I am quite positive about Han Lei's singing skills, but as a jazz fan, I still feel that his performance of this jazz arrangement is not comfortable enough. As far as this song is concerned, Teacher Han's performance is not unique. On the contrary, if many singers are found to sing it, the effect will be similar or even better. I definitely wouldn't give this song a high score.
First of all, let’s talk about the arrangement level. It can be regarded as piecing together the jazz orchestration and harmony system. The overall feeling is a "light jazz" style, which cannot be regarded as pure jazz. Of course, this is understandable. And I want to applaud the musicians. As one of the answers above mentioned, "The piano sound is so ear-catching." Their live performance added a lot of color to this song. Without these professional people, this song would definitely have failed. .
Let’s focus on Han Lei’s performance, which can be summed up in two words: “hard”.
I remember that in the VCR that was played before the performance, I also saw the pianist giving instructions to Teacher Han. I forgot what he said specifically, but it was probably "I still need to explore the feeling of jazz." Teacher Han also replied "Just keep looking for the feeling" - It seems that Teacher Han is unfamiliar with jazz. When I saw this, I couldn't rest assured. How could I get the feeling for jazz in two or three days? After all, it has been a century. The music culture accumulated through history...
This is also proved in actual singing. Although Teacher Han's basic skills are not critical, there is still a lack of jazz flavor. I think there are three outstanding problems:
1. There is a misunderstanding about the "freedom" and "relaxation" of jazz.
This problem is really too common. Not to mention the average person, singers who have little exposure to jazz also generally have misunderstandings. Let’s put it this way, when Teacher Han sings, isn’t his body language too rich? Is your body too graceful? But compare it to professional jazz singers, are they all like that? Even if there are movements, they are mostly simple swings to the beat. Yes, the word swing is also a key word in jazz. But no matter what, when Teacher Han just looked at the body, I felt that I didn’t “get the feeling”. Talking about singing, Teacher Han's "relaxation" is only reflected in the casual pronunciation and breath, and the expression is too fancy in every sentence, but this is overkill, and it will feel tired from the perspective of jazz. Of course, this is definitely It is a singing habit that he developed because he sang more orthodox songs.
2. Not integrated into the jazz system, especially in terms of flexibility, timbre, and rhythm.
Except for the terrible line at the end, the rest of the melody is almost unchanged, and I can’t talk about anything too professional. However, the part sung by Teacher Han is still a bit rigid, lacking, for example, decorative semitones. For example, jazz scales, the taste of jazz is seriously weakened. Or is it the traditional singing habits that are holding him back.
In terms of timbre, Teacher Han’s voice is slightly behind. Whether it is the deep or high-pitched part, it always feels majestic and mighty, rather than kind and lively. This is a problem. We can Listen to the voices of male jazz singers such as Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. Although they are all in the baritone range, their voices seem to be whispering in the ears. The ear-catching feeling is that Teacher Han in this song Not performed. It is recommended not to use too much head cavity in this song. It may be better to switch to the chest cavity and use a little more voice to sing.
In terms of rhythm, it is both conservative and vague. Everyone knows that jazz emphasizes the heavy beat on the weak beat, that is, the second and fourth beats, and also has the feature of dots. It is these that give jazz a relaxed and danceable feel. Jazz is not without rhythm, but has a clear rhythmic unit, that is, syncopation, which must be accurate and light. You can pay attention to how the piano accompanies it. It does not follow the normal rules, but every cut is clear and neat and gives people a sense of randomness. Comparing it to Teacher Han, I feel that he is walking upright for a while, and for a while he is walking to a flying rhythm. It is a bit chaotic and disorganized, or the same word, idle.
3. The last sentence is really pseudo-improvised... Why should I just say this as a point, because it is really intolerable.
Although the whole song has a jazz flavor, 90 relies on the band and the harmony to enhance the feeling. Teacher Han has always sang relatively "steadily", and he only relies on this last line to show off his singing skills. I'm sure he is cheating. A lot of people attended, and even the guests said it was good (is the show effective or sincere?), but it sounded really awkward to me. . Yes, although there is no problem with the pitch, but... Teacher Han's pronunciation of the string of "da da di do" is really awkward and unclear. Why do I say it's stiff? Because it's just memorizing the score. After each note comes out, it's like thinking about the next note. It has not yet formed a natural memory. Moreover, the pitch is too tight and not flexible at all, and the rhythm is not flexible at all. So even and stable. . All I can say is, okay, you really won’t be able to practice anything authentic in two or three days, so just calm down.
As for the last sentence, I searched for a video on the Internet and found an example for Teacher Han to learn from...