Bill Evans • At The Montreux Jazz Festival

 

Review by Rovi Staff  

Bill Evans' 1968 release, At the Montreux Jazz Festival, marks the beginning of stylistic changes for the legendary pianist. Only one year earlier, his At Town Hall release found his approach generally more introspective and brooding. In contrast, this set is more lively, playful, and experimental. Much of this is down to the active and intense drumming of Jack DeJohnette, who had joined the trio only a short time before this concert was recorded; longtime bandmate Eddie Gomez is also featured on this album. His energetic soloing adds veracity to tunes such as "Embraceable You" and "A Sleeping Bee." DeJohnette, too, is given several opportunities to display his drumming skills. His lengthy solo on "Nardis" displays his technical prowess and four-way coordination; such acumen would later cause jazz fans and critics alike to hail DeJohnette as one of the world's premier jazz drummers. Evans, famous for a soft-spoken pianistic touch, seems driven to new vistas on this album. He experiments more with harmonic dissonance and striking rhythmical contrasts, making this his most extroverted playing since his freshman release, New Jazz Conceptions.

https://www.allmusic.com/album/at-the-montreux-jazz-festival-mw0000652751

///////

Revisión por el personal de Rovi  
El lanzamiento de Bill Evans en 1968, At the Montreux Jazz Festival, marca el comienzo de los cambios estilísticos para el legendario pianista. Sólo un año antes, su lanzamiento en el Ayuntamiento encontró su enfoque en general más introspectivo y melancólico. En contraste, este conjunto es más animado, juguetón y experimental. Gran parte de esto se debe a la activa e intensa batería de Jack DeJohnette, que se había unido al trío poco antes de que se grabara este concierto; su antiguo compañero de banda Eddie Gómez también aparece en este álbum. Sus enérgicos solos añaden veracidad a temas como "Embraceable You" y "A Sleeping Bee". A DeJohnette también se le dan varias oportunidades para mostrar sus habilidades como baterista. Su largo solo en "Nardis" muestra su destreza técnica y su coordinación en cuatro direcciones; tal perspicacia haría que más tarde los aficionados y críticos de jazz aclamaran a DeJohnette como uno de los principales bateristas de jazz del mundo. Evans, famoso por su suave toque pianístico, parece que se ha visto impulsado a nuevas perspectivas en este álbum. Experimenta más con la disonancia armónica y los sorprendentes contrastes rítmicos, lo que hace que sea su forma de tocar más extrovertida desde su primer lanzamiento, New Jazz Conceptions.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/at-the-montreux-jazz-festival-mw0000652751

 

 

 

billevansofficial.com ...

 

 

Tracks:
    "Spoken Introduction" – 0:57
    "One for Helen" (Bill Evans) – 4:22
    "A Sleepin' Bee" (Harold Arlen, Truman Capote) – 6:05
    "Mother of Earl" (Earl Zindars) – 5:14
    "Nardis" (Miles Davis) – 8:23
    "Quiet Now" (Denny Zeitlin) – 6:26
    "I Loves You, Porgy" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 6:00
    "The Touch of Your Lips" (Ray Noble) – 4:45
    "Embraceable You" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 6:45
    "Some Day My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) – 6:08
    "Walkin' Up" (Evans) – 3:34


Credits:
    Artwork By [Art Direction] – Acy R. Lehmann
    Bass – Eddie Gomez
    Drums – Jack DeJohnette
    Edited By, Engineer [Remix] – Bob Schwarz*
    Engineer – Jean-Claude Martin, Pierre Grandjean
    Engineer [Director] – Val Valentin
    Mastered By [Digital Remaster] – Dennis Drake
    Photography [Cover Photograph], Other [Liner Notes] – Gene Lees
    Piano – Bill Evans
    Producer – Helen Keane
    Written-By – Bill Evans (tracks: A1, B5), George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin* (tracks: B1, B3)


Notes:
Recorded June 15, 1968 at the Casino de Montreux, Switzerland, by The Technical Department of Radio Suisse Romande.
https://www.discogs.com/master/view/68359 

 

 

 

MORE Bill Evans ...





This file is intended only for preview!
I ask you to delete the file from your hard drive or device after reading it.
thank for the original uploader

 

Tip: Use JDownloader