ARISTA Allstars: "Blue Montreux Live
V.1" - One of the Best Live Performance in the 1970s
"Blue Montreux Live V.1" is
a live recording of "Arista Allstars" at Montreux Jazz Festival in
1978. "Arista Allstars" was a group of famous musicians from Arista
Record including Michael Brecker (ts) , Randy Brecker (tp), Mike
Mainieri (vibes), Warren Bernhardt (k), Larry Coryell (g), Steve
Khan (g), Tony Levin (b), Steve Jordan (d). This legendary
recording must be one of the best live performance of Jazz Fusion
in the 1970s. Unlike usual "allstar" performance, they really
played as one solid music band and created amazingly well performed
music. The first track, "Blue Montreux", is probably the most well
known tune written by Mainieri. The two-horn led melody line by
Breckers was firmly supported by tight grove of the rhythm section.
After a round of solo plays, it heated up to the "top gear" of a
live session. This CD is a "must have item" for a fan of Jazz
Fusion sound of the 1970-80s.
