国籍：美国 职业：小提琴家、舞蹈乐队领队、录音工程师 生日：1907 年 8 月 18 日 简介：by Stephen Thomas ErlewineEnoch Light was a popular bandleader of the '40s and '50s who is best known for his Persuasive Percussion and Provocative Percussion albums of the mid-'50s, which were some of the first albums to exploit the capabilities of stereo recording and 35mm film as a recording devise. During the '30s, he headed the Enoch Light and the Light Brigade big band. The Light Brigade primarily played in theaters and on the radio, although they also toured Europe. The band also managed a hit in 1937 with "Summer Night," which was sung by Johnny Muldowney. After the Light Brigade disbanded, Light became a session musician, playing on various records and radio broadcasts, including Hit Parade. During the '40s, he recorded versions of popular hits for budget labels, for sale in discount stores. Light's career bounced back in the late '60s, when the Charleston City All-Stars, under his direction, had a series of hit albums entitled Roaring 20's. After their success, he founded the Command record label, which gave him an outlet for his sonically adventurous records. Light happened to begin the label around the time stereo became widely available, and he exploited the new technology to its fullest, creating albums that used the full sonic spectrum of stereo. The first of these albums were Persuasive Percussion and Provocative Percussion, and they were wildly popular, charting in the American Top Ten. One of the most notable features of these albums were their "ping-pong stereo," which featured the music jumping from the left speaker to the right, and vice versa. During this time, Light and Command also pioneered the use of using 35mm film as a recording method instead of tape. Light remained the managing director of Command until 1965. While he was the head of the label, he recorded classical albums, big-band records, and collections of film themes. After 1965, Command was bought out by ABC Records, who in turn was quickly bought out by MCA Records. MCA made Command into a budget label, pressing the albums on poor vinyl and putting them into discount stores. By 1970, the label was no longer profitable and MCA shut it down. Light continued working, both as an arranger/conductor and the head of Project 3 Records. His activity slowed in the '70s, though he did continue to record. Light died on July 31, 1978. 从艺历程：莱特在美国早期的职业生涯中，曾担任管弦乐队的领唱，在舞厅、酒店和剧院担任领唱，时间长达约 10 年。在一次迎面相撞的汽车事故中，莱特的职业生涯曾中断两年。当他准备重新开始职业生涯时，大乐队时代已经结束，他转向了唱片音乐的商业领域。 莱特被认为是第一批不遗余力地制作高质量录音的音乐家之一，他充分利用了 20 世纪 50 年代末和 60 年代初家庭音响设备的技术能力，特别是在左右声道之间反弹声音的立体声效果（通常被描述为“乒乓录音”），这对随后几年变得司空见惯的多轨录音的整个概念产生了巨大的影响。通过这样做，他以各种方式安排他的音乐家以产生他希望实现的录音声音，甚至在录音室中将他们各个组完全隔离。 他为 Command Records 制作的第一张专辑《Persuasive Percussion》成为第一批仅基于零售额的热门 LP 唱片之一。 莱特的音乐在电台上播放次数很少或根本没有，因为当时的标准AM 广播是单声道的并且保真度很差。 Light 继续发行了Persuasive Percussion系列的几张专辑，以及一张Command 测试唱片。 专辑封面通常采用抽象、极简主义的艺术设计，与其他专辑封面截然不同。这些作品通常是约瑟夫·亚伯斯 (Josef Albers)的作品。莱特对自己音乐的声音非常感兴趣，他会用长篇大论来描述每首歌的声音。为了将所有描述都放在专辑封套上，他把封套的尺寸扩大了一倍，但可以像书一样折叠，从而普及了对开折叠包装格式。对开折叠封套在后来的几十年里非常流行，并被用于披头士乐队的《佩珀中士的孤独之心俱乐部乐队》等专辑中。 20 世纪 50 年代末到 60 年代初，伊诺克·莱特以各种名字发行了各种音乐类型的无数张专辑。其中一些专辑由他于 1955 年创立的Grand Award Records发行。1959年，他创立了Command Records。ABC -Paramount Records于 1959 年 10 月收购了莱特家族唱片公司。莱特留任并负责 A&R 事务。 这些音乐是针对年龄较大的观众的，大概是因为他认为他们是更严肃的音响发烧友，有更多的钱花在高端立体声设备上，而当时大多数流行音乐通常是针对青少​​年和年轻人的。在此期间，他开创了许多录音技术，如使用35 毫米磁性胶片代替磁带，减少抖晃，用链轮而不是橡胶压轮驱动。从 Command Records 发行的“Stereo 35-MM”开始，这些录音都以“35MM”系列的形式发行。出现在 Light 专辑中的音乐家包括The Free Design、The Critters、Rain、Doc Severinsen、Tony Mottola、Dick Hyman和管风琴演奏家Virgil Fox（演奏Wanamaker Organ）。作为编曲者，Lew Davies 是该厂牌最重要的贡献者之一。 莱特一直在 ABC/Command 家族中工作直到 1965 年。他离开后，唱片质量急剧下降。标志性的双开折页格式（以及莱特的散文）随即停产，封面改为压在再生乙烯基上的廉价标签。1975 年，它们彻底停产了。 1966 年 8 月，莱特与Singer 公司联手，帮助该公司开始生产唱片、磁带和磁带盒。他们计划成立一家新公司，莱特和 Singer 各占一半股份，莱特同时担任总裁和首席执行官。 Light 的新厂牌名为Project 3。它不再过分关注立体声效果。Light与一群纽约录音室的王牌音乐家录制了几张成功的大乐队专辑，其中许多人都是摇摆时代乐队的老将，他们仍然定期在纽约的电视和录音室工作。专辑以Enoch Light and the Light Brigade 的名义发行，录音中使用的编曲逐字逐句地转录自摇摆时代许多最佳乐队的一些标志性录音。 这些现已成为“经典”编曲的改编作品完全由编曲者 Dick Lieb、Dick Hyman、Tony Mottola 和 Jeff Hest 重建。这一系列“再创作”中聘用的许多音乐家都是几十年前制作原版唱片的原始乐队的成员。这些真正的摇摆时代老将包括萨克斯手Phil Bodner、Walt Levinsky（两人也大量演奏单簧管）、Al Klink、Boomie Richman、Romeo Penque 和 Sol Schlinger；小号手 Mel Davis、Rusty Dedrick、Bernie Glow、Bob McCoy 和Marvin Stamm；长号手Wayne Andre、Urbie Green、Lou McGarity、Buddy Morrow和 Santo Russo；吉他手 Tony Mottola；贝斯手Bob Haggart和George Duvivier；鼓手Don Lamond和Ronnie Zito；钢琴家迪克·海曼 (Dick Hyman) 和德里克·史密斯 (Derek Smith)以及颤音琴演奏家菲尔·克劳斯 (Phil Kraus)。