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Les McCann & Eddie Harris — Compared To What
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CrackerjaxATX
(ATX)
Posted: May 29, 2013 - 10:37
 
 viva GSH!!!!
hayduke2 wrote:

Gil Scott-Heron!!! Yes please, the words and music of GSH are strong, deep and enlightening (as well as groovin)

 


secretsauce
(City of Angels)
Posted: May 21, 2013 - 17:14
 
aspicer wrote:
I've got a FEVA' and the only cure is MORE COWBELL!  ....sorry couldn't help myself!


Proclivities wrote:

I dream of the day when that unfunny skit and quote will be eradicated from the memories of everyone, so I won't have to be reminded of it every fifteen minutes.  Good song, at any rate.

 
Plus ... it's only remotely funny if the song actually has some cowbell.  This song doesn't.

hayduke2
(Southampton, NY)
Posted: Apr 20, 2013 - 09:49
 
 DD rabbi_phil wrote:
don't know 'bout y'all but i was turnd on to this by the gil scott- herron version. as awsome as this is i still like gils a little better

 
Gil Scott-Heron!!! Yes please, the words and music of GSH are strong, deep and enlightening (as well as groovin)

buddy
Posted: Apr 20, 2013 - 09:42
 
Of course!

gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Feb 25, 2013 - 09:53
 
My college roommate turned me onto this in 1979. (I think) Still impressive, and good to the ear.

TwinEngine
Posted: Feb 16, 2013 - 14:37
 
I first heard this on an Atlantic Records compilation, so I beat RP for once. ;-) As a teenager this collection got me a little interested in jazz, at least. (And to the song comments criticizing jazz as inaccessible, you do realize that you're barking up the wrong tree with this particular song?)  I take exception to the line "I hate the human love of that stinking mutt", but at least he's honest. The modern approach would be to condemn this song to the "pre-politically correct era", before people could only talk in bullshit codes and passive voices, because it could possibly offend someone ("rednecks", animal lovers) — so I'm glad it exists.

That compilation also had a really nice, melodic, accessible jazz piece called Hard Times by David 'Fathead' Newman (youtube link) that I have not forgotten. I would recommend it for RP if I dared.



pdjpirate
(Near the Graveyard of the Atlantic!)
Posted: Feb 16, 2013 - 13:26
 
 shellbella wrote:
This is a bad A$$ song....
 
A badd a$$ comment for a badd a$$ $ong!!!! 
{#Sunny}

oídos_abiertos
(SoCal)
Posted: Feb 16, 2013 - 13:26
 
 shellbella wrote:
This is a bad A$$ song....
  I know, right? who else has covered this song?



mkrueck
(Germany)
Posted: Feb 16, 2013 - 13:24
 
  wrote:
 
 
leaves me speechless, too!

shellbella
(so california)
Posted: Feb 16, 2013 - 13:23
 
This is a bad A$$ song....

mjloudspeaker
Posted: Dec 24, 2012 - 18:40
 
anyone here listen to the words in this song? just saying.

yahig
Posted: Dec 24, 2012 - 18:33
 
A true Christmas classic, Bravo !

C57BL6
(Reno-cated)
Posted: Dec 15, 2012 - 20:59
 
Wow. This fits my mood.

msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Nov 23, 2012 - 10:08
 
I have the volume up so darn high right now !

Fantastic recording.



buddy
Posted: Nov 23, 2012 - 10:06
 
 ziakut wrote:
The first few melodies played on the piano sound like 'Age of Aquarius'. The rest does not. Love it.
 
It's called riffin'.....awesome tune as usual!

ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion)
Posted: Nov 23, 2012 - 10:03
 
The first few melodies played on the piano sound like 'Age of Aquarius'. The rest does not. Love it.

msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Nov 23, 2012 - 10:02
 
Go Bill !

msymmes
(Toronto, CA)
Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 11:56
 
Compared to a 10 this is at least a 9 !!



joelbb
Posted: Oct 23, 2012 - 01:45
 
 rabbi_phil wrote:
don't know 'bout y'all but i was turnd on to this by the gil scott- herron version. as awsome as this is i still like gils a little better
 



This one's pretty heavy-duty. gave it a 9.

DD rabbi_phil
(beach)
Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 13:20
 
don't know 'bout y'all but i was turnd on to this by the gil scott- herron version. as awsome as this is i still like gils a little better

d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 13:18
 
 hayduke2 wrote:

Cheers to that!
This boppin piece of enlightenment goes right to the hearts and minds of the aware, a good teaching tool as well as a shake and shout masterpiece (imho).
(Mr. Kozlowski played Blue Cheer in his science class!) 
 
Playing to my yearbook class now. They dig.

JIan
(Phoenix, AZ, USA)
Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 13:17
 
 ziggytrix wrote:
7 (-2 points for dissing dogs)
 
{#Rolleyes}

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Sep 21, 2012 - 13:16
 
 aspicer wrote:
I've got a FEVA' and the only cure is MORE COWBELL!  ....sorry couldn't help myself!
 
I dream of the day when that unfunny skit and quote will be eradicated from the memories of everyone, so I won't have to be reminded of it every fifteen minutes.  Good song, at any rate.

mike_chouinard
Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 14:13
 
Had a terrible sleep last night. This is helping to perk me up through the afternoon at work. Thanks.

lunatic
Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 14:11
 
Yessss!

shellbella
(so california)
Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 14:09
 
 aspicer wrote:
I've got a FEVA' and the only cure is MORE COWBELL!  ....sorry couldn't help myself!
 
That's right!!

aspicer
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Sep 12, 2012 - 14:07
 
I've got a FEVA' and the only cure is MORE COWBELL!  ....sorry couldn't help myself!

ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX)
Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 16:10
 
7 (-2 points for dissing dogs)

lkovathana
(Chicago, Illinois)
Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 23:49
 
Starts out sounding like "Age of Aquarius" meets the Vince Guaraldi trio.  Great if you secretly wished the Peanuts crew rendered Hair.

Shaker
(Canada)
Posted: May 18, 2012 - 08:28
 
{#Bananasplit}Don't believe my ears have ever had the pleasure of this song before...RP is empowering & energizing my day!!   {#Dancingbanana_2}TY!!

Stingray
("ANONYMOUS INTERNET")
Posted: May 18, 2012 - 08:24
 
 KalleB wrote:
Is it really possible to stand still to this song? {#Bananasplit}
 
I tried..., and I could!

Stingray
("ANONYMOUS INTERNET")
Posted: May 18, 2012 - 08:23
 
Geh'  wech...!!!!

Stephenater
(Marin County, CA)
Posted: Apr 16, 2012 - 15:03
 
 bjesch wrote:
I've loved this song ever since my high school English teacher (the great Tom Meschery) played it for me!  Great to hear RP playing it too!

 
Interesting comment!

My sixth grade daughter's favorite teacher this year is Tom Meschery's daughter.

Small World...

Crash_Davis
(high Sierras)
Posted: Apr 16, 2012 - 15:00
 
 not if you have a dancin' bone in your bod

KalleB wrote:
Is it really possible to stand still to this song? {#Bananasplit}
 



drictor
(Victor, ID, Cultural center of the universe!)
Posted: Apr 16, 2012 - 14:56
 
Sock it to me now!!

{#Drummer}

hayduke2
(Southampton, NY)
Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 11:23
 
 bjesch wrote:
I've loved this song ever since my high school English teacher (the great Tom Meschery) played it for me!  Great to hear RP playing it too!

 
Cheers to that!
This boppin piece of enlightenment goes right to the hearts and minds of the aware, a good teaching tool as well as a shake and shout masterpiece (imho).
(Mr. Kozlowski played Blue Cheer in his science class!) 

kh808
(HAWAII)
Posted: Mar 15, 2012 - 23:09
 
My Brother use to play this album over and over it open my young eyes to the COOL world of Jazz I  been hooked since was  1971 I was 15
 Mahalo or the flash back ! 

meinthecorner
(Past the gravy, far beyond the golden fries)
Posted: Feb 04, 2012 - 03:31
 
O.K. I'm dating myself here, (might as well...no one else is! Ha!) but, I saw Les & Eddy do this at the ChessMate in Detroit, Michigan, in the early '70's . One of that town's long-standing jazz clubs, nonetheless a small room and the weather outside was frightful, so we lucked-out with a table literally 5 feet from the band. No stage. We were in our early 20's. Eddy's mic stand was right in front of us. Yikes! He was a multi-instrumentalist and, along with his saxes, he introduced us to this new instrument he was working into their material called a "Guitorgan"! Early synth guitar. Don't know whatever became of it, though. That show opened our young eyes to an amazing world of wonder, and, to think that back then these guys were old to us! Man, those guys had passion!

edbollix
(Royal Oak, Mi US)
Posted: Jan 12, 2012 - 10:02
 
I've enjoyed this song since the album came out. This one has really withstood the test of time in my world.

Baby_M
(a 100+-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: Jan 03, 2012 - 07:20
 
 KalleB wrote:
Is it really possible to stand still to this song? {#Bananasplit}
 
I've managed to do it.


KalleB
(German Plain)
Posted: Dec 11, 2011 - 14:47
 
Is it really possible to stand still to this song? {#Bananasplit}

oldsaxon
(United Kingdom)
Posted: Dec 11, 2011 - 14:41
 
 ick wrote:
I like to envision a punk rock version of this song.
 
Dead Kennedys? :)

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Dec 02, 2011 - 13:06
 
goddammit, this makes it real!!!!

ick
(...out of the primordial ooze)
Posted: Dec 02, 2011 - 13:06
 
I like to envision a punk rock version of this song.

terrapin52
(Terrapin Station, SC)
Posted: Dec 02, 2011 - 13:06
 
This song is the real shiznit!

Windspirit
(Fort Collins, Colorado)
Posted: Sep 30, 2011 - 05:17
 
GREAT way to get the toes tapping on a Friday morning......Thanks Bill!

ppak
(3rd spherical clast - [Map Ref. 41°N 93°W])
Posted: Sep 24, 2011 - 07:21
 
 WonderLizard wrote:
Love Bill's commentary on this one, especially his mention of KSFO in San Francisco. For a period during the mid 70s, it was an AM station as hip as any of the popular FM stations (KMEL, KSAN, KTIM and later KFOG). Great DJs: Russ Syracuse, John Gilliland, Terry McGovern, Rick Cimino, Scott Beach and still had the Giants and 49ers. They played anything and everything. Eclectic before it was fashionable. Then some bright eyes hired Don Sherwood back as the program director who promptly turned the music dial to, well, bland: Mitch Miller, Billy Rose, Ray Coniff, Percy Faith—anything that had "and his Orchestra" in it. Sherwood honestly thought that's what the audience wanted. They didn't. The DJs deserted in droves, and the station sank like a stone.

 

Love this story, it sounds sad and true.  Same thing happened to me in the Milwaukee "listening area" at this time.  By the way this is the greatest example of a song about the truth of life I've ever heard...just sayin'


WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Aug 29, 2011 - 19:43
 
Love Bill's commentary on this one, especially his mention of KSFO in San Francisco. For a period during the mid 70s, it was an AM station as hip as any of the popular FM stations (KMEL, KSAN, KTIM and later KFOG). Great DJs: Russ Syracuse, John Gilliland, Terry McGovern, Rick Cimino, Scott Beach and still had the Giants and 49ers. They played anything and everything. Eclectic before it was fashionable. Then some bright eyes hired Don Sherwood back as the program director who promptly turned the music dial to, well, bland: Mitch Miller, Billy Rose, Ray Coniff, Percy Faith—anything that had "and his Orchestra" in it. Sherwood honestly thought that's what the audience wanted. They didn't. The DJs deserted in droves, and the station sank like a stone.


pdjpirate
(Near the Graveyard of the Atlantic!)
Posted: Aug 07, 2011 - 13:56
 
This is the heat! {#Fire} Red Hot & Nasty!
Sunny

coloradojohn
(Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan -- 15 min. west of Shinjuku, center of the freaking Universe)
Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 05:05
 
Yup...this Jazz ROCKS!  Jam on!