# Second Movement

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1971 studio album by Eddie Harris and Les McCann

Second Movement Studio album by Eddie Harris and Les McCann Released 1971 Recorded January 25, 1971 Studio Atlantic, New York City Genre Jazz Length 38:35 Label Atlantic SD 1583 Producer Arif Mardin Eddie Harris chronology Live at Newport (1970) Second Movement (1971) Instant Death (1971) Les McCann chronology Comment (1970) Second Movement (1971) Invitation to Openness (1972)

***Second Movement*** is an album by American jazz saxophonist [Eddie Harris](/source/Eddie_Harris) and pianist/vocalist [Les McCann](/source/Les_McCann), recorded in 1971 and released on the [Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records) label.[1][2] The album was a follow-up to the duo's highly successful live collaboration, *[Swiss Movement](/source/Swiss_Movement)* (Atlantic, 1969).

## Reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [3] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide [4]

Though panned on its release, today [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) calls the album "a gem that continues to inspire a new generation of soul/jazz musicians".[3]

## Track listing

*All compositions by Eddie Harris except as indicated*

1. "Shorty Rides Again" (Harris, Les McCann) – 8:31

1. "Universal Prisoner" (Harris, McCann) – 5:00

1. "Carry On Brother" – 7:11

1. "Set Us Free" – 10:26

1. "Samia" (McCann) – 7:32

## Personnel

- Eddie Harris – [tenor saxophone](/source/Tenor_saxophone)

- [Les McCann](/source/Les_McCann) – [electric piano](/source/Electric_piano), vocals

- [Cornell Dupree](/source/Cornell_Dupree) – electric guitar

- [Jimmy Rowser](/source/Jimmy_Rowser) – [bass](/source/Double_bass)

- [Jerry Jemmott](/source/Jerry_Jemmott) – electric bass (tracks 1–3)

- [Donald Dean](/source/Donald_Dean) – drums

- [Buck Clarke](/source/Buck_Clarke) – African drums, percussion

- [Bernard Purdie](/source/Bernard_Purdie) – [tambourine](/source/Tambourine), drums

- Judy Clay, [Cissy Houston](/source/Cissy_Houston), Rennelle Stafford, Deidre Tuck – vocals

- Unidentified [string section](/source/String_section) [arranged](/source/Arrangement) by [Arif Mardin](/source/Arif_Mardin) (track 2)

- Unidentified horns and woodwinds (tracks 4 & 5)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Atlantic_Records_discography_1-0)** [Atlantic Records discography](http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1500-series/#sd-1583) accessed May 15, 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Eddie Harris Discography](http://www.eddieharris.com/#discography), accessed June 22, 2017

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_3-1) Edelstein, P. [AllMusic Review](http://www.allmusic.com/album/second-movement-r140306/review) accessed May 15, 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-RSJRG_4-0)** Swenson, J., ed. (1985). *The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide*. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 96. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-394-72643-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-394-72643-X).

v t e Eddie Harris Studio albums Exodus to Jazz (1961) Mighty Like a Rose (1961) Jazz for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961) A Study in Jazz (1962) Eddie Harris Goes to the Movies (1962) Bossa Nova (1963) For Bird and Bags (1964) Cool Sax, Warm Heart (1964) Here Comes the Judge (1964) Cool Sax from Hollywood to Broadway (1965) The In Sound (1965) Mean Greens (1966) The Tender Storm (1967) The Electrifying Eddie Harris (1968) Plug Me In (1968) Silver Cycles (1968) Free Speech (1969) Come On Down! (1970) Second Movement (1971) Instant Death (1971) Eddie Harris Sings the Blues (1972) Excursions (1973) E.H. in the U.K. (1974) Is It In (1974) I Need Some Money (1974) Bad Luck Is All I Have (1975) That Is Why You're Overweight (1975) The Reason Why I'm Talking S--t 1976 (1975) How Can You Live Like That? (1976) I'm Tired of Driving (1978) Playin' with Myself (1979) Sounds Incredible (1980) Steps Up (1981) The Real Electrifying Eddie Harris (1982) Live albums High Voltage (1969) Swiss Movement (1969) Live at Newpoart (1970) Soundtrack albums Pourquoi L'Amérique (1968) Soul to Soul (1971)

v t e Les McCann Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted. As Les McCann Ltd is often used in the titles for the albums up to 1964, this has been omitted. Albums as leader or co-leader It's About Time (with Teddy Edwards, 1959) The Truth (1960) The Shout (1960) In San Francisco (1960) From the Top of the Barrel (1960) Groove (with Richard "Groove" Holmes and Ben Webster, 1961) In New York (1961) Plays the Shampoo (1961) New from the Big City (1961) Pretty Lady (1961) Les McCann Sings (1961) Somethin' Special (with Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1962) On Time (1962) The Gospel Truth (1963) Soul Hits (1963) Jazz Waltz (with The Jazz Crusaders, 1963) A Bag of Gold (1963–64) McCanna (1964) Spanish Onions (1964) McCann/Wilson (with Nancy Wilson (1964) But Not Really (1964) Beaux J. Pooboo (1965) Live at Shelly's Manne-Hole (1965) Les McCann Plays the Hits (1966) Bucket o' Grease (1966) Live at Bohemian Caverns - Washington, DC (1967) Much Les (1968) Swiss Movement (and Eddie Harris, 1969) Comment (1969) Invitation to Openness (1971) Second Movement (with Eddie Harris, 1971) Layers (1972) Live at Montreux (1972) Talk to the People (1972) Another Beginning (1974) With others Tell It Like It Tis (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1962) Stormy Monday (with Lou Rawls, 1962) That's Where It's At (Stanley Turrentine, 1962) Straight Ahead (Stanley Turrentine, 1984) Go Tell It on the Mountain (The Blind Boys of Alabama, 2003) Soundtracks Soul To Soul (1971)

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