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Manhattan Jazz Quintet曼哈顿爵士五重奏(MJQ)是以David Matthews大卫马修为首的爵士乐演奏团体，崛起於1984年首张同名专辑，以新晋主流爵士乐团的姿态鹤立於八O年代的爵士乐坛，并持续发烧至今。 成员包括钢琴演奏家兼编曲者David Matthews、小号手Lew Soloff、鼓手Victor Lewis、低音大提琴手Charnett Moffett、以及演奏次中音萨克斯风的Andy Snitzer。队长David Matthews和Lew Soloff 是21年来的固定成员，Charnett Moffett 在出道作当时是17岁的天才新人，曾一度退出乐团，又於93年再次加入后成为固定成员，同样在1993年成为团员的还有Victor Lewis(ds)，而演奏次中音萨克斯风的Andy Snitzer则是於2000年加入的，早期由George Young担纲萨克斯风、Eddie Gomez负责低音大提琴、Steve Gadd打鼓，但如今的完美组合才是MJQ历年以来的最强阵容。 Autumn Leaves(秋叶)原来是一首法国香颂,曲名Les Feuilles Mortes（枯叶)由旅法的匈牙利籍电影音乐创作家Joseph Kosma作曲,法国诗人兼电影编剧家Jacques Prevert作词,英文歌词由Johnny Mercer创作. Manhattan Jazz Quintet is an all-star band led by pianist and arranger David Matthews. It is a special band that records exclusively for the Japanese market, and has an almost quarter-century history. Needless to say, it is extremely popular in Japan. This latest recording marks many special occasions. It is their first release from the new label Birds Records. It is also a reunion of sorts, as the album title "V.S.O.P." which stands for "Very Special Onetime Performance" suggests. In addition to Matthews, the current edition of band features trumpeter Lew Soloff and tenor saxophonist Andy Snitzer. For this V.S.O.P., they are joined by the first drummer of the MJQ, Steve Gadd, and the second bassist, Eddie Gomez.