Fans will be overjoyed about the Gary Moore - Essential Montreux 5CD Set, released in July of 2009. The Irish blues-rock guitarist, who has adored playing to the music loving crowds of this beautiful Swiss city, famous for its yearly jazz fests and music venues, has acquired enormous amounts of recorded material over the past decade or so. Much of the included six hours of music, containing over 60 songs recorded between 1990 and 2001, has been released on these five CDs for the first time. Disc One, recorded in 1990, contains a special treat: blues great Albert Collins appears on four songs in both the vocal and guitar capacity. The two bluesmen complement each other with tradeoff lead solos within mesmerizing onstage performances. Since this is Gary in 1990, staunch fans will notice that the setlist covers a lot of the songs from his then recently released Still Got The Blues album, still viewed by many to be the best of his illustrious career. This compelling 12-song CD finishes with a thrilling cover of Roy Buchanans "The Messiah Will Come Again," only adding to Gary's brilliance in style and tone within this period... Continue reading "CD Review: "Essential Montreux" by Gary Moore"