Bill Evans - Montreux II

Recorded at the 1970 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and produced by Helen Keane, Montreux II (originally issued on the CTI label) was the second of Bill Evans’ Montreux concert recordings to be released, following the Grammy Award-winning Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1968). It features the leader accompanied by Eddie Gomez on bass, and Marty Morell on drums. According to AllMusic writer Ken Dryden, the concert finds “the pianist in peak form” presenting “a terrific live performance.”

Tracklist: 

SIDE ONE:

Introduction (1:12)

Very Early (5:26)

Alfie (5:29)

34 Skidoo (6:34)

SIDE TWO:

How My Heart Sings (4:26)

Israel (4:13)

I Hear A Rhapsody (5:53)

Peri’s Scope (6:27) 

Personnel:

Bill Evans, piano

Eddie Gomez, bass

Marty Morell, drums

Produced by Helen Keane

Recorded June 19, 1970 at the Casino De Montreux, Switzerland

Sound Engineer: Pierre Grandjean of Technical Department Radio Suisse Romande

Rerecording by Rudy Van Gelder

Cover photograph by Pete Turner. Album design by Leonard S. Levine