Bob Kindred is a great tenor sax player who is consistently underrated and underexposed. Aside from some CDs released by a small audiophile label Mapleshade, it is not easy to find his leader albums in the market. Venus Records wanted to correct this situation and signed Kindred a few years ago and released this label debut album, Blue Moon.
Some 30-plus years after his death and the popularity, the influence, and – more than anything – the iconoclastic status of reggae legend Bob Marley were still growing, so much so that his face on a t-shirt had become ubiquitous on college campuses, surpassing Che Guevara on posters and canvas banners as well. Marley, the documentary film and its accompanying soundtrack, aim to keep the man not only an icon, but a historical figure too by filling in his backstory with interviews, historical news footage, and that sweet, sweet reggae music that brought the man such a huge following…
Venus Records 20th Anniversary Special Cocktail.
Beautiful ballads by Nicki Parrott, Eddie Higgins, Bill Charlap, Joe Beck Trio, Aaron Heick & Romantic Jazz Trio, Marilyn Scott and many others.
Venus Records 20th Anniversary Special Jazz Bossa Blend.
Beautiful ballads in Bossa Nova style by Joe Beck, Eddie Higgins Trio, Kenny Barron Trio, Lee Konitz, Stefano Bollani Trio, Simone and many others.