Les McCann Sings
1961 studio album by Les McCann
| Les McCann Sings | ||||
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| Studio album by Les McCann | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | February 28, March 14, April 4, August, 25, 1961 Rex Productions Studio, Hollywood, CA and Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:50 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 31 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| Les McCann chronology | ||||
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Les McCann Sings is an album by pianist and vocalist Les McCann recorded in 1961 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn called the album: "A super set.... Soul-jazz and blues at their best."[3]
Track listing
- "Wonder Why" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) – 2:58
- "It's Way Past Suppertime" (Les McCann, Vicki Arnold) – 3:06
- "'Deed I Do" (Fred Rose, Walter Hirsch) – 2:54
- "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) – 3:37
- "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:58
- "I Cried for You" (Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman, Gus Arnheim) – 2:24
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) – 2:27
- "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) – 2:32
- "Next Spring" (Marvin Jenkins) – 3:21
- "Love Letters" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) – 3:16
- "On the Street Where You Live" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) – 3:10
- "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Ray Henderson, Mort Dixon) – 2:07
Personnel
- Les McCann – vocals, piano
- Herbie Lewis – bass
- Ron Jefferson – drums
- John Audino, Charlie Meeks, Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito – trumpet (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8)
- Bob Edmondson (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8), John Ewing (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8), Lawrence "Tricky" Lofton (track 9) – trombone
- Kenny Shroyer – bass trombone (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8)
- Buddy Collette (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8 & 10), Charles Lloyd (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8) – alto saxophone, flute
- Teddy Edwards (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8), Harold Land (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8), Ben Webster (track 9) – tenor saxophone
- Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8)
- Bobby Bruce, Carl Kalash, Dan Lube, Ed Lustgarten, George Poole, Jerome Reisler, Darrell Terwilliger – violin (tracks 2, 5 & 10)
- Myron Sandler – viola (tracks 2, 5 & 10)
- Charles Gates – cello (tracks 2, 5 & 10)
- Dolo Coker – rhythm piano (tracks 2, 5 & 10)
- Richard "Groove" Holmes – organ (track 9)
- George Freeman – guitar (track 9)
- Gerald Wilson – arranger, conductor, director (tracks 1, 2, 4–6, 8 & 10)
References
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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.
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)
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)
- Soul To Soul (1971)
