EVANS,BILL
MONTREUX II: RECORDED LIVE AT MONTREAUX FESTIVAL (180 GRAM) - LP

UPC: 8435395504161
Label: ELEMENTAL
Format: LP
Release Date: August 16, 2024
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Recorded at the 1970 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and produced by Helen Keane, Montreux II (originally issued on the CTI label) was the second of Bill Evans’ Montreux concert recordings to be released, following the Grammy Award-winning Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1968). It features the leader accompanied by Eddie Gomez on bass, and Marty Morell on drums. According to AllMusic writer Ken Dryden, the concert finds “the pianist in peak form” presenting “a terrific live performance.”

PERSONNEL:

Bill Evans - (piano)
Eddie Gomez - (bass)
Marty Morrell - (drums)

Recorded June 19, 1970 at the Casino De Montreux Switzerland.

TRACK LIST:

A1. Introduction
A2. Very Early
A3. Alfie
A4. 34 Skidoo

B1. How My Heart Sings
B2. Israel
B3. I Hear A Rhapsody
B4. Peri's Scope