Venus Records All-Stars - IsolaJazz (2018) [SACD]

Artist: Venus Records All-Stars
Title Of Album: IsolaJazz
Year Of Release: 2018
Label (Catalog#): Venus Records[VHGD-285]
Country: International
Genre: Jazz
Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) | FLAC (Hi-Res)
Bitrate: 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | [24bit/88,2 kHz]
Time: 01:04:18
Full Size: 2,57 GB / 1,22 GB (+3%rec.)
WebSite: venusrecord.com



A 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!

Yet even without all of that pedigree, the music is wonderful in and of itself — long tracks that seem to bring even more of an edge to the usual Venus presentation — especially in the rhythmic department, which can sometimes be a bit more subtle on the label's studio recordings. The group features lots of heavy work on the bottom — bassists Aldo Zunino and Nicola Barbon, drummers Roberto Facchinetti and Byron Landham, and percussionist Ernesttico — and strong solos are by Jerry Weldon on tenor and Massimo Farao on piano.

There's also a few vocal moments — with singers who include Daria Toffali, Joyce Yuille, and Denise King — and titles include "Estrada Branca," "Theme From Mash," "Get Up," "September Song," "Sunny," "Triste," "O Amor Em Paz," and "Teach Me Tonight."

Tracks:

01. MC
02. Canadian Sunse t《 E. Heywood 》
03. Theme From Mash 《 J. Mandel 》
04. Estrada Branca 《 A. C. Jobim 》
05. Teach Me Tonigh t《 G. De Paul 》
06. Skylark 《 H. Carmichael 》
07. September Song 《 K. Weill 》
08. Sunny 《 B. Hebb 》

Personnel:

Daria Toffali, vocals
Joyce E. Yuille, vocals
Denise King, vocals
Massimo Farao', piano
Jerry Weldon, tenor sax
Aldo Zunino, bass
Nicola Barbon, bass
Roberto "Bobo" Facchinetti, drums
Byron "Wookie" Landham, drums
Ernesttico, percussions

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