Montreux III
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| Live album by Bill Evans | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | July 20, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:18 | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
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Montreux III is a live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans with bassist Eddie Gómez recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 1975 and released on the Fantasy label.[1] The album was the third of Evan's Montreux concert recordings to be released following Montreux II (1970) and the Grammy Award winning Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1968).
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and states "the communication between the two masterful players is quite special".[2]
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
- "Elsa" (Earl Zindars) - 7:28
- "Milano" (John Lewis) - 4:40
- "Venutian Rhythm Dance" (Clive Stevens) - 4:27
- "Django" (Lewis) - 6:18
- "Minha (All Mine)" (Francis Hime) - 4:11
- "Driftin'" (Dan Haerle) - 5:12
- "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 6:38
- "The Summer Knows" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 3:24
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- Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Casino De Montreux, Switzerland on June 19 & 20, 1970.
Personnel
References
- ↑ Bill Evans discography accessed March 19, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 19, 2010
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