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Records I Love: Part 124 April 2008
I was record shopping in Honest Jons with a friend of mine the other day when he spotted this record behind the counter. Instantly it was played on the shop stereo and, even though i’m a complete jazz novice, I was already blown away 30 seconds in.
The album is called ‘Swiss Movement’ and was recorded live at The Montreux Jazz Festival in 1969. It’s a live recording of a show featuring the legendary saxophonist Eddie Harris and singer/piano player Les McCann . Ben Bailey appears on Trumpet and its always good to see a proper Turkish A+R on production.
The clips below show the album’s opening track, ‘Compared to What’ being performed live with the same line up as at The Monreux Jaxx Festival (it might be the actual show but I doubt it.) Although you can’t shy away from the incredible performances of Les McCann and Eddie Harris, its Ben Bailey on Trumpet (check 4.20 into the first part of the youtube) who really steals the show for me. Enjoy:
‘Compared to What’ Part 1:
‘Compared to What’ Part 2:
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