Another Beginning
1974 studio album by Les McCann
Another Beginning | ||||
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Studio album by Les McCann | ||||
Released | 1974 | |||
Recorded | May 20–24, 1974 The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:30 | |||
Label | Atlantic SD 1666 | |||
Producer | Joel Dorn, Les McCann and Jack Shaw | |||
Les McCann chronology | ||||
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Another Beginning is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1974 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2]
Reception
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Allmusic gives the album 2 stars.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Les McCann except as indicated
- "Maybe You'll Come Back" – 3:58
- "The Song of Love" – 3:14
- "When It's Over" (J. Mayer, B. Barnes, J. Lynn) – 10:28
- "Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me" – 3:32
- "Go On and Cry" – 5:23
- "My Soul Lies Deep" (Les McCann, Reverend B.) – 5:19
- "The Morning Song" – 3:38
- "Someday We'll Meet Again" – 6:58
Personnel
- Les McCann – piano, electric piano, synthesizer, clavinet, vocals, arranger
- Jon Faddis, Danny Moore, Joe Wilder – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Garnett Brown, Kiane Zawadi – trombone
- Bill Slapin – clarinet, saxophone
- Seldon Powell, Harold Vick, Frank Wess – saxophone
- Roy Gaines (tracks 1 & 2), Miroslaw Kudykowski (tracks 3–7) – guitar
- Chuck Rainey (tracks 1 & 2), Jimmy Rowser (tracks 3–7) – electric bass
- Harold Davis (tracks 3–7), Paul Humphrey (tracks 1 & 2) – drums
- Buck Clarke – percussion
- William Eaton – arranger
- Sally Stevens, Marti McCall, Bob Esty, Jimmy Gilstrap, Carmen Bryant, Vennette Gloud, Sandy Merrill Smolen, Kathy Collier, Morgan Ames, Cissy Houston, Deidre Tuck, Rennelle Stafford, Norma Holmes, Tamiko Loving, Laurence Moore – background vocals
- David Nadien, Emanuel Green, Paul Gershman, Selwart Clarke, Joe Malin, Matthew Raimondi, Sanford Allen, Harry Lookofsky, Max Ellen, Harry Cykman – violin
- Al Brown, Julien Barber – violas
- Kermit Moore, George Ricci – cello
- Herb Bushler – bass
Uses in other media
"Go On And Cry" was sampled in the track "Flawless" from the Living Legends album, "Almost Famous". It was also sampled in "Runnin Wit No Breaks" by Warren G.
References
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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.
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)
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)
- Soul To Soul (1971)