The magnificent and incomparable Muddy Waters performed 3 legendary concerts at the Montreux Jazz Festival throughout the 1970s. Each of these historic concerts were recorded. Muddy Waters name is synonymous with the authenticity, excellence and individuality of the festival and this collection is a celebration of his unique talent. The Montreux Years collection will bring together for the first time, some of the finest moments from Muddy Waters’ celebrated performances alongside rare material, unheard since the original recording. Expertly curated by the Montreux Jazz Festival and BMG, restored and remastered in superlative HD audio; The Montreux Years is released on superior audiophile heavy weight vinyl, MQA quality CD and in HD digital. Montreux Media Ventures (MMV) in partnership with BMG are working together to produce and release a premium series of albums and activities, curated from the unique Montreux Jazz festival archive; one of the finest music collections in the world. As part of this exciting new joint venture MMV and BMG have commenced work to establish a new series of deluxe artist collections under the new official Montreux Jazz records imprint. These initial collections; The Montreux Years will bring together the most iconic performances from the most significant artists to perform in the festival’s impressive five decade history. The collaboration is an unprecedented curation project. The most extensive exploration of the official archive in the festival’s history. Expertly curated by the MJF and BMG teams and overseen by Claude Nobs’ partner and president of the Claude Nobs foundation, Thierry Amsallem, who will act as executive producer across the series. The Montreux Years series is a celebration of Claude’s love of the artists and passion for the festival and are a fitting tribute to his legacy. The BMG and Montreux Jazz music festival design teams will work in partnership to produce new and authentic creative, faithful to the festival’s reputation for iconic artwork.
D**Y
Some of the Best live Muddy Waters.....
This is a well recorded cd featuring highlights from 3 different shows. Masterfully played by a rotating group of musicians but maintaining a core group. Lots of great slow and moody blues. The cd features heaps of Muddys slide guitar. I've seen Muddy perform over 20 times and believe me this is the good stuff.
B**O
Muddy waters live...nothing else!
Would have liked to get a complete show,but once I listened to it,I was very impressed with the remastering of combining 3 shows into one cd.you at Montreux archives,look in the cellar for that infamous frank Zappa show(hint hint!).lot of us Zappa fans are waiting for that one.keep up the good work.
J**E
great
The band is tight and Muddy's singing is outstanding
A**U
Muddy is great live!
Great album. Every cut a winner and sound is good for a live album.
V**W
Outstanding!
Recorded very well which is hugely important to me and a terrific performance. Must have for any Blues fan.
S**K
quick delivery great price
great muddy
B**R
A Towering Concert Document
The content of this 75 minute CD covers live performances by Muddy at Montreux across five years, from 1972 to 1977. He's in powerful voice and he and his band are in superb form across all of it -- and the recording quality is absolutely killer. If it were possible to give this release a sixth star, I would, for the quality of the performances and the audio -- there's no shortage of live Muddy Waters out there, especially from late in his career, but this one stands out among them all.
C**S
music
well done
C**R
Wunderbare Musik
Das ist einfach nur wunderbare Musik. Gut aufgenommen und die Qualität der Pressung stimmt auch.
D**R
Fantastic sound quality
Bought this following a review in HiFi News which singled it out for not just for a great live performance but also fantastic sound quality.I totally agree playing it on my high end hifi it puts you in the front row enjoying the concert as if you are there.Also has a nice book style casing with a few interesting pages about the music.Really don't understand a handful of reviews mainly from Italy saying poor quality sound, are they getting a different version?
D**Y
Blues vom Vater des Blues
Hervorragende Aufnahmen von 3 Auftritten die Muddy Waters 1972, 1974 und 1977 in Montreux in Bestform zeigen. Das Line-Up dieser Auftritte liest sich wie das Who-Is-Who der Blues Geschichte. 1972 standen neben Muddy Waters, Fred Below (Drums), David Myers (Bass), Louis Myers (Git), Lafayette Leake (Piano) und George Mojo Buford (Harp) auf der Bühne des Pavillon in Montreux. 2 Jahre später ist es Bill Wyman zu verdanken das die Aufnahmen in der Cingres Halle über die Bühne gingen. neben MW stand Buddy Guy (Git) Junior Wells (Harp), Terry Taylor (Git), Bill Wyman (Bass), Dallas Taylor (Drums) und Pinetop Perkins am Piano. 1977 war es wieder eine andere Besetzung, dieses mal standen neben MW Bob Margolin (Git) als dritter Gitarrist war Luther Guitar Jr.Johnson dabei und neben Calvin Jones am Bass war auch Bill Wyman wieder dabei, Jerry Portnoy (Harp) am Schlagzeug Willie Big Eyes Smith und am Piano wieder Pinetop Perkins. Für mich als absolut begeisterten Muddy Waters Fan ist dieses DoAlbum ein MUSS. 16 Songs in Klasse Qualität und mein Lieblingssong "Mannish Boy" ist auch dabei, Herz was willst du mehr.
J**O
Mi doble LP suena genial!!
No suelo escribir valoraciones,pero me sabe mal que se desvalore un gran trabajo de restauracion y produccion como este recopilatorio!…el sonido es muy bueno para ser live en la Ginebra de los 70,la conservacion,masterizacion y esfuerzo de edicion para que podamos disfrutar de esta musica(aunque no sea la calidad de sonido de un superestudio de Chicago,claro),es de alabar!gracias a los responsables!!…y animos a los que no recibieron una buena copia o no tienen tan buen equipo como piensan!…un favor a la cultura como este no se debe desvalorizar tan facilmente!
J**S
Plusieurs séances inédites du grand Muddy Waters
Ce CD propose plusieurs enregistrements (dont beaucoup sont inédits) réalisés par Muddy Waters et son orchestre au Festval de Montreux durant les années 1970. Muddy était alors accompagné d'un de ses meilleurs orchestres (Luther Johnson Jr, Willie Smith, Calvin Jones, Jerry Portnoy, Pinetop Perkins, Bob Margolin) et toutes ses performances étaient alors d'excellente qualité. Très bien masterisé, présenté dans un élégant cartonnage, avec toutes les références discographiques, ce CD est un apport bienvenu à l'oeuvre magistral d'un des plus grands bluesman.
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