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The Montreux Jazz Festival takes place for two weeks every summer in Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Geneva. Created in 1967 by Claude Nobs, the Montreux Jazz Festival has become over the years an essential event, generating fantastic stories and legendary performances. In it's 50 year plus history, Montreux has hosted iconic performances by artists including Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Marvin Gaye, Prince, Leonard Cohen, David Bowie, Elton John and Stevie Wonder. The High Priestess of Soul made five appearances at the Montreux Festival between 1968 and 1990. The essential 180g vinyl 2LP compilation The Montreux Years gathers material from all five of her storied performances (1968, 1976, 1981, 1987 and 1990) there and serves as one of Simone's definitive live collections!
Disc 1
Track | Title |
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1 | Someone to Watch Over Me (Intro) (Live At Casino Montreux, 10th July 1987) |
2 | Backlash Blues (Live At Casino Montreux, 3rd July 1976) |
3 | I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free (Live at Casino Montreux, 3rd July 1976) |
4 | See-Line Woman (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) |
5 | Little Girl Blue, Pts. 1 and 2 (Live At Casino Montreux, 3rd July 1976) |
6 | Don’t Smoke in Bed (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) |
7 | Stars (Live At Casino Montreux, 3rd July 1976) |
8 | What a Little Moonlight Can Do (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) |
Disc 2
Track | Title |
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1 | African Mailman (Live At Casino Montreux, 3rd July 1976) |
2 | Just in Time (Live At Casino Kursaal, 16th June 1968) |
3 | Four Women (Live at Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) |
4 | No Woman No Cry (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) |
5 | Liberian Calypso (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) |
6 | Ne Me Quitte Pas (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) |
7 | Montreux Blues (Live At Casino Montreux, 19th July 1981) |
8 | My Baby Just Cares for Me (Live At Casino Montreux, 13th July 1990) |
Nina Simone - Nina Simone: The Montreux Years 2LP
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