ARISTA Allstars: "Blue Montreux Live V.1" - One of the Best Live Performance in the 1970s
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Smooth Jazz"Blue Montreux Live V.1" is a live recording of "Arista Allstars" at Montreux Jazz Festival in 1978. "Arista Allstars" was a group of famous musicians from Arista Record including Michael Brecker (ts) , Randy Brecker (tp), Mike Mainieri (vibes), Warren Bernhardt (k), Larry Coryell (g), Steve Khan (g), Tony Levin (b), Steve Jordan (d). This legendary recording must be one of the best live performance of Jazz Fusion in the 1970s. Unlike usual "allstar" performance, they really played as one solid music band and created amazingly well performed music. The first track, "Blue Montreux", is probably the most well known tune written by Mainieri. The two-horn led melody line by Breckers was firmly supported by tight grove of the rhythm section. After a round of solo plays, it heated up to the "top gear" of a live session. This CD is a "must have item" for a fan of Jazz Fusion sound of the 1970-80s. 
