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Eddie Harris & Les McCann – Second Movement

Les McCann & Eddie Harris – Compared To What

Compared to What” is a composition, with lyrics, by Gene McDaniels. It was recorded by Roberta Flack in 1969, but became better known following a performance by Les McCann (piano and vocals) and Eddie Harris (tenor saxophone) at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival, which appeared as the opening track on their album Swiss Movement. The album was certified Gold in sales in the United States. The song has been covered by more than 270 artists, including Ray Charles.

Eddie Harris – Exodus to Jazz

Exodus to Jazz is the debut album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris recorded in 1961 and released on the Vee-Jay label.

Reception.

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 5 stars out of 5 and stated:”Exodus to Jazz is full of concise, easy-swinging grooves that maintain the appealing quality of the strikingly reimagined title track (particularly Harris’ four originals). Far removed from his later, funkier days, Harris plays a cool-toned tenor who owes his biggest debt to Stan Getz’s bop recordings, though there are touches of soul-jazz as well… Exodus to Jazz paved the way for numerous other crossover successes during the ’60s (many in the soul-jazz realm), and while that may not be a credibility-boosting trend to start, the music still speaks for itself”.

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Les McCann & Eddie Harris – Swiss Movement