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Eagle’s Polish distributor Mystic Production reveals that this year’s Deep Purple appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival is due to be released on November 7 on DVD and blue ray. Track list: Orchestral Intro Highway Star Hard Loving Man Maybe I’m A Leo Strage Kind Of Woman Rapture Of The Deep Woman From Tokyo Contact […]
Read more »Euronews has a news report on the closing of the 45th Montreux Jazz Festival featuring our heroes. Watch it inside.
Read more »The 2006 Deep Purple appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival, released on DVD as We All Came Down to Montreux, has entered rotation on the Direct TV channel 101 Network. It will be on the air tonight, May 23 at 9:00 p.m. EDT and at midnight May 24 EDT. Direct TV repeats their programming frequently, […]
Read more »Gibson.com has an interview they recently did with Claude Nobs. The inevitable question, of course, came up: Tell me what you remember about the “Smoke on the Water” incident on December 4, 1971. This was one of the concerts I was doing besides the festival in the summer. I had Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Deep […]
Read more »Leading up to the 44th Montreux Jazz Festival (which will be held in July), MontreuxJazz.com started a weekly column of ‘behind the scenes’ reminiscences. This week Claude Nobs recalls the events of the Casino fire in December 1971. Nothing really new in his story, but there are photos of the fire that I’ve never seen […]
Read more »Good news for all you vinyl junkies out there. Apparently both Montreux 1996 and 2006 shows have been released on vinyl at the end of last year. They quietly came out on a UK label Rock Classics, each as a double LP with gatefold sleeve. Order it from a store near you: Live at Montreux […]
Read more »German TV channel ZDFdokukanal is currently showing a documentary about Montreux Jazz Festival. From what we understand, the film includes an extensive interview with Claude Nobs and covers both the story of burning down the gambling house and the recent Deep Purple appearances at the festival. The documentary started airing on April 25 and will […]
Read more »This deserves promotion to a separate post. Some historical TV footage have appeared on YouTube. Montreux, April 1971, live and interview…
Read more »Just home from a trip to Montreux where me and my wife got to witness an incredible performance by Deep Purple at the closing of the 42nd Jazz Festival. The set list already given by others. What struck me was how heavy they sounded all the way through. Highlights for me were several. Into the […]
Read more »Sold Out: 10:30 – 12:10 Deep Purple playing solid concert Gillan voice with problems Set list: Fireball Into the Fire Strange Kind of Woman Rapture of the Deep Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Contact Lost Steve Morse Solo Sometimes I Feel Like Screaming Wring that Neck Well Dressed Guitar The Battle Rages On Don Airey solo Perfect […]
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