1970 live album by Bill Evans
Montreux II is a live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans with Eddie Gómez and Marty Morell , recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 1970 and released on the CTI label.[ 1] The album was the second of Evans' Montreux concert recordings to be released, following the Grammy Award -winning Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1968).
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3½ stars and stated, "While this is a terrific live performance, there are sound problems, including what sounds like bleeding of the stage monitors into the mix, and there are muddy spots in the recording as well".[ 2]
Track listing
All compositions by Bill Evans except as indicated
Introduction - 1:11
"Very Early" - 5:27
"Alfie " (Burt Bacharach , Hal David ) - 5:30
"34 Skidoo" - 6:37
"How My Heart Sings" (Earl Zindars ) - 4:16
"Israel" (John Carisi ) - 4:14
"I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos , Dick Gasparre ) - 5:54
"Peri's Scope" - 6:00
Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Casino De Montreux, Switzerland on June 19 & 20, 1970.
Personnel
References
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