Les McCann (piano) and Eddie Harris (sax) at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1969, "Compared to What."

"Possession is the motivation that is hangin' up the goddamned nation.
Looks like we always end up in a rut."

No matter how much you like (or don't really care for jazz), wait a couple of minutes, through the instrumental
intro, for the words:



Has anything really changed since then?

Trying to make it a real Compared to What?