Venus Records

Joe Beck - Brazilian Dreamin' (2006) {Venus Japan}  Music

Posted by tiburon at Feb. 11, 2023
Joe Beck - Brazilian Dreamin' (2006) {Venus Japan}

Joe Beck - Brazilian Dreamin' (2006) {Venus Japan}
EAC 0.95b2 | FLAC Image level 8 | Cue+Log | Full Scans 300dpi | 406MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 159MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Fusion, Post-Bop

Joe Beck has had a long career, though he remains an artist deserving of wider recognition. These 2005 sessions are a relaxing affair that will delight fans of Brazilian jazz. Joined by bassist Ira Coleman and drummer Thierry Arpino (who is known for his work with violinist Jean-Luc Ponty), Beck's fluid electric guitar (while sometimes overdubbing an acoustic rhythm line) makes the most of each selection, playing a heavy dose of popular tunes by Antonio Carlos Jobim and his own tasty originals. Highlights among the Jobim compositions include the bittersweet "O Grande Amor" and the easygoing "Felicidade." Harmonica player Gregoire Maret is added for the leader's gentle bossa nova "And Here's to You" and Jobim's bittersweet "Falando De Amor."

Archie Shepp - True Blue (1998) {Venus Records VHCD-2023}  Music

Posted by ruskaval at Oct. 24, 2020
Archie Shepp - True Blue (1998) {Venus Records VHCD-2023}

Archie Shepp - True Blue (1998) {Venus Records VHCD-2023}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 473 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 173 Mb
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 15 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1998 Venus Records | VHCD-2023
Jazz / Post Bop / Modal Music / Saxophone

This 1998 studio recording by tenor sax legend Archie Shepp is a study in blues and ballads as the title might suggest, but it also marks the return of Shepp as a true bandleader. With pianist John Hicks, drummer Billy Drummond, and bassist George Mraz, Shepp sounds more inspired here than he has in literally decades. There is no crutch-like reliance on hard bop and blues stylings, nor is there any over-the-shoulder tosses at being the king of the avant-garde. Instead Shepp focuses on what he does best: being a fine stylist and one of the great blues phraseologists in the business. Opening with Coltrane's "Lonnie's Lament," Shepp goes one better than just saluting his old boss – he reharmonizes the tune and slows it down, making it a true elegy.
Paul Bley Trio - Modern Chant (1994) {Japan Venus Records VHCD-2115 HiQualityCD rel 2009}

Paul Bley Trio - Modern Chant (1994) {Japan Venus Records VHCD-2115 HiQualityCD rel 2009}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 389 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 121 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (jpg) -> 15 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 1994, 2009 Venus Records | VHCD-2115 | HiQualityCD
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Piano

Can it be a coincidence that this CD, subtitled "Inspiration from Gregorian Chant," was recorded right around the time that chant music was reaching its improbable peak on the album charts? In any case, this enjoyable, offbeat trio album featuring the unusual combination of Bley's piano, David Eyges' electric cello and Bruce Ditmas' drums seems to have very little to do with Gregorian chant per se. Indeed, such numbers as "Wisecracks" and "Loose Change" are definitely based on the blues, "Decompose" has an M-base funk foundation, and "Funhouse" is a nasty, down-home bit of grooving that eventually becomes engulfed in a swirling maelstrom (so this is from whom Keith Jarrett may have picked up some of his group concepts).

Venus Records - Sakaba No Onna (2017)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Sept. 25, 2017
Venus Records - Sakaba No Onna (2017)

Venus Records - Sakaba No Onna (2017)
MP3 CBR 320 kbps | 55:50 | 133 Mb
Genre: Jazz / Label: Venus Records

Venus Records Presents Venus Records - Sakaba No Onna album 9 original hits and the original artists. Includes tracks by Enrico Rava Quartet, Roma Trio, Barney Wilen Quartet, Harold Mabern Trio, Aaron Heick & Romantic Jazz Trio, The Eddie Higgins Trio and more.
Venus Records All-Stars - IsolaJazz (2018) [Japan] SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Venus Records All-Stars - Isola Jazz Festival 2017 (2018) [Japan]
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 64:16 minutes | Front/Rear Covers | 1,96 GB
or FLAC (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/48 kHz | Front/Rear Covers | 792 MB

From its earliest editions, the Isola Jazz festival, first held in 2005, has hosted innumerable exponents of international jazz, including the great drummer Bobby Durham, to whom the festival has been dedicated since 2009. This beautiful live performance — recorded in Italy, but by a group of musicians who record for Japan's Venus Records label — easily one of the classiest jazz imprints of the past decade or two! And as a further twist, a number of the artists here are American — which makes the whole thing a great trans-national performance, handled with energy to match.

Eric Alexander - Gentle Ballads (2005)  Music

Posted by v3122 at July 2, 2022
Eric Alexander - Gentle Ballads (2005)

Eric Alexander - Gentle Ballads (2005)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Venus, TKCV-35533 | Japan | ~ 467 or 167 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 35 Mb
Jazz

In addition to being one of the top tenor saxophonists of his generation, Eric Alexander has developed quite a following in Japan, as evidenced by his series of recordings for the Venus label. These 2004 sessions with pianist Mike LeDonne, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth are much in the mold of John Coltrane's Ballads album of the early '60s…
Eric Alexander Quartet - Lazy Afternoon: Gentle Ballads IV (2009)

Eric Alexander Quartet - Lazy Afternoon: Gentle Ballads IV (2009)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Venus, VHCD-1027 | Japan | ~ 486 or 171 Mb | Scans Included
Jazz, Post Bop

Eric Alexander has had many opportunities to record as a leader for several different labels, though producer Tetsuo Hara, owner of the Japanese label Venus, has become a huge fan, recording him almost any time he travels to New York City. This 2008 session finds the tenor saxophonist with several musicians with whom he is very familiar, including pianist Mike LeDonne, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth (the latter two who play with Alexander in the co-op band One for All)…

Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads V (2011)  Music

Posted by v3122 at July 17, 2022
Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads V (2011)

Eric Alexander Quartet - Gentle Ballads V (2011)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Venus, VHCD-1054 | Japan | ~ 387 or 143 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 36 Mb
Jazz, Post Bop

A fine straight-ahead jazz saxophonist, Eric Alexander grew up in the state of Washington. He initially attended Indiana University, studying classical music as an altoist. However, he soon discovered jazz, switched to the tenor, and transferred to William Paterson College in New Jersey. After graduating, he moved to Chicago and gained important experience touring with Charles Earland while also becoming a fixture in local clubs. In 1991, Alexander placed second at the Thelonious Monk Institute's saxophone competition, finishing just behind Joshua Redman…

Eric Alexander - My Favorite Things (2007)  Music

Posted by v3122 at June 19, 2022
Eric Alexander - My Favorite Things (2007)

Eric Alexander - My Favorite Things (2007)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Venus Records, TKCV-35410 | | Japan | ~ 435 or 144 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 38 Mb
Jazz, Soul-Jazz, Post Bop, Mainstream Jazz

Eric Alexander is in top form throughout this 2007 quartet session with some of his favorite bandmates, including David Hazeltine, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth, all four of whom are members of the group One for All and regular participants on the Manhattan jazz scene in clubs and studios…

Nicki Parrott - Misty (2023)  Music

Posted by ciklon5 at Feb. 15, 2023
Nicki Parrott - Misty (2023)

Nicki Parrott - Misty (2023)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 60:39 | 356 / 140 Mb
Genre: Jazz / Label:Venus Records, Inc.

Nikki Parrott's new work is out on Venus Records. She sings the favorite songs of female jazz vocal legends such as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson and Julie London. This new album was recorded in Nikki's hometown in Australia, featuring local jazz talent!