Les McCann & Eddie Harris, Compared to What. Montreux, 1969 Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone Les McCann – piano, vocals Benny Bailey – trumpet Leroy Vinnegar – bass Donald Dean – drums #JazzSky #SoulSky #RnBSky youtu.be/kCDMQqDUtv4?... - ThreadSky

grbenny.bsky.social • 16 days ago

Les McCann & Eddie Harris, Compared to What. Montreux, 1969

Eddie Harris – tenor saxophone
Les McCann – piano, vocals
Benny Bailey – trumpet
Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Donald Dean – drums

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https://youtu.be/kCDMQqDUtv4?si=M17DuvKc-CS4ZB4C

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daveymoveson.bsky.social•15 days ago

Influenced a lot of musicians!

grbenny.bsky.social•15 days ago

So true. The first “jazz” tune I learned to play. 😎

agentdoubleosoul.bsky.social•16 days ago

I like the Roberta Flack version, but this is the definitive take on the song!

grbenny.bsky.social•16 days ago

I like her version too. There’re several out there. This is a good one: https://youtu.be/CrkxrgTiVyk?si=SsRRtIprWwRPLeMt

neutralgraymatter.bsky.social•16 days ago

One of my favorites . . . jazz protest music from the 1960s! Saw an elderly Les McCann perform this tune in the 1990s . . . he still had the fire in his belly. Legendary!

grbenny.bsky.social•15 days ago

I would have loved to hear him live. What kind of venue was it?

neutralgraymatter.bsky.social•15 days ago

It was an outdoor summer jazz venue . . . FREE, actually . . . part of what once was a long-standing annual program called "SYRACUSE JAZZ FEST" . . . I think it ended a couple of years back, though. Saw many of the "legends" there over the years. Great fun . . . outstanding memories!

grbenny.bsky.social•15 days ago

Sounds great. We have Mt Hood Jazz Festival. Started in 1982. It’s gone through a lot of changes. Fortunate to see many incredible performances. This year I only recognize a few names. Definitely living in the past!

neutralgraymatter.bsky.social•15 days ago

And that's OK . . . I'll aways have my memories of Sonny Rollins, Herbie Mann, Jimmy Smith, Bucky Pizzarelli, James Moody, Toots Thielemans, Kenny Werner, Chuck Mangione, Branford Marsalis, Al Jarreau, Joey DeFrancesco, Terrence Blanchard, Pacquito D'Rivera, Caribbean Jazz Project, The Crusaders . .

grbenny.bsky.social•15 days ago

A lot of great memories! 😎

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