Les McCann & Eddie Harris Swiss Movement ( HQ vinyl LP )

Release date: 30-05-2018 (originally released in 1969)

2018 EU Speakers Corner 180g virgin vinyl High Quality Pressing, Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering

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. 

Tracks ( HQ vinyl LP )
A1. Compared To What (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival) - By Les McCann & Eddie Harris
A2. Cold Duck Time (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival) - By Les McCann & Eddie Harris

B1. Kathleen's Theme (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival) - By Les McCann & Eddie Harris
B2. You Got It In Your Soulness (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival) - By Les McCann & Eddie Harris
B3. The Generation Gap (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival) - By Les McCann & Eddie Harris

Credits
    Bass – Leroy Vinnegar
    Drums – Donald Dean
    Piano – Les McCann
    Producer – Joel Dorn, Nesuhi Ertegun
    Saxophone [Tenor] – Eddie Harris
    Trumpet – Benny Bailey

Notes:
Recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland in June 1969. 'Swiss Movement' is considered one of the great jazz records from the Atlantic vaults