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Released
  
1969

Much Les (1968)
  
Swiss Movement (1969)

Release date
  
1969

Label
  
Atlantic Records

Length
  
37:09

Artist
  
Les McCann

Producer
  
Joel Dorn

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
July 22, 23 & 24 and November 20, 1968 Atlantic Studios and RCA Studios, New York.

Similar
  
Les McCann albums, Jazz albums

Much Les is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1968 and released on the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic gives the album 5 stars stating "One of Les McCann's greatest albums, Much Les encapsulates much of what McCann did best in his early years, while adding a few novel embellishments -- like a string section and Latin percussionists -- that enhance his core sound. The results are winning, likable, and consistently engaging, making for an underrated classic. ...the program is nicely varied, and the richer, more expanded arrangements serve to highlight -- not obscure -- the McCann trio's command of the groove. That's what makes Much Les such an enjoyable, essential listen".

Track listing

All compositions by Les McCann except as indicated

  1. "Doin' That Thing" (Leroy Vinnegar) - 8:32
  2. "With These Hands" (Abner Silver, Benny Davis) - 5:35
  3. "Burnin' Coal" - 6:36
  4. "Benjamin" - 5:45
  5. "Love for Sale" (Cole Porter) - 6:34
  6. "Roberta" - 8:51

Personnel

  • Les McCann - piano, vocals
  • Leroy Vinnegar - bass
  • Donald Dean - drums
  • Willie Bobo - timbales (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
  • Victor Pantoja - congas (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
  • William Fischer - string arrangement, director (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
  • Selwart Clarke - viola, concertmaster (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
  • Winston Collymore, Noel DaCosta, Richard Elias, Emanuel Green, Theodore Israel, Warren Laffredo - violin (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
  • Ron Carter, Kermit Moore, Harvey Shapiro - cello (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
  • References

    Much Les Wikipedia