BLU-RAY DVD EARTH WIND & FIRE - LIVE AT MONTREUX - 1997

EARTH WIND & FIRE – LIVE AT MONTREUX - 1997 - BLU RAY DVD

 Earth, Wind & Fire were in typically exuberant form when they paid their first visit to the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1997. They delivered a sparkling performance featuring a string of classic hits including Saturday Nite, September, Let's Groove, Fantasy, Devotion, After The Love Is Gone, Shining Star, Can't Hide Love and Boogie Wonderland. As a bonus, also included here are seven additional tracks from the band's equally fine return performance in 1998.

 1997:

With Philip Bailey, lead vocals & percussion; Sheldon Reynolds, lead vocals & guitar; Verdine White, bass; Ralph Johnson, vocals & percussion; Sonny Emory, drums; Morris Pleasure, keyboards (musical director); Mike McKnight, keyboards; David Romero, percussion; B. David Whithworth, vocals & percussion; Gary Bias, saxophone; Ray Brown, trumpet; Reggie Young, trombone; Dee Dee Weathers, dancer; Kayusha Simpson, dancer.

 1    Introduction by Claude Nobs

2    Rock That

3    Jupiter

4    Saturday Nite

5    Revolution

6    Gratitude

7    September

8    Let's Groove

9    Rock It

10    Sun Goddess

11    Can't Hide Love

12    That's The Way Of The World

13    Drum Solo

14    Reasons

15    Fantasy

16     Mo's Solo

17     Boogie Wonderland

18     After The Love Has Gone

19     Sing A Song

20     Shining Star

21     Devotion

Bonus tracks 1998:

With Philip Bailey, lead vocals & percussion; Sheldon Reynolds, lead vocals & guitar; Verdine White, bass; Ralph Johnson, vocals & percussion; Sonny Emory, drums; Morris Pleasure, keyboards (musical director); Robert Brookins, keyboards; David Romero, percussion; B. David Whithworth, vocals & percussion; Gary Bias, saxophone; Ray Brown, trumpet; Reggie Young, trombone; Cible Ezur, dancer; Kayusha Simpson, dancer.

 1   Kalimba Funk Intro

2    Medley: Pride / Mighty Mighty

3    In The Stone

4    Solo Percussion (Daahoud)

5    I'll Write A Song

6    Love's Holiday

7     Getaway

 Release date: November 16, 2009

 Running time: 106 mins approx.

Video: 1080i High Definition Widescreen 16x9 (1.78:1)

Audio: LPCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS HD Master Audio