a friend of my dad's turned me on to a recording of Les McCann and Eddie Harris live at the Montreux Jazz Festivel he told me they donated the proceeds of their gig to an orginization that helped draft dodgers during the Vietnam war. Is this true? There was a independent radio station in San Francisco that was bought out in a corporate take over set to become Disney radio the last song they played was "Compared to What"
that's very ...( 7 months ago by carrieluvv)
that's very interesting - i heard this the first time on a local station - they were playing requests of ANY song ya wanted to hear to raise money for the typhoon in indonesia and i heard this there is a word for what you described "bleached"
err i should say ...( 7 months ago by carrieluvv)
err i should say typhoon victims
Timeless treasure. ...( 7 months ago by JimR56)
Timeless treasure. Thank you.
I never knew there ...( 6 months ago by dauwarter)
I never knew there was video for this. It's well recorded and a classic from the album "Swiss Movement." The only problem is that it cuts off before the end of the song. Does a full video of this song exist? By the way, the personnel: Eddie Harris, sax; Bennie Bailey, trpt; Don Dean, drums; Leroy Vinegar, bass; and of course, Les McCann. Best, Doug
Ain't this just the ...( 6 months ago by losronnos)
Ain't this just the coolest stuff ever!!!!!!!
Les McCann and ...( 6 months ago by SoulTooSoul)
Les McCann and Eddie Harris were both well respected musicians. When they collaberated on the live album, Swiss Movement, they hit the lotto. It was jazzy, funky, and soulful. It had a real gospel feel. It was earthy and militant. The lyrics were a challenge to the status quo. They spoke of the contradictions in the world. It was the common man's manifesto. The album remains a classic.
soul to soul.. ...( 5 months ago by kokonutz32)
soul to soul.. every word you said is still true, too!
PRICELESS...........( 5 months ago by ano1ridesthe19)
PRICELESS...........
Swingin one of my ...( 5 months ago by TJTele52)
Swingin one of my all time favorites..!
Mmm Mmm good!( 5 months ago by blackloveincense)
Mmm Mmm good!
More cowbell!!!( 4 months ago by annajosanna)
More cowbell!!!
wow wee i love it...( 4 months ago by bornintheusa1974)
wow wee i love it...
wow.( 4 months ago by coree515)
wow.
WOOOOOW!( 3 months ago by dismissed7)
WOOOOOW!
yowzah! I just saw ...( 3 months ago by OneTrickyRick)
yowzah! I just saw Les McCann yesterday at the San Jose festival yesterday. Javon Jackson was on sax and Lonnie Smith on Hammond B3. He ripped the place up with this. The audience sang all the "compared to what"s. The lyrics (esp., "the president's go his war...") still ring true -- I guess that's both good and bad, good in that we still have these songs to raise our spirits. Like Pete Townsend once said, music won't solve out problems but it does help us to dance all over them. I was dancin'!
Thanks a lot for ...( 3 months ago by nocturnesb)
Thanks a lot for this. A classic.
So wonderful. ...( 3 months ago by 2hotinaz)
So wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
it's amazing to see ...( 3 months ago by mcfunkyfreshhh)
it's amazing to see the videos of the Swiss Movement! this is my absolute favourite! swinging, soulful, groovy, intelligent, mindblowing! and it's great to read all these interesting comments about it. this is REAL music for REAL people! thanks for sharing this Masterpiece, sock it to me!
SOUNDS GREAT ON A ...( 3 months ago by spacepatrolman)
SOUNDS GREAT ON A GRAND PIANO
i met eddie harris ...( 2 months ago by 414410327)
i met eddie harris in 1976 in cleveland oh. at a sax clinic....A Master On Tht Horn!!!
JAzz with social ...( 2 months ago by robertclemon)
JAzz with social commentary, straight ahead funk,and virtuosity
Swiss Movement was ...( 1 month ago by samhr1966)
Swiss Movement was the album that got me hooked on Jazz! Amazing to see this on YouTube! But what happened to Les McCann's piano solo?
- i heard this the first time on a local station - they were playing requests of ANY song ya wanted to hear to raise money for the typhoon in indonesia and i heard this
there is a word for what you described
"bleached"
Best,
Doug
good in that we still have these songs to raise our spirits. Like Pete Townsend once said, music won't solve out problems but it does help us to dance all over them. I was dancin'!
at a sax clinic....A Master On Tht Horn!!!