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 Evans' Montreux concert recordings to be released, following Montreux II (1970) and the Grammy Award-winning Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1968).
| Montreux III | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | July 20, 1975 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:18 | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
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Reception edit
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated, "the communication between the two masterful players is quite special".[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing edit
- "Elsa" (Earl Zindars) - 7:28
- "Milano" (John Lewis) - 4:40
- "Venutian Rhythm Dance" (Clive Stevens) - 4:27
- "Django" (Lewis) - 6:08
- "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
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ Bill Evans discography accessed March 19, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 19, 2010
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 73. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.