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Montreux II is a live album by jazz pianist Bill Evans with Eddie Gómez and Marty Morell, recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 1970 and released on the CTI label.[1] The album was the second of Evans' Montreux concert recordings to be released, following the Grammy Award-winning Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1968).

Montreux II
Live album by Bill Evans
Released	1970
Recorded	June 19 & 20, 1970
Venue	Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:13
Label	CTI
Producer	Creed Taylor
Bill Evans chronology
Alone (1970) Montreux II (1970) From Left to Right (1971)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3½ stars and stated, "While this is a terrific live performance, there are sound problems, including what sounds like bleeding of the stage monitors into the mix, and there are muddy spots in the recording as well".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Evans except as indicated

1. Introduction - 1:11
2. "Very Early" - 5:27
3. "Alfie" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 5:30
4. "34 Skidoo" - 6:37
5. "How My Heart Sings" (Earl Zindars) - 4:16
6. "Israel" (John Carisi) - 4:14
7. "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Jack Baker, George Fragos, Dick Gasparre) - 5:54
8. "Peri's Scope" - 6:00

• Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Casino De Montreux, Switzerland on June 19 & 20, 1970.

Personnel

• Bill Evans - piano
• Eddie Gómez - bass
• Marty Morell - drums

References

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