Les McCann ‎– Spanish Onions

Pacific Jazz Records 1964 ‎– PJ-10097

notes:
Spanish Onions is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1964
at a concert at the Esquire Theater in Los Angeles, CA.,
and released on the Pacific Jazz label in 1966

credits:

Double Bass – Victor Gaskin
Drums – Paul Humphrey
Piano – Les McCann
Engineer [Audio] – Richard Bock
Producer – Richard Bock

"Recorded 'Live' at an After-Hours Concert
at the Esquire Theater, Los Angeles, Calif." - sleeve
All songs by Les McCann except B2

tracklist:

A1        El Soulo
Written-By – Les McCann
3:16
A2        Lavande
Written-By – Les McCann
6:40
A3        Spanish Onions
Written-By – Les McCann
8:50
B1        Get Them Grits
Written-By – Les McCann
4:30
B2        I Am In Love
Written-By – Cole Porter
5:30
B3        Arabella
Written-By – Les McCann
5:43
B4        Maxie's Farewell
Written-By – Les McCann
5:15

 

 

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Les McCann ‎– Much Les

 

Atlantic records1968 – SD 1516

notes:

Much Les is an album by jazz pianist Les McCann, recorded in 1968,
and was his first released, in 1969, on the Atlantic label

credits:

    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)

NYC, July 22,23,24, 1968
Engineer  – Adrian Barber
Producer – Joel Dorn

tracklist:

A1     Doin' That Thing
Written-By – Leroy Vinnegar 8:31    
A2     With These Hands
Written-By – Abner Silverand*, Benny Davis 5:35    
A3    Burnin' Coal
Written-By – Les McCann 6:40    
B1     Benjamin
Written-By – Les McCann 5:47    
B2     Love For Sale
Written-By – Cole Porter 6:39    
B3     Roberta
Written-By – Les McCann 8:57
 

 

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 Les Mccann & Eddie Harris - Swiss Movement

Atlantic records 1969       – SD 1537

credits& notes

This memorable impromptu session arose at the 1969 Montreux festival
when tenor saxophonist Eddie Harris and trumpeter Benny Bailey joined
Les McCann's working trio. McCann's regular rhythm section of Leroy Vinnegar
on bass and Donald Dean on drums provides rock-solid support for some
strongly felt and entertaining music. Harris's light-toned but expressive
horn shines on his own "Cold Duck Time" and McCann's "Kathleen's Theme,
" while the whole band rocks on "You Got It in Your Soulness.
" McCann's elemental voice and piano gives new life to the soul classic
 "Compared to What," while the underrated Bailey, more frequently
heard in mainstream jazz settings, brings a brassy soulfulness
of his own to the proceedings. 

Les McCann, piano
Eddie Harris, electric tenor saxophone
Benny Bailey, trumpet
Leroy Vinnegar, double bass
Donald Dean, drums

"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux",

 Switzerland, June 21, 1969

tracklist:

A1        Compared To What
Vocals – Les McCann
Written-By – Gene McDaniels*
8:18
A2        Cold Duck Time
Written-By – Eddie Harris
6:31
A3        Kathleen's Theme
Written-By – Les McCann
5:45Les Mccann & Eddie Harris - Swiss Movement
B1        You Got It In Your Soulness
Written-By – Les McCann
7:08
B2        The Generation Gap
Written-By – Les McCann
8:45

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Les McCann and The Jazz Crusaders, ‎– Jazz Waltz

Pacific Jazz Records ‎1963                  ST 81

Credits:

Bass – Roberty (Bobby) Haynes

Drums – Stix Hooper

Electric Piano, Organ – Les McCann

Piano – Joe Sample, Les McCann

Tenor Saxophone – Wilton Felder

Trombone – Wayne Henderson

Recorded:

Late 1963 at Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA 

Audio Generator – Richard Bock

Richard Bock (producer, audio)

trackslist

A1 Spanish Castles

Written-By – George Gruntz

A2 Blues For Yna Yna

Written-By – Gerald Wilson

A3 Damascus

Written-By – Les McCann

A4 For God & Country

 Written-By – Les McCann

A5 Bluesette

Written-By – Toots Thielemans

B1 Big City

Written-By – Marvin Jenkins

B2 This Here

Written-By – Bobby Timmons

B3 Jitterbug Waltz

Written-By – Fats Waller

B4 All Blue

Written-By – Miles Davis

B5 Jazz Waltz

Written-By – Bobby Haynes

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Les McCann ‎– More Or Les McCann

 Les McCann ‎– More Or Les McCann

world pacific jazz records 1969                 ST-20166

credits:



Les McCann (piano, vocals) Herbie Lewis (bass) Ron Jefferson (drums)
with John Audino, Charlie Engineer – Richard Bock Meeks,
Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito (trumpet)
Bob Edmondson, John Ewing (trombone)
Kenny Shroyer (bass trombone)
 Buddy Collette, Charles Lloyd (alto saxophone, flute)
Teddy Edwards, Harold Land (tenor saxophone)
Jack Nimitz (baritone saxophone)
Gerald Wilson (arranger, conductor, director)
Rex Productions Studio, Hollywood, CA, February 28, March 14,
 April 4, August 25, 1961
A2    Since I Fell For You
B1    Please Send Me Someone To Love

Les McCann (piano, vocals) Herbie Lewis (ba ss) Ron Jefferson (drums)
with Buddy Collette (flute) Bobby Bruce, Carl Kalash, Dan Lube,
Ed Lustgarten, George Poole, Jerome Reisler, Darrell Terwilliger (violin)
Myron Sandler (viola) Charles Gates (cello) Dolo Coker (rhythm piano)
Gerald Wilson (arranger, conductor, director)
B3    It's Way Past Suppertime
Les McCann (piano) Herbie Lewis (bass) Ron Jefferson (drums)
Rex Productions Studio, Hollywood, CA, March 13 & 15, 1961
A3    Django
same personnel
"Village Gate", NYC, December 29, 1961
A1    Someone Stole My Chitlins
Les McCann (piano) Victor Gaskin (bass) Paul Humphries (drums)
with Willie Correa (bongos, congas, timbales)
Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA, 1964world pacific jazz records 1969                 ST-20166
 
A4    Falling In Love With Love
B4    Narobi Nights
Les McCann (piano) Victor Gaskin (bass) Paul Humphrey (drums)
"After Hours Concert", "The Esquire Theater", Los Angeles,
CA, circa 1964
B2    Lavande

tracklist:

A1        Someone Stole My Chittlins
Written-By – Les McCann
3:58
A2        Since I Fell For You
Written-By – Buddy Johnson
3:37
A3        Django
Written-By – John Lewis
5:10
A4        Falling In Love With Love
Written-By – Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart*
5:55
B1        Please Send Me Someone To Love
Written-By – Percy Mayfield
2:32
B2        Lavande
Written-By – Les McCann
5:40
B3        It's Way Past Supper Time
Written-By – Les McCann, Ames*
3:06
B4        Narobi Nights
Written-By – Les McCann
4:45

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LES MCCANN A BAG OF GOLD

PACIFIC JAZZ RECORDS 1966                      PJ-10107

credits:

 Bass:
 Herbie Lewis (tracks: B1, B4, B5),
Paul Chambers  (tracks: B2, B3),
Victor Gaskin (tracks: A1 to A3)
Drums:
Paul Humphrey (tracks: A1 to A3, B2, B3),
Ron Jefferson (tracks: B1, B4, B5)
Piano :
Les McCann

recorded at:

Rex Productions Studio, Hollywood, CA, 

August 3, 1960

 Los Angeles, CA, October 30 or 29, 1963

 "After Hours Concert", "The Esquire Theater", Los Angeles, CA, 

circa 1964

tracks list:

 A1 The Shampoo     8:41
A2 (Shades Of) Spanish Onions 2:55
A3 The Shout 5:35
B1 Gone On And Get That Chruch     3:40
B2 Fish This Week 2:40
B3 Kathleens Theme 3:31
B4 The Truth 6:45
B5 We'll See Yaw'll After While Ya Heah 3:48

(recorded live at Esquire Theater)

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LES McCANN PLAY THE HITS

 

LIMELIGHT RECORDS 1966                         LS 86041

credits and sessions recording:

Les McCann Ltd:

Les McCann - Piano, Vocals

Booker T. Robinson - Drums

Leroy Vinnegar - Bass

Additional personnel on tracks 2,5,6

Lynn R. Blessing - Vibes

Plas Johnson - Sax

Jimmy Georgantones - Guitar

Ron Rich - Conga

Recorded Aug 5, 1966 at United Recording, CA

Additional personnel on all other tracks

Vincent Bell - Guitar

Carl Lynch - Guitar

Seldon Powell - Flute, Sax (Tenor)

Jerome Richardson - Sax (Tenor)

Warren Chiasson - Vibes

Joe Macho - Fender Bass

Johnny Pacheco - Conga

Recorded Sept 9, 1966 at Bell Sound Studio, NYC

tracks listing:

A1        Sunny (Part I)

Composed By – B. Hebb*   

A2        Sunny (Part II)

Composed By – B. Hebb*

A3        Guantanamera

Composed By – H. Angulo*, P. Seeger*

Lyrics By – J. Marti*

A4        Summer Samba (So Nice)

Composed By – M. Valle*, N. Gimbel*, P. Valle*

A5        Sad Little Girl

Composed By – Les McCann

Written By – Alsberg

A6        River Deep, Mountain High

Composed By – L. Greenwich*, B. Spector*

B1        Les Skate

Composed By – J. Ross*, M. Barkan*

B2        Sunshine Superman

Composed By – Donovan

B3        Message To Michael

Composed By – B. Bacharach, H. David*

B4        Flamingo

Composed By – Anderson*, Grouya*

B5        Compared To What

Composed By – G. McDaniels*

B6        Pretty Flamingo

Composed By – M. Barkan*

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