Eddie Harris & Les McCann - Compared To What (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1969)
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- On June 21, 1969, Eddie Harris & Les McCann performed his song "Compared To What" at the Montreux Jazz Festival and Casino Karsuul in Switzerland.
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More than 5,000 concerts have been recorded LIVE both in audio and video since the creation of the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1967, by the visionary Claude Nobs.
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I'm coming here to pay my deepest respect.
Rest In Peace, Les McCann !
Same
Saw his band at Paul's Mall in Boston in '73. Good stuff! I remember well known Red Sox players were there, particularly new FA Orlando Cepeda, well on his way to the HOF.
Wasn't this brother from Kentucky?
I bought this album in 1970 - helped get me through college - if you aren't moving during this, you are dead
i too bought this in 1970 while in college. i nom have it on cd
Same here..UW-Madison '71-'75. Nothing better and sounds just as great in 2024
A definite go to when I was in college too
SHO' NUFF !!!! HAHAHAHAHA....
Bought it in H.S. 1970
Rest in Peace, Mr McCann, dead at 88. This masterpiece will live on for a long time to come.
Best jazz man to come out of Kentucky! We lost a number of great ones last year. Ahmad Jamal, Jeff Beck are always in my regular rotation.
This ought to be the national anthem.
This was the national anthem in DC in the 70's. All the hippie stations played it regularly. I was so happy to find out it had been filmed. Didn't know 'til many decades later.
It always has been ♡
America the beautiful should be.
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RIP Les McCann - such a storied career but if he had done nothing else but this one performance, he’d be remembered for eternity. Best groove on the planet. Even after 50 years, it never gets old.
Amen.
These lyrics are a demand for personal freedom! I am so grateful to my parents for exposing me to this music at a young age.
Still smokin' after all of these years.
Smoking? Still on fire.
This!! Just unbelievable. It grabbed me 50 years ago and still has all the power. Rest in Peace, Les McCann. 😢💔 🕊️
A landmark in the history of jazz.
Thank you, LES McCANN for your life's contribution and doing your part to help tame mankind with your gift and talent. Your legacy is sealed. This version of "Compared to What" was part background soundtrack to a once younger version of myself and then some. In the meantime, I'll continue to keep the music playing.
Les McCann , rest in power
This was an anthem of ours in Nam in 1970. Everything was, 'Compared to What?"
Thank you for your service. ✌🏽❣️
THANK YOU for caring enuff to 'preciate my service... that's important. @@helenrigmaiden6375
A gem I’ve been listening to for over 50 years. It never gets old.
Loved that song as a 16 year old in 1969. RIP Les McCann.
I was in my very early 20's when a much older friend of mine set me hip to this song. I was listening to a little bit of everything and he said he saw in me a bit of himself then he played this for me. I was absolutely blown away and still am. Fast forward 20yrs and my 16yr old son is showing me some newer songs he likes and I knew he would love this. He's listened to it every day since then. Makes me proud!
I'm 65yrs old. MY big sister turn me on to Bill Withers, Canonball Adelerly, Les McCann&Eddie Harris. and others. Thx you Sis
The intro is smoking hot and the song just becomes a rhythm so tight it became an instant jazz classic. The composition is tight, funky, and relevant-everything you want in a great listening experience. Bravo
I am a jazz and rock lover. It was so cool when this crossed over to the top 100 on AM radio.
Great summary review
RIP Les McCann. This is a top 10 song on the soundtrack of my life. Les & Eddie were geniuses on display in this clip.
Amen, brother.
Sounds better every time I hear it. (And now I can watch it too.)
RIP Eddie, Les, Benny Bailey, Leroy Vinnegar. Hang in there Donald Dean…
Was Bro Les from Lexington, Kentucky?
@@corbin9501 yes he was
RIP, Les... man this is one of the most hard grooving tunes you will ever hear!
One of? The Best.
Les McCann. Ahead of his time 40 years . Beautiful Lyrics, relevant to today. And Eddie Harris 🎷
Amen
Lyrics & music by the great songwriter Eugene McDaniels, written especially for Les to perform.
@@jazzwarrior7206 It was recorded by Roberta Flack in February 1969 for her debut album First Take, but became better known following a performance by Les McCann (piano and vocals) and Eddie Harris (tenor saxophone) at the Montreux Jazz Festival in June of that year.
you are correct!
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You said it all brother. Dudes were bad to the bone.
The horn player dude has the most genuine smile he knows it’s a hit
Eddie Harris! Another master…
RIP Mr. Les McCann! This was our "closing song" (aka get out, pretty please!) at a restaurant where I worked in college, and ever since it's been my get up and get down to business song, love it so much!
Well said.
So cool. I would be dancing on the way out
I have listened to this video hundreds of times I think, and I just keep loven it! These guys are just burnin down the house!
On December 4, 1971 this house did burn down from a firework launched within the hall during Frank Zappa's set. It's all in Deep
Purple's "Smoke on the Water" cut. There is a taped record of the event and you can hear Frank directing people to safety. All of his equipment was consumed in the fire and he had to get amps and speakers immediately to continue with his European tour. Look to the Zappateers for the concert recording.
And as an aside, did you catch Les conducting the band with his keys and his eyes? Super!
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yes, but when he said "come on Bailey now 3:29" Eddie wouldn't give up his chorus. funny stuff. "you got to wait til the next one Bailey. I think this might be a hit I need to get mine in... for the "record....."@@cleogus816
That opening minute of piano is the most impressive solo I've ever heard. Les tells a whole story through those keys.
Amen.
I first heard this in high school. What a masterpiece.❤
One of the greatest performances in jazz history. Thank you Les for your most significant contribution to our music.
Amen
The tone in that time was do anything we could to come together and fight racism, injustice, segregation, if it was through music, movie, through theater, we was all on it and everybody was in their own little sector you know, doing what they did to make a statement... the song was killing it.
Amen to that & PLEASE, we need this NOW
I probably listen to this song at least once a day. Had the CD for many years. Song never gets old and is still relevant today. Awesome Song!
The relevance today is remarkable. He mentions a couple of political points in his lyrics that are in today's news.
i listen to it every day too ❤
You have excellent taste in music. Been listening to Brian augers version but original is just so cool.
um... we're old now. TURN IT DOWN! LOL
Never too old to listen and learn!
RIP, Les McCann. What a genius!
So grateful for all that Les gave us. This performance is a stone cold/red hot/funky jazz masterpiece! The lyrics haven't lost one bit of their relevance since 1969. If you can't get your groove on to this...
Gained relevance since the US supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade.
Unwed mothers need abortions.
You are dead.
One of the great live performances of anything, ever!
I agree totally . The real deal.
Maybe the greatest ever
Iconic. I get chills.
R.I.P. L.M.
I had the privilege of sitting on his lap while he played a gig on Sunset Strip in Hollywood when I was around 7 years old! He was so cool!❤
80s baby, so u know that this way b4 my time, but judging by the way that I listening this, u know immediately that age doesn't have nothing to do with my love for music. This song and performance touches my soul EVERY TIME THAT I TURN IT ON. I LOVE IT!!!!! SO IN TUNE WITH WORLDLY AFFAIRS THAT IT'S RELATABLE TO THE BS WE GO THROUGH TIL THIS DAY. I CAN'T HELP, THIS IS ADDICTIVE MUSIC RIGHT HERE. BRO TOOK IT 2 CHURCH, AND THEN CAME RIGHT BACK OUT INTO THE STREETS BY THE TIME OF THE END OF THE CHORUS HITS!!!!!!! THIS IS WHAT I CALL A MASTERPIECE!!!!! THANKS 4 THIS UPLOAD, CAN'T GET ENOUGH
I was born in Chicago in 1955. 4 older brothers schooled me with intoxicating
Music of the era.
Dear Les McCann R.I.P. Thank you for fantastic music and singing! ❤❤❤
Rest in Power Mr. McCann.
I'm not a huge jazz guy, but this is easily my #1 favorite Jazz tune out there. SO GOOD!! The groove and the pocket... I can listen to this forever.
Les McCann died on December 29, 2023 at a hospital in Los Angeles, at the age of 88. He was an American jazz pianist and vocalist who helped shape the “soul jazz” style of the 1960s with his earthy piano playing and singing and whose live recording of the antiwar anthem “Compared to What” became a musical touchstone of the era. His music has been widely sampled in hip hop.
McCann gained his greatest acclaim in 1969 with his performance of “Compared to What,” a politically charged protest song written by Gene McDaniels that became a rhythm-and-blues hit at the height of the Vietnam War.
rest in peace maestro. thanks to mom for playing this in the 70s when i was a teen & developing my own musical taste. this is so cynical, hilarious and jazzed for the ages.
R.I.P. Les McCann (23 September 1935 - 29 December 2023). 👍
Owned this album for decades and just recently found out that the recording was taped live! Maaaaaan……. SEEING these guys perform as well as hearing them perform adds a complete new dimension to the experience!!!
My all-time favorite soul jazz pianist
Awesome music here. 🎶 Les playing the heck outta that piano. And Eddie was just himself on the sax. Some bad dudes here!
This song says it all! I met him(1972) one time when I used to go to Concerts by the Sea in Redondo Beach/Ca. His music memorized me to my core. Really Nice guy and full of great energy. I saw him a few times at CBTS and really got hooked on his vibe. I’ve listened to his music for over 50yrs. It Brings back some awesome memories. Was so sad when I saw he passed on Dec 29,2023. There will NEVER be another human being like him. Thank you Les for sharing your vibe. REST IN PARADISE❤️
I have lost count of how many times I’ve watched this love it Ty for sharing this treasure
I was hipped to the cut when 8yrs old. 1968ish , older neighbor friend, blasting volume causing his mom to yell out at us. 😅
Happy to have first listened and loved this album in 1970. It doesn't get any better than this. Thanks, Vicki!
one of the best songs ever written and performed. The lyrics are so perfect!!!!
Honesty and joy, wrapped up in a really great tune ! We are humbled by the extent of it !
A friend of mine and I saw Eddie and Les live at the Stables in East Lansing, MI in 1974. What a fantastic concert!
So good… sad loss .. I’m now a fan.. 🙏❤️🎶
Still have the original Swiss Movement album!! Rest In Peace Les
I've listened to this so many times... Crazy to see it actually happening!
I love this song. Gives me goosebumps. So beautiful.
I would say this isn't just great jazz it's a beautiful, joyous feeling that defies description. Incredible!
In these trying times, in a house in disarray, check out Randy Newman 's Rednecks. 😎😄
1969 just graduated high school Eddie Harris was the man I wore out the album in a couple of years love those guys
That song….powerful! Rest in power Les….I was a mere 11 year old tyke when I saw you in concert in Lambertville NJ.
After heard his passing I'm here to hear his hits
An ageless classic. I bought it at a live concert in Toronto 1969.
I wonder if audience members knew, at the time, how special this performance would become for decades.
All I can get to come out of my mouth is WOW!..shines like the Sun...
I love this song I love this song I love this song I listen to it again and again and it keeps me alive thank you thank you thank you
A great for all times. A gift to our world! Rest in Power - and know you have made such a superb contribution with your talent and your message. One Love
The first jazz album I can recall was "The Truth" by Les McCann ltd..This opened the doors for me to an incredible world of great music.Thank you and RIP,Les McCann.
still one of the most relevant questions of the past century
and what a treat to have the live performance on film after loving this album for so long
Jamming
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Moves your soul, and makes you smile! Thank you for posting.
RIP Les McCann! Got to see these 2 play in Tallahassee in the early 80's. Still one of my all-time favorite shows!!
Just bought this vinyl - love it!! Amazing song.
Dayem, Stalwarts!!! This is the kind of music that just penetrates throughout your body. I saw Les at the Jazz Embers in Washington, DC in 1973. My era had it all. No doubt about it.
Time less song. One of the best songs EVER!!!
- Les McCann, one of THE greatest!!! His music and legacy of jazz music and lyrics will live on and one and on. Rest in powerful Peace sir. Sincerest condolences to your family.
That was so cool watching Benny Bailey play the trumpet
Every time I hear this I feel so lucky to be alive and have a chance to taste the real and creative sound made by these chefs just brilliant and original one rare piece of music art that when your ears taste it it can't get înaf of it the improvised craft these talented individuals make and you have to come back to it again and again just to remind yourself what the humans as re capable of just brilliant.
this jam turned me onto jazz. never looked back. Still love blues piano, but this opened new channels. Awesome improv, never get tired of listening to this
First heard this cut on the radio back in '79 and it still blows me away every time I listen to it again.
I CAN LISTEN T O THIS CUT FOREVER AND A DAY THAT is.MY TESTIMONY
Take a number 😂❤
Caught them live at Keystone Corner in SF and they did this song. Song still has fire to it.
Keystone Korner where I got my Jazz too.
Les was a soulful genius who could touch our hearts instrumentally or vocally. His musical gifts to us will live on forever.
Believe or not this was a hit on Top 40 radio when it came out. Never knew before tonight that it was on video. This turned on a lot of rock and roll kids to jazz. This is one of the best examples of tension/release in the history of music. The pairing of Harris and McCann was an impromptu jam session I think. They were appearing as separate acts and got together for this magic session. You should identify the other musicians: Benny Bailey killing it on trumpet, Leroy Vinnegar on bass, and Donald Dean on drums. Eddie slides so (seemingly) effortlessly between octaves. Saw him once live late in his career. One of my favorites of his many LPs I have is "I'm Tired of Driving". It's a masterpiece if you can find it.
Marvelous Les 's voice !
This gem by the dual was relevant and consequential in 1969 and remains so today, as it is apropos and applicable to virtually the same damn situations in this here country as it was back then.
My father's favorite road song since it came out on 8 Track. My introduction to Les and Eddie circa 1969. From home to the road, Love It
🤗 Excellent ! Merci 👏👏👏👏👏
(from Bolivia)
great music like this is like a drug - you listen to it & want more and more !
This has to be one of the greatest songs ever
Donald Dean!!! love his expression watching/listening to Eddie Harris They all the roof off this Montreux concert! Including Les's rhythmic amazing singing!! Was honored to play there with Joe Cocker 1987!
Bought this album at Grand Central Station in NYC in 1970. I was just out of college. I don't remember what drew me to the album but it is a classic. I still have it.
Les McCann was brilliant and left a magnificent legacy. Compared to What, a favorite. My deepest condolences, respect and appreciation. Rest well in peace and power Les McCann!😢💔❤🖤💚
I want to to thank Spotify Discover Weekly list for leading me here to these wonderful joyous sounds. And those smokin' lyrics,.... Compared to What?!
Old enough to remember that we still a not quite perfect union yet. Gloves off. Sting like a bee. Prevail or fail. Same fight whole life. Still got breath in 2024. Bring it, baby. Dare all y'all.
Ganz Groß. Herrlich. Danke für die Musik. Rest in Peace Les McCann.
I heard it first on vinyl in 1972 and still love hearing it. Cold Duck Time.
I love the Aquarius quote as intro with cowbell. So cool from the edge to the end!
Real Musicians,and Music,they came to turn it up❤️
An trhey did !
Got hip to this cut while watching "Casino". I listen to this on the regular.❤
G*t-Dammit! - This Is Timeless! - Thank You Les!🙏🏽
Freakin eddie Harris! Lawd have mercy!
The best, no contest.
Joy of joys 😊 love the keys man and those horns
So much talent on one stage!