Bill Evans – Montreux II (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1970

Montreux II is an LP by Bill Evans from 1970 released on the CTI Records label.

About this album

Montreux II is a fine example of Bill Evans’ lyrical, highly interactive trio jazz. Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival and issued in 1970, it finds Evans shaping standards and originals with the poised touch, harmonic sensitivity and rhythmic give-and-take that made him one of jazz piano’s most influential voices. The set includes pieces such as “Very Early”, “Alfie” and “How My Heart Sings”, heard here in a live context that emphasises both delicate phrasing and deep ensemble communication. For listeners drawn to Evans’ modal and post-bop language, this album shows why his work remained so quietly transformative.

Genre: Jazz