''In Montreux'' is a live album by American jazz singer

Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater (née Denise Garrett, May 27, 1950) is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National ...

. The album was digitally recorded on July 18, 1990, at the Casino de Montreux during the

Montreux Jazz Festival The Montreux Jazz Festival (formerly Festival de Jazz Montreux and Festival International de Jazz Montreux) is a music festival in Switzerland, held annually in early July in Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline. It is the second-largest annu ...

and released via

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Critical reception

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noted, "Dee Dee Bridgewater's move to France awhile back has resulted in her having a relatively low profile in jazz. This excellent live set should help restore her reputation... Bridgewater (who is backed by a French rhythm section) is in top form, singing with swing and sensitivity." Jeff Simon of ''

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'' declared, "...Bridgewater has enough joy, energy and authenticity to capture the stoniest heart and heaviest foot." James T. Jones IV of

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favourably found, "Recorded live, this collection of standards features jazz singing par excellence. Fronting a fiery trio, Bridgewater scats and improvises with the aggression of a saxophonist. The audience is brought to near-hysteria as she attacks each song, spontaneously rewriting melodies."

Track listing

Personnel

Band *Dee Dee Bridgewater – vocals *Bert van den Brink – piano * Hein van de Geyn – bass, arrangements * André Ceccarelli – drums Production *Jean-Pierre Grosz – executive producer *Justin Shirley-Smith – recording *Pierre Jacquot – recording *Bruno Lambert – mixing *Alain Frappier – art direction

References

External links

* {{Dee Dee Bridgewater Dee Dee Bridgewater live albums 1992 live albums Polydor Records live albums Albums recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival