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Media Type: CD
Artist: MCCANN/HARRIS
Title: SWISS MOVEMENT-MONTREUX 30TH A
Street Release Date: 06/18/1996
Genre: JAZZ
Swiss Movement: Montreux 30th Anniversary Edition Reviews
Swiss Movement: Montreux 30th Anniversary Edition Reviews
| 39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:  Ages well, By This review is from: Swiss Movement: Montreux 30th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD) This is one of those recordings that seemed always to be on someone's stereo when I went to college. Lots of people who ordinarily didn't listen to much jazz had it and loved its mixture of funk, soul and jazz improvisation.Sometimes these recordings don't age well, and I picked up this CD with just a bit of wariness, thinking its hipness might have gone the way of tie-dyed shirts and bottles of Mateus. I'm happy to report that the 1969 concert still packs plenty of punch. This 30th anniversary edition in particular is worth buying because it contains detailed notes on how pianist McCann, saxophonist Harris and trumpeter Benny Bailey came to be on the same stage that night in Montreux. Turns out it was very impromptu -- to the point that Bailey didn't even know most of the tunes and had to follow Harris's lead as he searched for the changes. Given that, Bailey's performance is especially impressive. His solos not only are crisp, they crackle. He's particularly effective on the... Read more 21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:  The album that turned me on to jazz, By This review is from: Swiss Movement: Montreux 30th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD) I was a 14 year old rock and roller when this album came out, and it changed me forever. The opening track showed me that jazz can have as much or more energy than rock, and when I first heard the dissonant harmonies of Harris' solo on "Kathleen's Theme", I started to understand the harmonic possibilities of jazz. The newly remastered edition is a wonderful treat for those of us who have been listening to the original LP and CD versions of this for 30 years. Even if you have the original, buy this one. 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful: Very cool, By This review is from: Swiss Movement: Montreux 30th Anniversary Edition (Audio CD) It's a good thing there are still a few radio stations in the country, such as WXRT in Chicago, that dig up great nuggets like "Compared to What", the leadoff track on this great CD. I'd never heard the number before, but liked it so much when I heard it in my car I ordered the CD as soon as I got home that day. If you like cool '60s-era jazz, the kind of music your folks might have listened to if they were hip; this is your album. This impromptu collaboration of the Les McCann Trio and horn players Eddie Harris and Benny Bailey, taken from a live performance at the Montreaux Jazz Festival in 1969, holds up well. OK, the sardonic lyrics in "Compared to What" are dated, but the music still packs a wallop. McCann's piano playing compares favorably to Ramsey Lewis', and that's saying something. Throw in Eddie Harris' tenor sax, Benny Bailey's trumpet, Leroy Vinnegar's bass and the uptempo beat of most of the tracks, and you have a nice, tight package here that will not disappoint. This... Read more |
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