Legends: Live at Montreux 1997

Legends: Live at Montreux 1997
Live album by Eric Clapton , David Sanborn , Joe Sample , Steve Gadd , Marcus Miller
Publication (s)	2005 DVD , 2008 CD, Blu-Ray
admission	1997
Label (s)	Eagle vision
Format (s)	DVD, Blu-Ray, CD
Genre (s)	Rock , jazz
Title (number)	13
running time	107: 00
occupation	Eric Clapton - guitar , vocals Marcus Miller - bass Steve Gadd - drums Joe Sample - Piano , Fender Rhodes David Sanborn - saxophone
production	Geoff Kempin, Claude Nobs, Terry Shand
chronology Sessions for Robert J (2004) Legends: Live at Montreux 1997 Eric Clapton: Live at Montreux, 1986 (2006)

Legends: Live at Montreux 1997 is a live recorded album and DVD from the Legends: Live at Montreux concert series of the Montreux Jazz Festival . The DVD was released on September 3, 2005. The CD and Blu-Ray formats were released on September 30, 2008.

A mixture of instrumental and vocal pieces was performed. Some blues pieces and a new acoustic version of the hit Layla were also presented. Furthermore, the Eric Clapton Gold Leaf Stratocaster was used for the first time.

Track list

1. Full house
2. Groovin '
3. Ruthie
4. Snakes
5. Going Down Slow ( St. Louis Jimmy Oden )
6. The peeper
7. In Case You Hadn't Noticed
8. Third Degree ( Eddie Boyd , Willie Dixon )
9. First Song / Tango Blues
10. Put It Where You Want It
11. Shreveport Stomp
12. In A Sentimental Mood / Layla ( Eric Clapton )
13. Every Day I Have The Blues ( Memphis Slim )

reception

Professional reviews
source	rating
Allmusic

The music website Allmusic rated the recordings with two stars out of five. Allmusic critic Joe Viglione described the album as quite boring and without major climaxes and explosions , but overall as a successful and musically good recording.

Tour dates

No.	date	country	city	Venue	Number of visitors
1-2	3rd to 4th July 1997	Switzerland	Montreux	Stravinski Auditorium	7,000
3	5th July 1997	France	Vienne	Theater antique de Vienne	13,000
4th	July 7, 1997	Turkey	Istanbul	Cemil Topuzlu Amphitheater	4,000
5	July 8, 1997	Austria	Vienna	Wiener Stadthalle	16,000
6th	July 9, 1997	Denmark	Copenhagen	Tivoli	27,000
7th	July 11, 1997	Netherlands	The hague	World Forum Convention Center	10,000
8th	July 12, 1997	Norway	Molde	Romsdal Museum	500
9	July 13, 1997	Italy	Spello	Villa Fidelia	500
10	July 15, 1997	Italy	Sardinia	Red Cliffs of Arbatax	20,000
11	July 17, 1997	Spain	Vitoria-Gasteiz	Estadio Mendizorrotza	19,900

Individual evidence

1. ^ Releases Allmusic
2. ↑ Credits to Allmusic
3. ↑ ^{a b} Information at Where's Eric!
4. ↑ Legends: Live at Montreux 1997 YouTube
5. ↑ Information Allmusic
6. ↑ Tour dates and information at Where's Eric!