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Talkin' Verve collects 16 of the funkiest tracks Les McCann recorded for Verve. Of course, funky can be a relative term -- McCann was the coolest pianist this side of Horace Silver, and his laid-back style may not sit well with the hipsters who are this disc's intended audience. If they keep in mind that the pianist never led a small organ combo, they'll be pleased by this swinging soul-jazz and its warm, friendly atmosphere. Some of the songs are a little slight, but even those are given appealing, coolly funky arrangements that are quite engaging, and that's what makes this a welcome sampler.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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LYNN BLESSING, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Plas Johnson, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Les Mccann, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - HERBIE HANCOCK, ComposerLyricist - Jon Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Katzman, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ric DeSilva, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Rich, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Aki Aleong, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Booker T. Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Georgantones, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Torres, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Luchi De Jesus, Producer - Les Mccann, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Hal Mooney, Producer
℗ 1965 Polydor Inc.
Les Mccann, MainArtist - JERRY ROSS, Producer - Curtis Reginald Lewis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Polydor Inc.
Traditional, Composer - Les Mccann, MainArtist - JERRY ROSS, Producer - James Last, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1966 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Les Mccann, MainArtist - Bobby Hebb, ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, Producer - Leroy Vinnegar, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Booker T. Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
LYNN BLESSING, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Plas Johnson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Les Mccann, MainArtist - Bobby Hebb, ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, Producer - Leroy Vinnegar, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Rich, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Booker T. Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Georgantones, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Luchi De Jesus, Producer - Les Mccann, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Hal Mooney, Producer
℗ 1965 Polydor Inc.
Les Mccann, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jack Tracy, Producer
℗ 1964 Polydor Inc.
LYNN BLESSING, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Plas Johnson, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Les Mccann, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lionel Hampton, ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Kynard, ComposerLyricist - Lee Katzman, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ric DeSilva, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Rich, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Aki Aleong, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Booker T. Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Georgantones, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Torres, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Les Mccann, MainArtist - Gene McDaniels, ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, Producer
℗ 1966 Polydor Inc.
Les Mccann, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jack Tracy, Producer
℗ 1965 Polydor Inc.
LYNN BLESSING, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Plas Johnson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Les Mccann, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, Producer - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Rich, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Booker T. Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Georgantones, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 Polydor Inc.
LYNN BLESSING, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Plas Johnson, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Les Mccann, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Katzman, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ric DeSilva, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Rich, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Aki Aleong, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Booker T. Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Georgantones, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Torres, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Randazzo, ComposerLyricist - Les Mccann, MainArtist - Robert Weinstein, ComposerLyricist - Dick Corby, Producer
℗ 1967 Polydor Inc.
LYNN BLESSING, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Plas Johnson, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Les Mccann, Piano, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - JERRY ROSS, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Vinnegar, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Jerome Murray, ComposerLyricist - Lee Katzman, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ric DeSilva, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Rich, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Aki Aleong, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Booker T. Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Georgantones, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Torres, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Les Mccann, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dick Corby, Producer
℗ 1967 Polydor Inc.
Album review
Talkin' Verve collects 16 of the funkiest tracks Les McCann recorded for Verve. Of course, funky can be a relative term -- McCann was the coolest pianist this side of Horace Silver, and his laid-back style may not sit well with the hipsters who are this disc's intended audience. If they keep in mind that the pianist never led a small organ combo, they'll be pleased by this swinging soul-jazz and its warm, friendly atmosphere. Some of the songs are a little slight, but even those are given appealing, coolly funky arrangements that are quite engaging, and that's what makes this a welcome sampler.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:55
- Main artists: Les McCann
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve
- Genre: Jazz
© 1998 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1998 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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