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'Compared to What' performer Les McCann, a wellspring for hip-hop samples, dies at 88


The Kentucky native joined the West Coast jazz scene, but his performance of “Compared to What” at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1968 transcended geography. Les McCann, a jazz titan best known for his performance with musical partner Eddie Harris of the protest song “Compared to What,” has died at …

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