Les McCann

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Born
23 September 1935
Born In
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
Died
29 December 2023 (aged 88)
Leslie Coleman "Les" McCann (Lexington, Kentucky, September 23, 1935 - Los Angeles, California, December 29, 2023) was an American soul jazz pianist and vocalist whose biggest successes came as a crossover artist into R&B and soul. An early musical success for McCann was his winning of a Navy talent contest for singing; this led to an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. McCann's main career began in the early 1960s when he recorded as a pianist with his trio for Pacific Jazz Records. In 1969, Atlantic Records released Swiss Movement, a recording of McCann with fr… read more
Leslie Coleman "Les" McCann (Lexington, Kentucky, September 23, 1935 - Los Angeles, California, December 29, 2023) was an American soul jazz pianist and vocalist whose biggest successes came as a crossover artist into R&B and soul. An early musical success for McCann was his wi… read more
Leslie Coleman "Les" McCann (Lexington, Kentucky, September 23, 1935 - Los Angeles, California, December 29, 2023) was an American soul jazz pianist and vocalist whose biggest successes came as a crossover artist into R&B and soul. An early musical success for McCann was his winning of a Navy talent contest for singing; this led to an appearance on… read more

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1 Play track Layers Sometimes I Cry
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2 Play track Much Les Burnin' Coal
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3 Play track Compared to What Harlem Buck Dance Strut
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4 Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 Compared To What - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
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5 Play track Doin that thing Doin that thing
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7 Play track Much Les Benjamin
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8 Play track Layers Let's Gather
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9 Play track Velvet Jazz III Us
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10 Play track Soaring, Pt. 1 Soaring, Pt. 1
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  1. 53,796 listeners

    1 Jan 1973 · 11 tracks

    Layers
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  2. 27,108 listeners

    1969 · 6 tracks

    Much Les
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  3. 21,002 listeners

    1 Jan 1998 · 16 tracks

    Talkin' Verve
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  4. 6,919 listeners

    1 Jan 1974 · 8 tracks

    Another Beginning
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