Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at Montreux 1997

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Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at Montreux 1997
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ReleasedNovember 2004
Length106:00
Label Eagle Rock Entertainment, Eagle Eye Media
Producer Montreux Sounds
Earth, Wind & Fire chronology
In Concert
(2004)
Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at Montreux 1997
(2004)
The Collection
(2005)

Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at Montreux 1997 is a DVD by the band Earth, Wind & Fire which was issued in November 2004 by Eagle Rock Entertainment. [1] [2] The DVD has also been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. [3]

Earth, Wind & Fire American band

Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, dance, Latin, and Afro pop. They have been described as one of the most innovative and commercially successful acts of all time. Rolling Stone called them "innovative, precise yet sensual, calculated yet galvanizing" and declared that the band "changed the sound of black pop". VH1 has also described EWF as "one of the greatest bands" ever.

Eagle Rock Entertainment London-based producer and distributor of music films and programming for cinema, television, DVD, Blu-ray, and downloadable media

Eagle Rock Entertainment is an international producer and distributor of music films and programming for cinema, television, DVD, Blu-ray, and downloadable media. Based in London, Eagle Rock has produced and/or distributed live concert and documentary films and programmes in various formats, featuring Talk Talk, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Who, The Moody Blues, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Toto, The Doors, ZZ Top, Gary Moore, Cher, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Peter Gabriel, Madonna, Nirvana, U2, Metallica, Eminem, Dream Theater, the Talking Heads, Jeff Beck, Katy Perry, Slipknot, and Supertramp.

Contents

Overview

The DVD features the band's performances at the 1997 and 1998 editions of the Montreux Jazz Festival. [1] [2]

Montreux Jazz Festival music festival

The Montreux Jazz Festival is a music festival in Switzerland, held annually in early July in Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline. It is the second largest annual jazz festival in the world after Canada's Montreal International Jazz Festival.

Set list

Jupiter (Earth, Wind & Fire song) single that was released by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire

"Jupiter" is a single that was released by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire in 1978 which was written by the band's leader Maurice White and his fellow members Verdine White, Larry Dunn and Phillip Bailey. Spawned from their 1977 studio album All 'N All, it rose to 41 on the UK Singles chart.

Saturday Nite (song) single by Earth, Wind & Fire

"Saturday Nite" is a single by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire which was issued in 1976 by Columbia Records. The song reached Nos. 4 & 21 on Billboard Hot Soul Songs anrd Hot 100 charts respectively. "Saturday Nite" also rose to No. 17 on the UK Singles chart - their first hit in the United Kingdom.

September (Earth, Wind & Fire song) Song by Earth, Wind & Fire

"September" is a song by the American funk band Earth, Wind & Fire. It was recorded during the sessions for their album I Am (1979) and released as a single in 1978. It was included on The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 (1978).

Bonus 1998 Performance

Mighty Mighty (song) 1974 single by Earth, Wind & Fire

"Mighty Mighty" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire, released as a single in 1974 on Columbia Records. The single reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In the Stone 1979 single by Earth, Wind & Fire

"In the Stone" was a song by R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire issued as a single in 1979 on Columbia Records. The song rose to No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.

Solo (music) musical piece or part of musical piece performed by a single musician

In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung featuring a single performer, who may be performing completely alone or supported by an accompanying instrument such as a piano or organ, a continuo group, or the rest of a choir, orchestra, band, or other ensemble. Performing a solo is "to solo", and the performer is known as a soloist.

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References

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  3. "Earth, Wind & Fire: Live at Montreux". RIAA.com.