Les McCann

American jazz pianist and vocalist (1935–2023)

Born: 23 September 1935
Lexington
Died: 29 December 2023
Los Angeles
Country: United States
Record labels: Atlantic Records, Fontana Records, Pacific Jazz Records
Discography: 34 albums

Biography

Les McCann was a jazz musician who played piano, keyboard instrument, electric piano and voice. Les McCann was born on 23 September 1935 in Lexington and died on 29 December 2023 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz, rhythm and blues and soul jazz. Record labels: Atlantic Records, Fontana Records and Pacific Jazz Records. The discography here lists 34 albums, from “Les McCann Sings” (1961) to “A Time Les Christmas” (2018).

Leslie Coleman McCann (September 23, 1935 – December 29, 2023) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He is known for his innovations in soul jazz and his 1969 recording of the protest song "Compared to What". His music has been widely sampled in hip hop.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Les McCann Sings 1961 · Pacific Jazz Jazz Waltz 1964 · Pacific Jazz McCann / Wilson 1964 · Pacific Jazz Soul Hits 1964 · Pacific Jazz A Bag of Gold 1966 · Pacific Jazz Spanish Onions 1966 · Live · Pacific Jazz Live At Bohemian Caverns - Washington, D.C. 1967 · Live · Limelight More or Les McCann 1969 · Pacific Jazz Much Les 1969 · Atlantic Swiss Movement 1969 · Live · Atlantic Comment 1970 Invitation to Openness 1971 · Atlantic Second Movement 1971 · Atlantic Talk to the People 1972 · Atlantic Layers 1973 · Rhino Atlantic Another Beginning 1974 · Atlantic Layers 1974 · Atlantic Hustle to Survive 1975 · Atlantic River High, River Low 1976 · Atlantic Change Change Change: Live at the Roxy 1977 · Live · impulse! Music Lets Me Be 1977 · ABC Records The Man 1978 · A&M Records Tall, Dark & Handsome 1979 · A&M Records On the Soul Side 1994 · Music Masters Jazz

Listen Up! 1995 1996

Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz With Guest Les McCann 1996 Pacifique 1997 · Nullviernull Tonproduktion

How's Your Mother? 1998 · Live

Pump It Up 2002

Live at Montreux 2006 · Live

The Shout 2011 · American Jazz Classics Sings 2013 · Stardust Records

Live At The Village Vanguard 1967 2017 · Live

A Time Les Christmas 2018 · The Abrahams Company

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Albums where Les McCann is credited as a sideman

1962	Stormy Monday — Lou Rawls with Les McCann Ltd.	piano
1962	That’s Where It’s At — Stanley Turrentine	piano
1966	Freak Out! — The Mothers of Invention	piano
1985	Straight Ahead — Stanley Turrentine	piano
1994	Deep Pocket — Herbie Mann	piano, vocals
2002	Big Fun — Bill Evans	vocals
2014	Groove the Complete Legendary 1961 Session — Ben Webster, Richard “Groove” Holmes & Les McCann	piano, vocals