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Essential Montreux is a special edition, five CD box-set, by Northern Irish, blues rock guitarist and singer, Gary Moore. The box-set features five out of the six performances Gary Moore made at the Montreux Jazz Festival. His live performances at Montreux that feature in this box-set are Live at Montreux 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001.
| Essential Montreux | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 16 June 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 7 July 1990 – 6 July 2001 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, blues, blues rock | |||
| Length | 366.27 | |||
| Label | Eagle Rock | |||
| Producer | Claude Nobs - Montreux Sounds / Terry Shand and Geoff Kempin - Eagle Rock | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
There are in total, sixty songs between the 5 cds with an approximate total playing time of six hours.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" | Otis Rush | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Midnight Blues" | Moore | 6:27 |
| 3. | "You Don't Love Me" | Willie Cobbs | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Texas Strut" | Moore | 12:59 |
| 5. | "Moving On" | Moore | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Too Tired" | Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Davies, Bihari | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Cold Cold Feeling" | Jessie Mae Robinson | 8:16 |
| 8. | "Farther Up the Road" | Don Robey, Joe Medwick Veasey | 5:27 |
| 9. | "King of the Blues" | Moore | 6:27 |
| 10. | "Stop Messin' Around" | Peter Green, C.G. Adams | 4:32 |
| 11. | "The Blues Is Alright" | Little Milton Campbell | 7:18 |
| 12. | "The Messiah Will Come Again" | Roy Buchanan | 10:34 |
Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 7 July 1990
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If You Be My Baby" | Adam, Green | 5:53 |
| 2. | "Long Grey Mare" | Green | 3:14 |
| 3. | "Oh Pretty Woman" | A.C. Williams | 5:05 |
| 4. | "I Loved Another Woman" | Green | 6:18 |
| 5. | "Merry-Go-Round" | Green | 5:38 |
| 6. | "The Stumble" | Freddie King, Sonny Thompson | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Need Your Love So Bad" | Mertis John Jr, Little Willie John | 8:07 |
| 8. | "You Don't Love Me" | Cobbs | 5:13 |
| 9. | "Key to Love" | Mayall | 2:22 |
| 10. | "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" | Rush | 4:16 |
| 11. | "Since I Met You Baby" | Moore | 3:27 |
| 12. | "The Blues Is Alright" | Campbell | 8:55 |
| 13. | "Stop Messin' Around" | Adams, Green | 6:20 |
| 14. | "Jumping at Shadows" | Duster Bennett | 4:37 |
Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 16 July 1995
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Good Reason" | Moore | 3:09 |
| 2. | "One Fine Day" | Moore | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Cold Wind Blows" | Moore | 6:40 |
| 4. | "I've Found My Love in You" | Moore | 8:25 |
| 5. | "Always There for You" | Moore | 6:15 |
| 6. | "Oh Pretty Woman" | A.C. Williams | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Walking by Myself" | Jimmy Rogers | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Business as Usual" | Moore | 13:18 |
| 9. | "Out in the Fields" | Moore/Lynott | 7:50 |
| 10. | "Over the Hills and Far Away" | Moore | 6:21 |
| 11. | "Parisienne Walkways" | Moore/Lynott | 11:14 |
Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 9 July 1997
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Walking by Myself" | Rogers | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Since I Meet You Baby" | Moore | 3:38 |
| 3. | "Need Your Love So Bad" | John, John | 7:22 |
| 4. | "Tore Down" | Thompson | 4:00 |
| 5. | "You Don't Love Me" | Cobbs | 4:43 |
| 6. | "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" | Rush | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Still Got the Blues (For You)" | Moore | 6:35 |
| 8. | "Too Tired" | Watson, Davies, Bihari | 4:24 |
| 9. | "The Sky Is Crying" | Elmore James | 11:34 |
| 10. | "Farther Up the Road" | Robey, Veasey | 6:21 |
| 11. | "Fire" | Jimi Hendrix | 3:09 |
| 12. | "Parisienne Walkways" | Moore/Lynott | 11:31 |
Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 7 July 1999
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Upset Me Baby" | B.B. King, Bhari | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Cold Black Night" | Moore | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Stormy Monday" | T-Bone Walker | 7:14 |
| 4. | "Oh Pretty Woman" | A.C. Williams | 4:41 |
| 5. | "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)" | Rush | 5:14 |
| 6. | "Still Got the Blues (For You)" | Moore | 7:16 |
| 7. | "Too Tired" | Watson, Davies, Bihari | 9:51 |
| 8. | "How Many Lies" | Moore | 7:27 |
| 9. | "Fire" | Hendrix | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Enough of the Blues" | Moore | 8:05 |
| 11. | "The Prophet" | Moore | 7:14 |
Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 6 July 2001
Personnel
editLive at Montreux 1990
- Gary Moore - Lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
- Don Airey - Keyboards
- Andy Pyle - Bass guitar
- Graham Walker - Drums
- Frank Mead - Alto saxophone, harmonica
- Nick Pentelow - Tenor saxophone
- Nick Payn - Baritone saxophone
- Martin Drover - Trumpet
- Albert Collins (Special guest) Tracks 6, 7, 8, 9 & 11
Live at Montreux 1995
- Gary Moore - Lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
- Tommy Eyre - Keyboards
- Nick Payn - Baritone saxophone
- Nick Pentelow - Tenor saxophone
- Andy Pyle - Bass guitar
- Graham Walker - Drums
Live at Montreux 1997
- Gary Moore - Lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
- Magnus Fiennes - Keyboards
- Guy Pratt - Bass guitar, backing vocals
- Gary Husband - Drums
Live at Montreux 1999
- Gary Moore - Lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
- Vic Martin - Keyboards
- Pete Rees - Bass guitar
- Gary Husband - Drums
Live at Montreux 2001
- Gary Moore - Lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
- Vic Martin - Keyboards
- Pete Rees - Bass guitar
- Darrin Mooney - Drums
References
edit- ^ Freeman, Phil. Essential Montreux at AllMusic