Much Les – Les McCann 1969
Autor: Fernando (Ferpa) | Publicado: 2010-07-31T22:10:00-03:00

   After the success of Swiss Movement, McCann — primarily a piano player — began to emphasize his rough-hewn vocals more. He became an innovator in the soul jazz style, merging jazz with funk, soul and world rhythms; much of his early 1970s music prefigures the great Stevie Wonder albums of the decade. He was among the first jazz musicians to include electric piano, clavinet, and synthesizer in his music.    In 1971, he and Harris were part of a group of soul, R&amp;B, and rock performers — including Wilson Pickett, The Staple Singers, Santana, and Ike &amp; Tina Turner — who flew to Accra, Ghana for a historic 14-hour concert before more than 100,000 Ghanaians. The March 6 concert was recorded for the documentary film Soul To Soul. In 2004 the movie was released on DVD with an accompanying soundtrack album.     Les discovered Roberta Flack and obtained an audition which resulted in a recording contract with Atlantic Records.      Les McCann - Much Les    Label: Atlantic     Catalog#: SD 1516     Format: Vinyl, LP, Album     Country: US     Released: 1969     Genre: Jazz     Style: Jazz-Funk       Tracklist    A1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Doin' That Thing&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 8:31&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Written-By - Leroy Vinnegar     A2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; With These Hands&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 5:35&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Written-By - Abner Silverand* , Benny Davis     A3&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Burnin' Coal&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 6:40&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Written-By - Les McCann     B1&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Benjamin&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 5:47&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Written-By - Les McCann     B2&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Love For Sale&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 6:39&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Written-By - Cole Porter     B3&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Roberta&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 8:57&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Written-By - Les McCann     Credits     Bass - Leroy Vinnegar     Conductor, Arranged By [Strings] - William Fischer* (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3)     Congas - Victor Pantoja (tracks: A1, A3, B2)     Drums - Donald Dean     Engineer [Recording] - Adrian Barber     Piano - Les McCann     Producer - Joel Dorn     Strings - Emanuel Green (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3) , Harvey Shapiro (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3) , Kermit Moore (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3) , Noel DaCosta (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3) , Richard Elias (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3) , Ron Carter (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3) , Selwart Clarke (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3) , Theodore Israel (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3) , Warren Laffredo (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3) , Winston Collymore (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3)     Timbales - Willie Bobo (tracks: A1, A3, B2)     Notes     Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York.  Link do Arquivo  Link Alternativo