Swiss Movement
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| Swiss Movement | |
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| Live album by Les McCann and Eddie Harris | |
| Released | 1969 |
| Recorded | The Montreux Jazz Festival |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 39:06 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegün & Bob Emmer |
Swiss Movement is a soul jazz[1] live album recorded on June 21, 1969 at The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland by the Les McCann trio, Eddie Harris, and Benny Bailey.[2] The album was a hit record, as was the accompanying single "Compared To What", with both selling millions of units.[1]
[edit] Track listing
- "Compared to What" - (Gene McDaniels)
- "Cold Duck Time" - (Eddie Harris)
- "Kathleen's Theme" - (Les McCann)
- "You Got It in Your Soulness" - (Les McCann)
- "The Generation Gap" - (Les McCann)
- "Kaftan" - (Leroy Vinnegar) - Bonus track on the 1996 reissue
[edit] Personnel
- Les McCann: Piano, vocals on "Compared to What"
- Eddie Harris: Tenor saxophone
- Benny Bailey: Trumpet
- Leroy Vinnegar: Bass
- Donald Dean: Drums
[edit] References
- ^ a b Carr, Roy (2006) [1997], "Soul to Soul", A Century of Jazz: A Hundred Years of the Greatest Music Ever Made, London: Hamlyn, pp. 106–121, ISBN 0-681-03179-4
- ^ "BBC - Music - Review of Les McCann & Eddie Harris - Swiss Movement". www.bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/w68c. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
