Mariska Veres

 

Artist:  Mariska Veres

Birth Name:  Maria Elisabeth Ender

Born:  October 1, 1947.  The Hague, Netherlands

Died:  December 2, 2008 (Aged 59).  The Hague, Netherlands

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Jazz, Funk, Soul, Blues, Folk, Soul Jazz, Rhythm &. Blues, Swing, Europop, Country

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Vocals, Keyboards

Mariska Veres was a Dutch Singer, who best known as the lead singer of the Rock Group Shocking Blue that gained worldwide fame with the hit single "Venus".  When Shocking Blue spilt up on June 1, 1974, she continued in a solo career.  Her singles "Take Me High" (1975), and "Lovin' You" (1976) were popular mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.  She started the Jazz Group The Shocking Jazz Quintet in 1993, and recorded an album (Shocking You) with Pop Songs from the 1960s and 1970s, now in Jazz Version.

Artist:  Masriska Veres and Shocking Jazz Quintet

Title:  Shocking You (2017)

Genre:  Pop, Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Jazz, Funk, Soul, Blues, Folk, Soul Jazz, Rhythm &. Blues, Swing, Europop, Country

Label:  Red Bullet

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  He's Not There (3:55)

 2.  You Really Got Me (3:54)

 3.  Shocking You (3:09)

 4.  Radar Love (4:27)

 5.  Try A Little Tenderness (5:08)

 6.  Venus (3:23)

 7.  I Feel The Earth Move (5:09)

 8.  Never Marry A Railroad Man (3:36)

 9.  Somebody To Love (3:36)

10. A Lot Of Living To Do (3:08)

11. All By Myself (3:14)

12. Rockin ' Good Way (4:16)

Personnel:

Mariska Veres:  Vocals

Wim Nienaber:  Alto Saxophone

Peter Van Santen:  Piano

Bert Meulink:  Acoustic Bass

Mark Eshuis:  Drums

Shocking You is the debut studio album by Masriska Veres and Shocking Jazz Quintet, originally released in 1993 by Red Bullet, remastered and reissued in 2017 by Red Bullet.  Excellent Album! and Very Good Jazz Album.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.