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with

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and

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, recorded at the

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in 1970 and released on the CTI label.Bill Evans discography
accessed March 19, 2010 The album was the second of Evans' Montreux concert recordings to be released, following the

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'' (1968).

Reception

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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".Dryden, K.

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accessed March 19, 2010

Track listing

:''All compositions by Bill Evans except as indicated'' # ''Introduction'' - 1:11 # "Very Early" - 5:27 # "

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) - 5:30 # "34 Skidoo" - 6:37 # "How My Heart Sings" (

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) - 4:16 # "Israel" (

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) - 4:14 # "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker,

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) - 5:54 # "Peri's Scope" - 6:00 :*Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Casino De Montreux, Switzerland on June 19 & 20, 1970.

Personnel

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References

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