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song info![]() Compared To What by Les McCann is a jazz song.
Artist: Les McCann Album: Swiss Movement Genre: soul, jazz, R&B Composer: Copyright © 1969 Gene McDaniels Lead Vocals: Les McCann Piano: Les McCann Bass: Leroy Vinnegar Drums: Donald Dean Tenor saxophone: Eddie Harris Trumpet: Benny Bailey Producer: Nesuhi Ertegun, Bob Emmer Recorded: 21 June 1969 Released: 1969 Label: Atlantic Number of listens: 9080 Current rank: 2690 (updated weekly) Highest rank: 2514 (play the video all the way through to register a vote for this song) Translations courtesy of Apple and Google. |
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Summary quotation from Wikipedia:
Compared to What is a composition, with lyrics, by Gene McDaniels. It was first recorded by Roberta Flack in 1969, but became better known following a performance by Les McCann (piano and vocals) and Eddie Harris (tenor saxophone) at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival, which appeared on their album Swiss Movement. The album was certified Gold in sales in the United States. The song has been covered by more than 270 artists, including Ray Charles.
Composition
The lyrics contain a topical rant against [President] Nixon and the Vietnam War, and include the lines: The president, hes got his war / Folks dont know just what its for / Nobody gives us rhyme or reason / Have one doubt, they call it treason. Writer B. Lee Cooper suggested that the song of social criticism attacked a variety of social practices as being based on hypocritically unreal values and contrasted the social myth of equality and the economic reality of poverty in the stratified American society.
Roberta Flack version
Flack recorded the song for her debut album, First Take. Compared to What was her first single. A contemporary reviewer suggested that her singing was in a fiery rhythmic way reminiscent of the throbbing motion heard during congregational singing at Southern Baptist churches. In 1969, Flacks manager was Les McCann.
McCann–Harris version
McCann and Harris had performed earlier at the Montreux Jazz Festival and agreed to play together on June 21, 1969, with Benny Bailey (trumpet), Leroy Vinnegar (bass), and Donald Dean (drums). The song was the first of the McCann–Harris set, and opens with McCann and Dean playing together. Vinnegar joins in, forming a trio that states the theme. Harris then enters, complementing McCanns vocals. After four verses, Bailey has a solo, then the band plays together until the last verse. This is followed by solos from McCann and Harris, ending the performance. Their version of the song appeared on the album Swiss Movement; the single sold over a million copies and reached No. 35 on Billboards R&B chart.
The commercial success of the McCann–Harris version allowed McDaniels to stop singing in night clubs. It was part of the soundtrack to Martin Scorseses 1995 film Casino.
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