Gil Evans & RMS - Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1983 (2026)

Ray Russell, Mo Foster and Simon Phillips, aka RMS flew in from London and Gil Evans flew in from New York. Montreux looked beautiful. That evening, further inspired by the beautiful music of Herbie Hancock who preceded them on stage, the band played a wide ranging collection of titles, running from the gamut of Hendrix to Gershwin. Everyone had a ball and, as the final chord of "Gone" had died away, Gil shook his clasped hands above his head - boxer like - his familiar gesture: "we got there". RMS- Ray Russell, Mo Foster and Simon Phillips three musicians who know that the only true accolade is the admiration of one's peers. Whether in the studio or live they have, between them, worked with major artists as diverse as Jeff Beck, Gil Evans, Stanley Clarke, The Who, Tine Turner, Phil Collins, Jack Bruce, Gerry Rafferry, Cat Stevens, Joan Armatrading and Georgie Fame.