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Les McCann

 

Les McCann Plays The Hits

 

Limelight Records 1966      LS-86041

notes:

Les McCann Plays the Hits is an album by American pianist 
Les McCann recorded in 1966 and released on the Limelight label.

credits:

    Les McCann – piano, vocals
    Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12)
    Plas Johnson (tracks 2, 5 & 6), 
    Jerome Richardson (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12) – tenor saxophone
    Lynn Blessing (tracks 2, 5 & 6), 
    Warren Chiasson (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12) – vibraphone
    Vincent Bell (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12), Jimmy Georgantones (tracks 2, 5 & 6), 
    Carl Lynch (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12) – guitar
    Leroy Vinnegar – bass
    Joe Macho – Fender bass (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12)
    Booker T. Robinson – drums
    Johnny Pacheco (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12), 
    Ron Rich (tracks 2, 5 & 6) – congas

Engineer – Tory Brainard 
(tracks: A1, A3, A4, B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6) 

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

tracklist:

A1 Sunny (Part I)
Composed By Ð B. Hebb*
7:04    
A2 Sunny (Part II)
Composed By Ð B. Hebb*
2:37    
A3 Guantanamera
Composed By Ð H. Angulo*, P. Seeger*
Lyrics By Ð J. Marti*
2:50    
A4 Summer Samba (So Nice)
Composed By Ð M. Valle*, N. Gimbel*, P. Valle*
2:18    
A5 Sad Little Girl
Composed By Ð Les McCann
Written By Ð Alsberg
2:52    
A6 River Deep, Mountain High
Composed By Ð L. Greenwich*, B. Spector*
3:14    
B1 Les Skate
Composed By Ð J. Ross*, M. Barkan*
3:15    
B2 Sunshine Superman
Composed By Ð Donovan
3:02    
B3 Message To Michael
Composed By Ð B. Bacharach, H. David*
2:40    
B4 Flamingo
Composed By Ð Anderson*, Grouya*
2:31    
B5 Compared To What
Composed By Ð G. McDaniels*
2:30    
B6 Pretty Flamingo
Composed By Ð M. Barkan*