{"product_id":"archie-shepp-quartet-blue-ballads-1996-japanese-venus-records-limited-edition-vinyl-lp","title":"Archie Shepp Quartet - Blue Ballads (1996 Japanese Venus Records, Limited Edition Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"1214\" data-start=\"1061\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: NM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArchie Shepp Quartet - \u003cem\u003eBlue Ballads\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1996 Venus Records Limited Edition (TKJV-19002, Hyper Magnum Sound LP Collection)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArchie Shepp's 1995 New York studio session\u003c\/strong\u003e with pianist John Hicks, bassist George Mraz and drummer Idris Muhammad, recorded at Clinton Studio A on 24 and 25 November 1995\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe first in a series of ballad albums\u003c\/strong\u003e Shepp recorded for the Tokyo audiophile label Venus Records in the mid-1990s\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVenus Records TKJV-19002\u003c\/strong\u003e; Hyper Magnum Sound LP Collection; produced by Tetsuo Hara; limited edition pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArchie Shepp spent the 1960s at the centre of the free jazz movement — he was one of the signatories on the 1965 \"Black Music\" manifesto, recorded for Impulse! under John Coltrane's endorsement, and was among the most politically explicit voices in American jazz. By the 1990s his recording work had shifted toward a more intimate, ballad-centred approach, and his association with the Tokyo audiophile label Venus Records produced some of his most widely praised recordings of that era. \u003cem\u003eBlue Ballads\u003c\/em\u003e was the first in a series, recorded at Clinton Studio A in New York over two days in November 1995. Tetsuo Hara, the Venus founder, produced and engineered under the label's \"Hyper Magnum Sound\" methodology, prioritising analogue warmth and direct signal path recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quartet — John Hicks on piano, George Mraz on bass, Idris Muhammad on drums — is well matched to Shepp's late style. Hicks was one of the more sympathetic post-bop pianists of his generation, combining blues feeling with harmonic sophistication. Mraz was in demand across both mainstream and avant-garde jazz from the 1960s through the 2000s. The six tracks on the LP are all American standards: Rodgers and Hart's \"Little Girl Blue,\" Count Basie and Jerry Livingston's \"Blue and Sentimental,\" Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz's \"Alone Together,\" Vincent Youmans and Billy Rose's \"More Than You Know,\" Arthur Hamilton's \"Cry Me a River\" and Rainger and Robin's \"If I Should Lose You.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Venus Hyper Magnum Sound LP Collection pressing is a limited edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Venus Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43375290155067,"sku":null,"price":210.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6495.jpg?v=1775105820","url":"https:\/\/lushliferecords.com.au\/products\/archie-shepp-quartet-blue-ballads-1996-japanese-venus-records-limited-edition-vinyl-lp","provider":"Lush Life Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}