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Released
  
1970

Comment (1969)
  
Second Movement (1970)

Release date
  
1970

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Length
  
32:37

Artist
  
Les McCann

Producer
  
Joel Dorn

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
August 19, 20, 21 & 22 and October 22, 1969 Atlantic Studios and Regent Sound Studios, New York.

Similar
  
Les McCann albums, Jazz albums

Comment is an album by pianist/vocalist Les McCann recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic gives the album 3 stars stating "The godfather of contemporary jazz-soul chills, changing the pace from his electrifying collaborations with Eddie Harris -- Swiss Movement and Second Movement -- that preceded and followed this mellow set of mostly love songs".

Track listing

All compositions by Helen Lewis and Kay Lewis except as indicated

  1. "How Many Broken Wings" - 3:30
  2. "Can't We Be Strangers Again" - 5:09
  3. "Unless It's You" (Morgan Ames, Johnny Mandel) - 5:01
  4. "What I Call Soul" - 4:11
  5. "Comment" (Yusuf Rahman, Charles Wright) - 5:27
  6. "Baby, Baby" - 2:52
  7. "Yours Is My Heart Alone" (Franz Lehárl, Fritz Löhner-Beda, Ludwig Herzer) - 6:27

Personnel

  • Les McCann - piano, electric piano, vocals
  • Jimmy Owens, Joe Wilder, Richard Williams - trumpet (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
  • Dick Griffin, Benny Powell - trombone (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
  • Seldon Powell - soprano saxophone, alto flute (track 3)
  • Richard Landry - baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
  • Roberta Flack - vocals, piano (tracks 1 & 2)
  • Junior Mance, (track 6), Richard Tee (track 4) - piano
  • Roland Hanna - harpsichord (track 3)
  • Margaret Ross - harp (track 3)
  • Billy Butler - guitar (track 5)
  • Ron Carter - bass (tracks 1-3, 6 & 7), electric bass (tracks 4 & 5)
  • Billy Cobham (tracks 1-4, 6 & 7), Donald Dean (track 5) - drums
  • Unidentified vocal group conducted by Valerie Simpson (track 2)
  • William Fischer - arrangement, director (tracks 1-3, 6 & 7)
  • Selwart Clarke - concertmaster (tracks 1, 3 & 7)
  • Clarence Cooper, Greer V. Brown, Barbara Brown, Diane Gabay, Dennis DeVitt, Denisia Frey, Paula Roberts, Francesca Michaelides, Loretta Ritter, Jamie Mulligan, Terre Nappi, Anna Barnes, Jane Fischer, Aeuie Draper, Gene McD, Susan McD, Patricia Mulligan - choir (track 7)

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