Les McCann & Eddie Harris - Swiss Movement

Styles: Piano And Saxophone Jazz

Year: 1969

File: MP3@320K/s

Time: 47:51

Size: 109,7 MB

Art: Front

(8:56)  1. Compared to What

(7:08)  2. Cold Duck Time

(6:15)  3. Kathleen's Theme

(7:34)  4. You Got It in Your Soulness

(9:12)  5. The Generation Gap

(8:43)  6. Kaftan

One of the most popular soul jazz albums of all time, and one of the best, although Harris (and trumpeter Benny Bailey) had never played or rehearsed with the Les McCann Trio before, and indeed wasn't even given the music. Perhaps that's what sparked the spontaneous funk coming through clearly on the tape of this show, recorded at the Montreux Festival in 1969. It's actually much more of a showcase for McCann than Harris, although the tenor saxist's contributions are significant. The sole vocal, a version of Gene McDaniels' "Compared to What," remains McCann's signature tune. [Some reissues add a nine-minute bonus track, "Kaftan."] ~ Richie Unterberger  http://www.allmusic.com/album/swiss-movement-mw0000054231

Personnel: Eddie Harris (vocals, saxophone, tenor saxophone, electric saxophone, trumpet, piano); Les McCann (vocals, piano, keyboards); Benny Bailey (trumpet); Donald Dean (drums).

Swiss Movement

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