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"Eddie Higgins is a quiet musician. His playing is never flamboyant and never exceeds the boundaries of good taste. The music coming out of his piano is reflective, exuding a feeling of relaxation, contemplation, and intimate beauty. This is not to say that his playing is so spare as to...
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A truly super trio of Kenny Barron on piano, Jay Leonhart on bass and Al Foster on drums, performing jazz standards.
Limited edition/Venus Masterpiece LP Collection/180-gram/Mixed and mastered by Tetsuo Hara/Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix Stereo/Obi strip/Japanese pressing
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Bop pianist Eddie Higgins has led sessions for Replica (1958), Vee-Jay (1960), Atlantic and Sunnyside; back in 1960, he recorded as a sideman for Vee-Jay with Lee Morgan and Wayne Shorter. Eddie Higgins's delicate tone and conception were often compared to those of Bill Evans, one of the most influential...
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Intelligent, articulate and controversial tenor sax player, composer, and singer Archie Shepp was a strong advocate of "free jazz" in the 1960s and 1970s. He surprised Japanese jazz fans in the 1990s when he released a series of ballad albums from Venus Records, beginning with Blue Ballads in 1995. In...
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Harry Allen has recorded more than 70 albums as a leader and many more as a sideman. Three of Harry's albums have won Gold Disc Awards from Japan's Swing Journal Magazine, and his album Tenors Anyone? won both the Gold Disc Award and the New Star Award. His recordings have...
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Dream away with jazz piano virtuoso, Roland Hanna, as he joins bassist Paul West and drummer Eddie Locke to perform "This Time the Dream's On Me," "A Sleepin' Bee" and more.
Limited edition/Venus Masterpiece LP Collection/180-gram/Mixed and mastered by Tetsuo Hara/Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix Stereo/Obi strip/Japanese pressing
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Limited edition 180-gram double LP Since his stunning debut in 1974 on the Three Blind Mice label, Japanese pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto has built a career that now spans four decades. Yamamoto's bluesy and sometimes funky piano style is buoyed by the strong, swinging support of bassist Hiroshi Kagawa and drummer...
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Since his stunning debut in 1974 on the Three Blind Mice label, Japanese pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto has built a career that now spans four decades. His 2013 trio album What a Wonderful World follows his previous release Gentle Blues, his first recording for Venus Records in 14 years. In fact,...
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Veteran pianist-led trio on celebrated album 180-gram LP! Veteran pianist Eddie Higgins' celebrated trio album from 2000 features songs made famous by female jazz vocalists. in this drum-less trio, Higgins impresses with tasty and swinging interplay with guitarist John Pizzarelli and bassist Jay Leonhart. "Beginning with a strutting take of...
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Through his numerous releases from Venus Records, Eddie Higgins has firmly established his position as one of the most celebrated jazz pianists in Japan. He has also performed and recorded with many of the biggest names in jazz, including Coleman Hawkins, Jack Teagarden, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie and Wayne Shorter....
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Venus Masterpiece Collection limited edition 180-gram vinyl double LP! Since his stunning debut in 1974 on the Three Blind Mice label, Japanese pianist Tsuyoshi Yamamoto has built a career that now spans four decades. Speak Low features lyrical solos with beautiful touch, the essence of bebop and hardbop, and has...
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Venus Masterpiece Collection Limited Edition 180-gram 2LP! Modern jazz versions of film theme songs selected by alto saxophonist Phil Woods. Beautiful and exciting improvisation, an amazing performance! "It's little surprise that the Phil Woods Quintet shines during this collection of standards from the movies, but their fresh approach to each...
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Venus Masterpiece Collection Limited Edition 180-gram 2LP! Sax player Barney Wilen made his name when Miles Davis chose him to play in a group he was fronting in Europe in 1957. Wilen is backed here by Kenny Barron on piano, Ira Coleman on bass and Lewis Nash on drums. "Throughout,...
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Intelligent, articulate and controversial tenor sax player, composer and singer Archie Shepp was a strong advocate of "free jazz" in the 1960s and 1970s. He surprised Japanese jazz fans in the 1990s when he released a series of ballad albums from Venus Records, beginning with Blue Ballads in 1995 and...
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Live tracks including "Monk's Hat Blues" and "Autumn in New York" brought to you by percussionist Masahiko Togashi with Kohsuke Mine on tenor saxophone, Masahiko Satoh on piano and Nobuyoshi Ino on bass....
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Intelligent, articulate and controversial tenor sax player, composer and singer Archie Shepp was a strong advocate of "free jazz" in the 1960s and 1970s. He surprised Japanese jazz fans in the 1990s when he released a series of ballad albums from Venus Records, beginning with Blue Ballads in 1995 and...
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Celebrated jazz trio performs fan favorites! By the time this album was recorded in 2002, veteran pianist Eddie Higgins had become one of the most popular pianists in Japan, thanks in no small part to the independent label Venus Records. To commemorate its 10th anniversary, Venus asked its fans which...
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Renowned jazz pianist Eddie Higgins is joined here by bassist Jay Leonhart and drummer Joe Ascione for a set of standards including "You Must Believe In Spring," "Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered" and "Autumn Leaves."...
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Pianist Eddie Higgins may not be well known in the US, but he is hands down the most famous and prolific musician on the Venus Records roster. Since his 1997 Venus debut, Higgins has released more than 20 albums from the label. Standards by Request - 1st Day and 2nd...
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Arguably the biggest star in the Venus Records roster, pianist Eddie Higgins has released numerous trio recordings from the label. He also has an ongoing collaboration with veteran tenor saxophonist Scott Hamilton, beginning with the 2001 quartet album Smoke Gets In Your Eyes and continuing with My Foolish Heart and...
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Venus Masterpice Collection Limited Edition 180g Vinyl Double LP! Veteran jazz pianist Eddie Higgins has performed and recorded with many of the biggest names in jazz, including Coleman Hawkins, Jack Teagarden, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie and Wayne Shorter. His discography as a bandleader include more than 25 recordings. Through his...
