For three days in 1975 producerNorman Granzlargely took over the Montreux Jazz Festival and recorded nearly everything; he had a similar arrangement with the 1977 edition. This double-LP (whose contents have mostly not been reissued yet on CD) has music from nine different groups ranging from unaccompanied solos by guitaristJoe Passand pianistOscar Petersonto an octet. Just listing the all-star performers should be enough to water the mouths of moststraightahead jazz fans. In addition to Pass andPetersonthere are trumpetersRoy Eldridge,Clark TerryandDizzy Gillespie, tenoJohnny Griffin,Zoot Simsand Eddie "Lockjaw"Davis, altoistBenny Carter,Toots Thielemansonharmonica, vibraphonistMilt Jackson, pianistsOscar Peterson,Count BasieandTommy Flanagan, bassistsNiels PedersenandKeter Bettsand drummersLouie Bellson,Mickey RokerandBobby DurhamplusElla Fitzgeraldsings "The Man I Love." The music is essentially standards and blues but the classic musicians come up with enough surprises in their solos to hold one's interest throughout.