For their second LP, Darol Anger invited Mike Marshall, Todd Philips and Andy Narell to join he and Higbie, as mention two weeks ago, and they soon became the Darol Anger and Barbara Higbie Quintet, later changing it to Montreux. Balakrishnan left the band to study composition and Anger took his position in playing the violin (full time). The band, minus Balakrishnan, performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1984, and their performances were recorded there for the release of their second album.
Here is the album cover.
Here are two reviews on the CD copy of the album from Amazon.com:
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
"This is, according to the liner notes, the entire concert played on July 19th, 1984 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux, Switzerland. Musicians are: Darol Anger, violins; Barbara Higbie, piano; Mike Marshall, guitar, mandolin; Todd Phillips, up-right bass; and Andy Narell, steel drums. 55 minutes running time, there are 10 tracks in all, not 8 as listed here. As the samples demonstrate, this is not 'new age' but acoustic-based music, with a jazz/classical/contemporary sensibility (no synthesizers are used)."
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
"This is one of the best albums Windham Hill ever produced. It features Barbara Higbie, Darol Anger, Andy Narell, Mike Marshall and Todd Phillips playing in a live performance that is pure magic. A friend of mine described it as "happy music" because it is impossible to listen to it without smiling."
The song "Fiddles of Doom" isn't on the album, but this video is still worth checking out:
As usual, the track listing:
1. Egrets
2. The Lights In The Sky Are Star
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3. Daughter Of Cups
4. Egypt
5. Brann St. Sonata
6. In What Hour
7. Pumpkin Time
8. Tideline
9. Duet
10. Near Northern - Darol Anger/Barbara Higbie Quintet
The album is available on vinyl, CD, mp3 and cassette (if lucky to find a copy today). To purchase your own copy of the album, click here:
http://www.amazon.com/Montreux-Darol-Barbara-Higbie-Quintet/dp/B000008IL6
Until next week!
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