SIMONE NINA/NINA SIMONE THE MONTREUX YEARS

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DESCRIPTIONTHE MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE FOR TWO WEEKS EVERY SUMMER IN SWITZERLAND ON THE SHORES OF LAKE GENEVA. CREATED IN 1967 BY CLAUDE NOBS THE MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL HAS BECOME OVER THE YEARS AN ESSENTIAL EVENT GENERATING FANTASTIC STORIES AND LEGENDARY PERFORMANCES. IN ITS 50 YEAR PLUS HISTORY MONTREUX HAS HOSTED ICONIC PERFORMANCES BY ARTISTS INCLUDING NINA SIMONE MILES DAVIS ARETHA FRANKLIN ELLA FITZGERALD MARVIN GAYE PRINCE LEONARD COHEN DAVID BOWIE ELTON JOHN AND STEVIE WONDER. THE HIGH PRIESTESS OF SOUL MADE FIVE APPEARANCES AT THE MONTREUX FESTIVAL BETWEEN 1968 AND 1990. THE ESSENTIAL 180G VINYL 2LP COMPILATION THE MONTREUX YEARS GATHERS MATERIAL FROM ALL FIVE OF HER STORIED PERFORMANCES (1968 1976 1981 1987 AND 1990) THERE AND SERVES AS ONE OF SIMONES DEFINITIVE LIVE COLLECTIONS