from Danny Gatton, a D.C. guitar hero who similarly combines the local musical currents. Harrison was a self-described adorer of Gatton, going to attend his countless performances.
Harrison is also a composer. His work, rooted in progressive Jazz but exploring multiple types, is often through-composed and highly complex. He received a Guggenheim scholarship in2010 to compose and record an, eight-movement piece. The tunes he plays with Free Country are simpler, based on conventions of folk and pop music — which, for Harrison, is a large part of their appeal.
The music that he's covering timeless, and he aims to find endless currency in its timeless simplicity by maintaining me soul of the compositions and also adding a modern context and a modem language to it.
【1】What exposed Harrison to various music?
A.His growth environment.
B.His current place of residence.
C.His family background.
D.Touring the country.
【2】What do we know about Joel Harrison?
A.He has released 14 albums in total so far.
B.He showed a new jazz style in Free Country.
C.He earned large profits by releasing Free Country.
D.He was inspired to hold many performances by Gatton.
【3】What's Harrison's goal of creating music?
A.To put modern elements into the languages.
B.To develop different styles based on previous jazz.
C.To compose more pieces and release more albums.
D.To seek great popularity in its permanent simplicity.
在线课程【答案】
【1】A
【2】B
【3】D
【解析】
这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了爵士吉他手乔尔·哈里森的音乐作品，以及其音乐作品独具的风格。
【1】细节理解题。根据文章第二段的Growing up in that area allowed me access to a lot of different kinds of music(在那个地区长大让我可以接触到很多不同种类的音乐)可知，他的成长环境使得他能接触各种类型的音乐。A. His growth environment. (他的成长环境)符合以上说法，故选A项。
【2】推理判断题。根据文章第二、三段的Southern music traditions-old-time music, bluegrass, country as well as jazz and R&B. All of those appear to some degree in Free Country (南方音乐、传统-古老的音乐、蓝草、乡村以及爵士乐和R&B。这些音乐表现形式都不同程度的出现在了Free Country这个专辑里)可推测，Joel Harrison在Free Country展示了新的爵士形式，即几种音乐风格的混合。B. He showed a new jazz style in Free Country. (他在Free Country中展示了新的句式形式)符合以上推测，故选B项。
【3】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的he aims to find endless currency in its timeless simplicity by maintaining me soul of the compositions and also adding a modern context and a modem language to it可知，他的目的是希望通过保持作品的灵魂，并在作品中加入现代语境和现代语言，在作品永恒的朴素中找到无限的流行。D. To seek great popularity in its permanent simplicity. (在永恒的朴素中寻找无限的流行)符合以上说法，故选D项。