Montreux '77 (Tommy Flanagan album)

Montreux '77
Live album by Tommy Flanagan
Released	1977
Recorded	July 13, 1977
Venue	Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Label	Pablo
Producer	Norman Granz
Tommy Flanagan chronology
Eclypso (1977) Montreux '77 (1977) Alone Too Long (1977)

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AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[2]

Montreux '77 is an album by pianist Tommy Flanagan. It is a trio recording, with bassist Keter Betts and drummer Bobby Durham.

Recording

The album was recorded during a concert performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on July 13, 1977. ^[3]

Releases

The album was released by Pablo Records. ^[1] A subsequent CD reissue had one track – "Heat Wave" – added. ^[1]

Track listing

1. "Barbados" (Charlie Parker) – 9:25
2. "Some Other Spring/Easy Living" – 8:28
3. "Star Crossed Lovers/Jump for Joy" (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn) – 6:56
4. "Woody 'N You" (Dizzy Gillespie) – 5:42
5. "Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham) – 8:08

Additional track on CD reissue

• "Heat Wave" (Irving Berlin) – 8:25

Personnel

• Tommy Flanagan – piano
• Keter Betts – bass
• Bobby Durham – drums

References

1. Yanow, Scott "Tommy Flanagan 3 – Montreux '77". AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin. p. 495. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. "Pablo Records Catalog: Pablo Live 2308–200, 2620–100, 2640–100 Series". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved March 12, 2017.