''Montreux III'' is a
live album
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by
jazz
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pianist
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Bill Evans
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with
bassist
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Eddie Gómez
Edgar Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist, known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1966 to 1977.
Biography
Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised. ...
, recorded at the
Montreux Jazz Festival
The Montreux Jazz Festival (formerly Festival de Jazz Montreux and Festival International de Jazz Montreux) is a music festival in Switzerland, held annually in early July in Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline. It is the second-largest annual ...
in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
in 1975 and released on the
Fantasy
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label.
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accessed March 19, 2010 The album was the third of Evans' Montreux concert recordings to be released, following ''
Montreux II
''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. '' (1970) and the
Grammy Award
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-winning ''
Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival
''Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival'' is a 1968 album by the American jazz pianist Bill Evans, recorded live at that year's Montreux Jazz Festival. The trio's performance on this album won them the 1969 Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental A ...
'' (1968).
Reception
The
Allmusic
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review by
Scott Yanow
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Biography
Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles.
Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...
awarded the album 4 stars and stated, "the communication between the two masterful players is quite special".
[Yanow, S. ]Allmusic Review
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accessed March 19, 2010
Track listing
# "Elsa" (
Earl Zindars
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) - 7:28
# "Milano" (
John Lewis
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) - 4:40
# "Venutian Rhythm Dance" (
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) - 4:27
# "
Django" (Lewis) - 6:08
# "Minha (All Mine)" (
Francis Hime
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Eliane El ...
) - 4:11
# "Driftin'" (
Dan Haerle
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Dan Haerl ...
) - 5:12
# "
I Love You" (
Cole Porter
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Born to ...
) - 6:38
# "The Summer Knows" (
Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman,
Michel Legrand
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) - 3:24
Personnel
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Bill Evans
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-
piano
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,
electric piano
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*
Eddie Gómez
Edgar Gómez (born October 4, 1944) is a Puerto Rican jazz double bassist, known for his work with the Bill Evans Trio from 1966 to 1977.
Biography
Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised. ...
-
bass
References
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Bill Evans live albums
Albums recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival
1975 live albums
Fantasy Records live albums