Legends – Live At Montreux 1997 (Eagle Blu-ray)

 

Picture: B     Sound: B     Extras: D     Concert: B

 

 

It is hard to resist a gathering of exceptionally talented musicians in concert, especially when they include Eric Clapton and David Sanborn, but this is the kind of thing that often happens at Montreux and Legends – Live At Montreux 1997 pairs them together and adds Steve Gadd, Marcus Miller and Joe Sample for a nice set that meshes together surprisingly well.  Sometimes this kind of thing does not work, but it works well enough here.

 

The songs include:

 

1)     Full House

2)     Groovin’

3)     Ruthie

4)     Snakes

5)     Going Down Slow

6)     The Peeper

7)     In Case You Hadn’t Noticed

8)     Third Degree

9)     First Song/Tango Blues

10)  Put It Where You Want It

11)  Shreveport Stomp

12)  In A Sentimental Mood/Layla

13)  Every Day I Have The Blues

 

 

Clapton may hold a record for most concerts on home video, but more of them have been good than not, though even he can have somewhat of an off night, as this link will show:

 

http://www.fulvuedrive-in.com/review/4371/Eric+Clapton+–+Live+At+Montreux

 

 

However, this works out very well and I think Sanborn never does get all the credit he deserves, while his album The Dance should have been an even bigger hit, but you have heard all of their work before, whether you have realized it or not.  Either way, Legends is a good choice for an early Blu-ray from Eagle and music fans should be very happy with it.

 

 

The 1080i 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image is soft and shows its age a little, down to some motion blur, but color and depth help save the shoot and the transfer is not bad overall.  The DTS HD Master Audio (MA lossless) is the best of the tracks, yet the PCM 2.0 Stereo also has its moments and the Dolby Digital 5.1 works, but is more different than better than the DTS.  There are no extras on the disc, but a paper pullout inside the case with a good essay.

 

 

-   Nicholas Sheffo