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Les McCann Sings

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Released
  
1961

Artist
  
Les McCann

Producer
  
Richard Bock

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
34:50

Release date
  
1961

Label
  
TP4 Music

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Recorded
  
February 28, March 14, April 4, August, 25, 1961 Rex Productions Studio, Hollywood, CA and Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Les McCann Sings (1961)
  
Les McCann Ltd. in New York (1961)

Jazz albums
  
You Better Believe It!, Tell It Like It Tis, The Golden Sword, Feelin' Kinda Blues, Live at Shelly's Manne‑Hole

Les McCann Sings is an album by pianist and vocalist Les McCann recorded in 1961 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn called the album: "A super set... Soul-jazz and blues at their best".

Track listing

  1. "Wonder Why" (Nicholas Brodszky, Sammy Cahn) - 2:58
  2. "It's Way Past Suppertime" (Les McCann, Vicki Arnold) - 3:06
  3. "'Deed I Do" (Fred Rose, Walter Hirsch) - 2:54
  4. "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 3:37
  5. "But Not for Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:58
  6. "I Cried for You" (Arthur Freed, Abe Lyman, Gus Arnheim) - 2:24
  7. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) - 2:27
  8. "Please Send Me Someone to Love" (Percy Mayfield) - 2:32
  9. "Next Spring" (Marvin Jenkins) - 3:21
  10. "Love Letters" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) - 3:16
  11. "On the Street Where You Live" (Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner) - 3:10
  12. "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)

    • Songs

    1Wonder Why3:03
    2It's Way Past Suppertime3:10
    3Deed I Do2:50

    References

    Les McCann Sings Wikipedia
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