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◎ 「藍調之音」經典混音之旅Blue Note Trip，再度邀來DJ Maestro掌舵規劃主題性經典爵士集錦。
◎ 精挑50年代所流行之硬咆勃Hard Bop與拉丁爵士，成就CD1 - Birds與CD2 - Beats的主題系列。
◎ 收錄Joe Torres〈Nightwalk〉、 Howard Roberts〈Dirty Old Bossa Nova〉、Bobby McFerrin〈Fertile Field〉等多首經典曲目，俏皮玩味的選曲中、愉悅又不失優雅。

自2002年開始發行經典爵士混音集錦的「藍調之音」經典混音之旅Blue Note Trip，由荷蘭首席DJ Maestro所選曲混音發行的《Blue Note Trip: Saturday Night / Sunday Morning》，一發行就立即讓爵士樂迷為之瘋狂。之後DJ Maestro又陸續推出了三張以「Blue Note Trip」為名的爵士混音集錦，若說「『藍調之音』經典混音之旅Blue Note Trip」是以DJ Maestro之名而推出的系列品牌，一點也不為過。

2008年DJ Maestro五度與Blue Note策劃發行《Blue Note Trip 7: Birds / Beats》這兩張以完全不分軌、不間斷的方式連貫而成的主題性經典爵士集錦。從DJ Maestro所選的曲目推測，不難看出《Blue Note Trip 7: Birds / Beats》是張以50年代所流行之硬咆勃Hard Bop及拉丁爵士為主的混音選集。包括Horace Silver、Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers、Bobby Hutcherson、Donald Byrd均為藍調之音Blue Note旗下重量級樂手，更是Hard Bop樂風的代表者，讓樂迷足以感受樂手間、相互飆歌競技的聽覺享受；拉丁爵士如Joe Torres〈Nightwalk〉、 Howard Roberts〈Dirty Old Bossa Nova〉、擁有MPB巴西全域音樂殊榮的Edu Lobo之經典創作曲〈Viola For a De Moda〉、中高音薩克斯風手Cannonball Adderley與風靡全球的巴西音樂人Sergio Mendes所合作的〈Groovy Sambas〉；更收錄Bobby McFerrin於2002年再度與藍調之音Blue Note所合作、專輯《Beyond Words》中的知名曲目〈Fertile Field〉。俏皮玩味的選曲，絕對讓樂迷進入一種愉悅、卻又不失優雅姿態獨特氛圍。

曲目
CD1 - Birds
01. Horace Silver - Filthy McNasty (2006 Digital Remaster)
02. Kurt Elling - In The Winelight
03. Bobby Hutcherson - Little Angel (24Bit Mastering) (2003 Digital Remaster)
04. Joe Torres - Nightwalk (Instrumental) (2002 Digital Remaster)
05. Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers - Along Came Betty
06. Raúl Midón - Devil May Care
07. Horace Silver - Serenade To A Soul Sister
08. Eliane Elia - Ela e Carioca
09. Howard Roberts - Dirty Old Bossa Nova
10. Tania Maria - Intimidade
11. Andrew Hill - Mira
12. Horace Silver - Kathy (Rudy Van Gelder 24-Bit Mastering) (2002 Digital Remaster)
13. Nicola Conte - Wanin' Moon
14. Bobby McFerrin - Fertile Field
15. Trio Toykeat - Perfect Make Out Music

CD2 - Beats
01. Soulive - Joe Sample (With Hidden Track)
02. Stanley Turrentine - You Want Me To Stop Loving You (2007 Digital Remaster)
03. Duke Pearson - Stormy
04. Nicola Conte - The Dharma Bums
05. Cannonball Adderley And The Bossa Rio Sextet - Groovy Samba
06. Edu Lobo - Viola Fora De Moda (1994 Digital Remaster)
07. Les McCann - Falling In Love With Love
08. The Three Sounds - Yeh Yeh
09. Buddy Rich - Wack Wack (Live)
10. Joe Williams - Hallelujah I Love Her So
11. Big John Patton - Fat Judy
12. Billy Larkin And The Delegates - Don't Stop
13. Silvio Cesar - Samba Do Carioca
14. Marcos Valle/Patricia Alvi - Os Grilos ( Crickets Sing For Ana Maria )
15. Donald Byrd - Book's Bossa
16. Joao Donato - A Ra (1998 Digital Remaster)
17. Janet Lawson - Dindi
18. Johnny Lytle - Baby, You Make Me Feel So Good
19. Horace Silver Quintet - Doin' The Thing (Digitally Remastered)