Les McCann & Eddie Harris Swiss Movement

TAS Rated 5/5 Music, 4/5 Sonics in the April 2019 Issue of The Absolute Sound!
High Quality Pure Analogue 180g Virgin Vinyl LP!
AAA Recording!
Les McCann had already been playing his way through the clubs and record studios on the US west coast for ten years when his appearance on June 21, 1969 at the relatively new and jazz-soaked festival in Montreux on Lake Geneva changed all that. There, he celebrated his greatest musical success, his number one hit. Half ironically, but proudly in later concerts, when the piano stool could hardly bear him due to his size and weight, he stressed that "Swiss Movement" had supported him, his wife, children and grandchildren.
"Compared To What" is a catchy melody that is heard on the radio, again and again, all around the world, today, tomorrow and the day after It is unmistakable, still groovy, full of soul, humorous, stirring. And "Cold Duck Time" is no way inferior: Eddie Harris blows for all he is worth. Everyone can hear that Benny Bailey was challenged by the unknown themes, but this maestro still managed to capture the audience's ear and attention.
"Swiss Movement" is, and will remain forever, a highlight among all the jazz LPs that have been recorded live and it shouldn't be missing from any collector's shelf. Along with Benny Goodman's Carnegie Hall Concert from 1938, Charlie Parker & Co.'s Massey Hall concert from 1953, and Ella Fitzgerald's Berlin concert from 1960 and very few others.
This Speakers Corner LP was remastered using pure analogue components only, from the master tapes through to the cutting head.
"You don't have to be a jazz fan to love this record - you only need ears!" - Duck Baker, The Absolute Sound, April 2019

Features:

• 180g High Quality Vinyl
• Pure Analogue
• AAA Recording

Musicians:

• Les McCann, piano, vocal on "Compared To What"
• Eddie Harris, tenor sax
• Benny Bailey, trumpet
• Leroy Vinnegar, bass
• Donald Dean, drums

Selections:

Side A
1. Compared To What
2. Cold Duck Time
3. Kathleen's Theme
Side B
1. You Got It In Your Soulness
2. The Generation Gap

Recorded live June 1969 at the Montreaux Jazz Festival, Switzerland