Japanese audiophile label Venus Records is renowned for their great jazz music, high quality recordings and gorgeous artwork. Founded in 1992 by Tetsuo Hara, who had worked as a producer for RCA Victor, uses a signature mastering process named 'Venus Hyper Magnum Sound', a Direct Mix recording that results in incredible sound quality appreciated by music fans around the world.

• Limited Edition
• LP 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
• High Quality Japanese Pressing
• Mixed and Mastered by Tetsuo Hara
• Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix Stereo
• Venus Masterpiece Collection
• Includes original OBI Strip
• Deluxe Textured Cover
• Made in Japan

Jazz Arrangements Of Classical Compositions On 180g Vinyl LP!

Gifted pianist Steve Kuhn has enjoyed a career revival since signing with Venus Records. Pavane For A Dead Princess - a daring jazz rendition of classical compositions - has become huge in Japan and is considered one of Kuhn's definitive works. Kuhn's soft and clever piano turns selections by Ravel, Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Faure into exciting jazz. The treatment is so effective that one might not realize at first that these were originally classical pieces.

"...anyone who loves both musical worlds will appreciate Steve Kuhn's thoughtful arrangements of music that has easily stood the test of time." - Ken Dryden, AllMusic

Musicians:

Steve Kuhn, piano
David Finck, bass
Billy Drummond, drums

Track Listing:

Side A

1. Pavane For A Dead Princess
2. Pavane
3. Nocturne In E Major Op.9, No.2

Side B

4. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows - Fantasy Impromptu
5. Swan Lake
6. Prelude In E Minor Op.28, No.4

Click here to listen to samples on YouTube.com ♫