Montreux III

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
Live album by
Bill Evans
Released1975
RecordedJuly 20, 1975
GenreJazz
Length42:18
LabelFantasy
Bill Evans chronology
The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album
(1975)		 Montreux III
(1975)		 Since We Met
(1976)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated, "the communication between the two masterful players is quite special".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing
  1. "Elsa" (Earl Zindars) - 7:28
  2. "Milano" (John Lewis) - 4:40
  3. "Venutian Rhythm Dance" (Clive Stevens) - 4:27
  4. "Django" (Lewis) - 6:08
  5. "Minha (All Mine)" (Francis Hime) - 4:11
  6. "Driftin'" (Dan Haerle) - 5:12
  7. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 6:38
  8. "The Summer Knows" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 3:24

Personnel

References
  1. Bill Evans discography accessed March 19, 2010
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed March 19, 2010
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 73. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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