*ソウル界のＪＴ、アフリカ象の足の親指の指紋のような顔を持つ男、ジョニーさんです。時は１９７６年４月。全米チャートで１曲目ディスコ・レイディがキャプテン＆テニール、ゲイリー・ライト氏ら蒼々たる曲を抑えて４週に渡ってナンバー１に君臨しました。ディスコ・ブームがいよいよって段階でまた何でって親父ソウルの逆襲。その答えがこのアルバム「Eargasm」にあるか。アルバムも売れました。４月のチャートでゼップのプレゼンス初登場１０位のさらに上を行く８位初登場。口あんぐり。どこがそんな。ジョニーさん、生年は１９３４年（本人は３８年主張らしい）アーカンソー出身、この時さすれば４２歳。腹が出てないぞ。それだけで生き方が違うな。幼少の時から教会でゴスペル歌って１５歳でプロ目指してシカゴに出たとゆうことです。様々なグループに加入して５３年頃参加盤が世に出たらしい。サム・クック氏に憧れて歌い方を精進、認められてクックさんの後釜としてソウル・スティアラーズに加入、ソロでもクック氏のレーベルからデビューもさっぱし売れなかったつう。同時期に活躍してた名前が似てますリトル・ジョニー・テイラー氏の偽者として南部ツアーで稼いだり悲惨です。悪いことは重なるもんでそうこうしてるうちに所属レコード会社がサムさんの死去で潰れ路頭に迷ってしまった。しかーし頑張ればいいこともあり。今は時めくスタックス・レーベルから契約の話が来て６６年に再デビュー。その曲「アイ・ハッド・ドリーム」がヒット。自分自身の歌い方も会得してそれからは会社の屋台骨としてポップ・チャートにもたびたび登場しました。しかしまたしても。７５年にスタックスが財政破綻で倒産、ライバルのアル・グリーンさんも下り坂、ディスコなるものも出てきて本格ソウル危うしの中、生きていけるのか。しかしさすが実績実力派、大メジャーＣＢＳコロンビアから声かかって再再デビューです、この盤で。生き残りをかけた挑戦、製作はドン・デイビス氏が担当。スタックス時代からの旧知の仲で、デトロイト出身、北と南のソウルを股にかけることの出来る稀有な存在男。演奏はマッスルシュールズとデトロイトで録音、歌はテキサス州ダラスで録音つう正にソウルど真ん中最終兵器総結集だ。そして件の「ディスコ・レイディ」。デトロイト録音で集った猛者の中にはブーチー・コリンズ、バーニー・ウォーレル両氏のＰ−ファンク重鎮も。大暴れを内に込めての強烈サポート。後半に行くにしたがってウペウペぐひょんと炸裂するベースがブーチーさんです。その他の曲を含めてアルバムは・・・・全く奇をてらわぬ真正面ソウル。これだと思った歌を力まず気負わず思いの丈歌ってるだけだ。サウンドは先を見ず、かと言って回顧調でも無く、北でも南でも関係なく。そのあんまりにも言ってみりゃあ普通の黒い歌謡曲ぶりが支持されたのかと思い。男テイラー一本勝負。これで気に入らなかったら無縁の音楽だし気に入ったら存分に楽しんでくれ。アルバム・タイトルは「王が住む」と読みまして、もちろんあれ、あれです、あれの意味。これまた清水舞台落下の勝負もんだ。一生懸命その世界で生きて来たならそのまんま自分でも今がその時って時が来るのかと力づけられもし。楽天球団のベテラン勢と清原選手に捧げます。
(山)2005.9.29
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by Yama
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