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Released
  
1971

Length
  
38:35

Artists
  
Eddie Harris, Les McCann

Producer
  
Arif Mardin

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
January 25, 1971

Second Movement(1971)
  
Instant Death(1971)

Release date
  
1971

Label
  
Label M

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Studio
  
Atlantic Studios, New York City

Second Movement(1970)
  
Invitation to Openness(1972)

Similar
  
Eddie Harris albums, Jazz albums

Second Movement is an album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris and pianist/vocalist Les McCann recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic label. The album was a follow-up to the duo's highly successful live collaboration Swiss Movement (Atlantic, 1969).

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review called the album "a gem that continues to inspire a new generation of soul/jazz musicians".

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated

  1. "Shorty Rides Again" (Harris, Les McCann) - 8:31
  2. "Universal Prisoner" (Harris, McCann) - 5:00
  3. "Carry on Brother" - 7:11
  4. "Set Us Free" - 10:26
  5. "Samia" (McCann) - 7:32

Personnel

  • Eddie Harris - tenor saxophone
  • Les McCann - electric piano, vocals
  • Cornell Dupree - electric guitar
  • Jimmy Rowser - bass
  • Jerry Jemmott - electric bass (tracks 1-3)
  • Donald Dean - drums
  • Buck Clarke - African drums, percussion
  • Bernard Purdie - tambourine, drums
  • Judy Clay, Cissy Houston, Rennelle Stafford, Deidre Tuck - vocals
  • Unidentified string section arranged by Arif Mardin (track 2)
  • Unidentified horns and woodwinds (tracks 4 & 5)

    • Songs

    1Shorty Rides Again8:31
    2Universal Prisoner5:02
    3Carry on Brother7:12

    References

    Second Movement Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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