| Colosseum - Valentyne Suite Recorded live at Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, June 22, 1969. Track 1 - Valentyne Suite : )Theme one : January's Search )Theme two : February's Valentyne )Theme Three : Beware the Ides of March *(Incomplete) (14:49) Composed By Dave Greenslade and Dick Heckstall-Smith Artists: Dave Greenslade - Organ, Vocals Dick Heckstall-Smith - Saxophones James Litherland - Guitar, Vocals Tony Reeves - Bass Jon Hiseman - Drums ***** Important historic fact about Montreux Casino which held Montreux Jazz Festival you might want to know (from Wiki): Montreux Casino (Casino de Montreux) is a casino located in Montreux, Switzerland, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva. Montreux Casino was built in 1881 and had modifications made to it in 1903. Throughout the twentieth century, the site played host to many great symphony orchestras and well-known conductors. By the late 1960s, jazz, blues and rock artists began to perform there. In 1967 the Casino became the venue for the Montreux Jazz Festival, which was the brainchild of music promoter Claude Nobs. The festival was held there annually and lasted for three days. The highlights of this era were Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Bill Evans, Nina Simone, Jan Garbarek, and Ella Fitzgerald. Originally featuring almost exclusively jazz artists, in the 1970s the festival began broadening its scope, including blues, soul, and rock artists. Some notable rock acts which performed at Montreux Casino in these years include ... |
