Remembering #LesMcCann on his birthday. In 1969, Atlantic released Swiss Movement, an album recorded with saxophonist Eddie Harris and trumpeter Benny Bailey at that year's Montreux Jazz Festival. The album contained the song "Compared to What", and both the album and the single reached the Billboard pop charts. "Compared to What" criticized the Vietnam War. The song was written by Eugene McDaniels years earlier and recorded and released as a ballad by McCann in 1966 on his album, Les McCann Pla

Remembering Eddie Harris on his birthday. Eddie never played it safe. A fearless innovator who fused soul, swing, funk, and electronics, he expanded what jazz could be—without ever losing the groove. 🎷 Born in Chicago in 1934, Eddie Harris was a conservatory-trained musician with an experimental streak that set him apart. His 1961 hit “Exodus” became one of the first instrumental jazz singles to cross over to the pop charts, but Harris never chased formulas. He was too busy reinventing them. He