Les McCann Sings

Les McCann Sings
Les McCann Sings
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

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
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

^ "Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ Freed, Robert. "Les McCann Discography". Retrieved January 12, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Wynn, Ron. Les McCann Sings – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

[1] "Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

[2] Freed, Robert. "Les McCann Discography". Retrieved January 12, 2016.

[Allmusic-3] Wynn, Ron. Les McCann Sings – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

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v t e Les McCann
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.
Albums 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)
With 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)
Soundtracks	Soul To Soul (1971)

v t e Teddy Edwards
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Sonny Rollins at Music Inn/Teddy Edwards at Falcon's Lair (split album, 1958) It's About Time (1959) Sunset Eyes (1960) Teddy's Ready! (1960) Back to Avalon (1960) Together Again!!!! (with Howard McGhee, 1961) Good Gravy! (Contemporary, 1961) Heart & Soul (1962) Nothin' But the Truth! (1966) It's All Right! (1967) Feelin's (1974) The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (1976) Young at Heart (with Howard McGhee, 1979) Wise in Time (with Howard McGhee, 1979) Out of This World (1980) Good Gravy (Timeless, 1981) Mississippi Lad (1991) Blue Saxophone (1992) La Villa: Live in Paris (1993) Tango in Harlem (1994) Horn to Horn (with Houston Person, 1994) Close Encounters (with Houston Person, 1996) Midnight Creeper (1997) Sunset Eyes 2000 (and Saskia Laroo, 2000) Ladies Man (2000) Smooth Sailing (2001)
With Gerald Wilson	You Better Believe It! (1961) Moment of Truth (1962) Portraits (1963–64) McCann/Wilson (with Les McCann, 1964) On Stage (1965) Feelin' Kinda Blues (1965) The Golden Sword (1966)
With others	Wheelin' and Dealin' (Frank Butler, 1978) Groove Funk Soul (Joe Castro, 1960) Sonny's Dream (Birth of the New Cool) (Sonny Criss, 1968) Get Up & Get It! (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1967) Welcome Home (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1868) Just the Way It Had to Be (Milt Jackson, 1969) Memphis Jackson (Milt Jackson, 1969) That's the Way It Is (Milt Jackson, 1969) Ain't Misbehavin' (Hank Jones, 1978) Feeling Good (Julie London, released 1965) My Son the Jazz Drummer! (Shelly Manne, 1962) Les McCann Sings (1961) Everybody Loves a Winner (Freddie Redd, 1990) Bluesmith (Jimmy Smith, 1972) Leroy Walks! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1957) Leroy Walks Again!! (Leroy Vinnegar, 1962–63)

v t e Charles Lloyd
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	Nirvana (1962–65) Discovery! (1964) Of Course, of Course (1965) Charles Lloyd in Europe (1966) Dream Weaver (1966) Forest Flower (1966) The Flowering (1966) Charles Lloyd in the Soviet Union (1967) Journey Within (1967) Love-In (1967) Soundtrack (1968) Moon Man (1970) Warm Waters (1971) Geeta (1973) Autumn in New York (1979) Montreux 82 (1982) A Night in Copenhagen (1983) Fish Out of Water (1989) Notes from Big Sur (1991) Acoustic Masters I (1993) The Call (1993) All My Relations (1994) Canto (1996) Voice in the Night (1998) Hyperion with Higgins (1999) The Water Is Wide (1999) Which Way Is East (2001) Lift Every Voice (2002) Jumping the Creek (2004) Sangam (2004) Rabo de Nube (2007) Mirror (2009) Athens Concert (and Maria Farantouri, 2010) Hagar's Song (and Jason Moran, 2012) Wild Man Dance (2013) I Long to See You (2015) Passin' Thru (2016) 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero) (2020) Tone Poem (2021)
With Cannonball Adderley	Cannonball Adderley's Fiddler on the Roof (1964) Cannonball Adderley Live! (1964) Radio Nights (1967–68)
With Chico Hamilton	Bye Bye Birdie-Irma La Douce (1960) The Chico Hamilton Special (1960) Drumfusion (1962) Passin' Thru (1962) A Different Journey (1963) Man from Two Worlds (1963) Chic Chic Chico (1965)
With The Beach Boys	Surf's Up (released 1971) Holland (1972) 15 Big Ones (released 1976) M.I.U. Album (released 1978)
With others	Historical Figures and Ancient Heads (Canned Heat, 1971) Almost Summer (Celebration, released 1978) Celebration (Celebration, released 1979) Les McCann Sings (1961) Roger McGuinn (1973) Full Circle (The Doors, 1972) Vanished Gardens (2018)