Recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland, July 13 & 14, 1999 ("additional recording" later in LA). Also available on DVD.
So I've been listening to the original 1982 Casino Lights release quite a bit and while chasing that rabbit down the internet hole, I only recently discovered that Warner Bros. tried to catch lightning in a bottle again in 2000. The only performer to appear on both releases is guitarist Larry Carlton, but there are a lot of big names here from the world of smooth jazz, including supergroup Fourplay.
A huge festival like Montreux offers unique opportunities for collaboration - Larry Carlton and Kirk Whalum, George Duke and Gabriela Anders, and the jam sessions that end each disc.
Album chart peaks:
- US Billboard 200: Did not chart
- Billboard Contemporary Jazz: #14
Tracks: 14 tracks, over two hours of music. Always There is worth the price of admission. Other top picks include Mind Games, Wayne's Thang, Cold Duck Time, Notorious, Brazilian Love Affair, and Watermelon Man. For a live recording, it's very fairly homogenized, but enjoyable nonetheless.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None
Previously revisited for the blog:
Casino Lights (1982)
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