Ron S Posted November 8, 2005 Report Share Posted November 8, 2005 There are several older threads relating to Venus Records, but none of them seemed liked a good repository for recommendations of or questions about specific titles. So, here's a new, custom-made Venus thread. And here's the first inquiry: has anybody out there heard either the Richie Cole "West Side Story" or the Russell Malone, and if so, what's your opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 You mean none of the Venus fans on this Board has ever heard either of these two releases? Marcus? Jim R? Brad? LON? WEIZEN?? ANYBODY??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcoliv Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 You mean none of the Venus fans on this Board has ever heard either of these two releases? Marcus? Jim R? Brad? LON? WEIZEN?? ANYBODY??? ← Ron, i'm sorry i can't help you on this since i'm not familiar with these releases Marcus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Sorry dude, can you send them to me and I'll tell you if they're good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 I buy lots of Venus CDs. Unfortunately don't know those 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Hmmmm . . . this is not a good sign. I guess I should forego these 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garthsj Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 C'mon .. why do you need another's opinion to validate your own tastes ... Show that you are able to stand on your own feet and GO FOR IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 (edited) I'd be more willing to do that if these Japanese imports weren't so damn expensive (and I could find some online samples of these particular discs). Actually, I'll probably go for the Malone the next time I order from Cadence--I like everything else I have of his, and being on Venus it's probably pretty good. I'm not that familiar with Richie Cole, but the West Side Story tunes intrigued me. Anyone have any opinions of Cole in general? Edited November 10, 2005 by Ron S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 I'm not that familiar with Richie Cole, but the West Side Story tunes intrigued me. Anyone have any opinions of Cole in general? Never mind--just did a search and found some posts. Looks like Jim Sangry's a big fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 has anybody out there heard either the Richie Cole "West Side Story" or the Russell Malone, and if so, what's your opinion? ← I'm not sure which Russell Malone you may have in mind (if Venus has more than one of his titles) but I have his Wholly Cats from Venus, and I consider it one of his best discs. A real lively straight-ahead date, lots of drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted November 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 has anybody out there heard either the Richie Cole "West Side Story" or the Russell Malone, and if so, what's your opinion? I'm not sure which Russell Malone you may have in mind (if Venus has more than one of his titles) but I have his Wholly Cats from Venus, and I consider it one of his best discs. A real lively straight-ahead date, lots of drive. Yep, that's his one and only Venus. I was strongly leaning towards ordering it, and that clinches it. As I said above, the Venus discs are somewhat expensive, and I'm hesitant to order one without either hearing some samples or seeing some sort of review or feedback like yours. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 I also have "Wholly Cats" by Russell Malone on Venus. It is Malone's best CD in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted November 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Thanks Peter. Now I just have to figure out which other Venus's to get this time to fill out my Cadence order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Thanks Peter. Now I just have to figure out which other Venus's to get this time to fill out my Cadence order. ← I really like Archie Shepp's Venus releases. 'True Ballads' is a gem. Also, if you are a fan of piano trios, you can't go wrong with any of the Eddie Higgins discs. He is pretty big in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Venus seems to have specialized in Piano Trios more than anything else. I'll list some of my favorites on Venus: Super Trio - Super Standard (Kenny Barron,Jay Leonhart,Al Foster) Bill Charlap Trio - "S Wonderful New York Trio - Love You Madly (Bill Charlap, Jay Leonhart,Bill Stewart) Stanley Cowell Trio - Dancers In Love Roland Hanna Trio - Milano,Paris,New York finding John Lewis David Hazeltine Trio - Alice In Wonderland John Hicks Trio - Cry Me A River Eddie Higgins Trio - Again Steve Kuhn Trio - Sing Me Softly Of The Blues Charles McPherson featuring Steve Kuhn - But Beautiful There are a number of others I like too, but this list above is a good place to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 I dug the Hazeltine Trio Senor Blues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted November 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Thanks, guys. I've already received or ordered several of those recommended here--as well as some others--but I'm sure I'll be picking up a lot more Venuses in the near future. Although the best prices are definitely at Cadence--especially with the $1 subscriber's discount--it looks like ejazzlines.com has the most comprehensive information on Venuses, including complete track listings for all they stock and sound samples for a lot of them. Of course, there's always the Venus site itself, but it isn't very complete and isn't the easiest to navigate if you don't read Japanese. If anyone else feels like listing your favorite Venuses here, please do. My search before starting this thread turned up Venus recommendations spread throughout several threads and forums and, since there appear to be several members who are big fans of this label, I thought it made sense to have a thread devoted to discussion of Venus releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 The Moffett Family Jazz Band, Magic of Love, is one great recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I buy lots of Venus CDs. Unfortunately don't know those 2. Same here......haven't heard these older ('94) Lonnie Smith Trio does Hendrix ones either. Anyone? Abercrombie's on both. Purple Haze TKCV-79055 Foxy Lady TKCV-79053 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 There's a Marion Brown date on Venus that's very good--can't think of the title of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 I dug the Hazeltine Trio Senor Blues. ← Hazeltine's Waltz for Debbie is also very good. Allthough, after one listen I found his most recent, Cleopatra's Dream (the album is feturing exclusively Bud Powell tunes), uninvolving. We'll see if further tries will reveal something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 (edited) ......haven't heard these older ('94) Lonnie Smith Trio does Hendrix ones either. Anyone? Abercrombie's on both. Purple Haze TKCV-79055 Foxy Lady TKCV-79053 ← "Purple Haze" was also released domestically by MusicMasters. I have that version, but haven't listened to it in a few years. If I remember correctly, it was good, but not outstanding. Edited November 17, 2005 by alankin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Anyone heard the Dewey Redman 'African Venus' one? Any good? Is he playing tenor or alto on it? p.s. Daniel, there's a new Hazeltine out today. Clips sound pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 That's what I would say too. . . "good, but not outstanding." I like Nguyen Le's "Purple" better as a Hendrix program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel A Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 p.s. Daniel, there's a new Hazeltine out today. Clips sound pretty good. Or was it perhaps a new Kuhn? It's of interest all the same, so thanks for the heads-up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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