Legends Live at Montreux is a rare opportunity to see one of the world's great guitarists freed from his responsibilities as a frontman. Here, Clapton is just one of the guys-although "guys" in this case happen to be the jazz/rock/blues elite. The combined r�sum� of each of the other four would take up far too much space to list here -- each has contributed to hundreds of landmark recordings.

For thirty years, Steve Gadd has been the drummer's drummer in the studio and on tour; he may be best known for his long association with Paul Simon. Sanborn is not only a studio hornsman nonpareil and prolific artist in his own right, but is known to millions through frequent appearances on David Letterman's Late Night and Late Show programs. Miller had already played with the likes of Chaka Khan and Grover Washington before becoming Miles Davis' chief collaborator on his 80s albums; since then, he's been recognized as an A-list jazz bassist and producer. Sample is a co-founder of the Jazz Crusaders (later simply the Crusaders) and a hard swinging, virtuosic keyboardist, whether playing acoustic or electric keyboards.