In Montreux

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In Montreux
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Live album by
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Released1990
RecordedJuly 18, 1990
Venue Casino de Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland
Genre Jazz
Length49:54
Label Polydor 847 913-2
Producer Jean-Pierre Grosz
Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology
Victim of Love
(1989)		In Montreux
(1990)		 Keeping Tradition
(1993)

In Montreux is a live album by American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. The album was digitally recorded on July 18, 1990, at the Casino de Montreux during the Montreux Jazz Festival and released via Polydor Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Buffalo News Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
USA Today Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Scott Yanow of AllMusic noted, "Dee Dee Bridgewater's move to France awhile back has resulted in her having a relatively low profile in jazz. This excellent live set should help restore her reputation... Bridgewater (who is backed by a French rhythm section) is in top form, singing with swing and sensitivity." [1]

Jeff Simon of The Buffalo News declared, "...Bridgewater has enough joy, energy and authenticity to capture the stoniest heart and heaviest foot." [2]

James T. Jones IV of USA Today favourably found, "Recorded live, this collection of standards features jazz singing par excellence. Fronting a fiery trio, Bridgewater scats and improvises with the aggression of a saxophonist. The audience is brought to near-hysteria as she attacks each song, spontaneously rewriting melodies." [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All of Me" Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons 7:51
2."How Insensitive (Insensatez)" Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes 7:51
3."Just Friends" John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis 7:51
4."A Child Is Born" Thad Jones 4:35
5."Strange Fruit" Lewis Allan 5:12
6."A Night in Tunisia" Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli9:16
7."Horace Silver Medley: Sister Sadie/Next Time I Fall in Love/Señor Blu"Ronald Bright, Horace Silver 7:18
Total length:49:54

Personnel

Band

Production

References

  1. 1 2 "Dee Dee Bridgewater: In Montreux". AllMusic . Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Simon, Jeff (May 1, 1992). "In Brief". The Buffalo News . Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings : Cook, Richard : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming. p. 163. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  4. ↑ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 1885. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 116. ISBN   978-1-85227-183-1 . Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  6. 1 2 T. Jones IV, James (March 26, 1992). "Spring releases of 5 leading ladies". USA Today – via newsbank.com.
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