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
• Double Album Deluxe Gatefold Cover
• 2LP 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
• Mixed and Mastered by Tetsuo Hara
• Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix Stereo
• Venus Masterpiece Collection
• Includes Obi Strip
• High Quality Made in Japan

Jazz Arrangements Of Classical Compositions On 180g Vinyl Double 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. Full Moon And Empty Arms - Piano Concerto #2 3rd Movement (S. Rachmaninov)
2. Moon Love - Symphony #5 2nd Movement (P. Tchaikovsky)
3. Lullaby (J. Brahms)

Side B
1. Swan Lake (P. Tchaikovsky)
2. Prelude In E Minor Op.28, No4
3. Pavane (G. Faure)

Side C
1. Nocturne In E Flat Major Op.9, No.2 (F. Chopin)
2. Pavane For A Dead Princess (M. Ravel)
3. One Red Rose Forever (E. Grieg)

Side D
1. I'm Always Chasing Rainbows - Fantasy Impromptu (F. Chopin)
2. Reverie (C. Debussy)

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