Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Truth
1960 studio album by Les McCann Ltd.
Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Truth | ||||
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Studio album by Les McCann Ltd. | ||||
Released | 1960 | |||
Recorded | February 4, 1960 United Recording, Hollywood, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:20 | |||
Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 2 | |||
Producer | Richard Bock | |||
Les McCann chronology | ||||
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Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Truth (also referred to as just The Truth) is the debut album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1960 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2] Liner notes were by Frank Evans and album photography was by Ivan Nagy.
Reception
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Allmusic gives the album 4 stars.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Les McCann except as indicated
- "Vacushna" - 3:09
- "A Little ¾ for God & Co." - 4:28
- "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 7:47
- "Fish This Week" - 3:06
- "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) - 6:04
- "This Can't Be Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:17
- "For Carl Perkins" (Leroy Vinnegar) - 5:40
- "The Truth" - 5:49
Personnel
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)