# Much Les > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Much_Les > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Much_Les.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Les > Source revision: 1341955367 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1969 studio album by Les McCann Much Les Studio album by Les McCann Released 1969 Recorded July 22–24 and November 20, 1968 Studio Atlantic Studios and RCA Studios, New York Genre Jazz Length 37:09 Label Atlantic SD 1516 Producer Joel Dorn Les McCann chronology Live at Bohemian Caverns - Washington, DC (1967) Much Les (1969) Swiss Movement (1969) ***Much Les*** is an album by jazz pianist [Les McCann](/source/Les_McCann), recorded in 1968, and was his first released, in 1969, on the [Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records) label.[1][2] ## Reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [3] [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) gives the album 5 stars stating "One of Les McCann's greatest albums, *Much Les* encapsulates much of what McCann did best in his early years, while adding a few novel embellishments – like a [string section](/source/String_section) and [Latin percussionists](/source/Latin_percussion) – that enhance his core sound. The results are winning, likable, and consistently engaging, making for an underrated classic. ...the program is nicely varied, and the richer, more expanded arrangements serve to highlight – not obscure – the McCann trio's command of the groove. That's what makes *Much Les* such an enjoyable, essential listen".[3] "[With These Hands](/source/With_These_Hands_(song))" was issued as a single (b/w "Burnin' Coal"), as [Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Records) 45-2615, in March 1969.[4] ## Track listing *All compositions by Les McCann except as indicated* 1. "Doin' That Thing" ([Leroy Vinnegar](/source/Leroy_Vinnegar)) – 8:32 1. "[With These Hands](/source/With_These_Hands_(song))" ([Abner Silver](/source/Abner_Silver), [Benny Davis](/source/Benny_Davis)) – 5:35 1. "Burnin' Coal" – 6:36 1. "Benjamin" – 5:45 1. "[Love for Sale](/source/Love_for_Sale_(song))" ([Cole Porter](/source/Cole_Porter)) – 6:34 1. "Roberta" – 8:51 ## Personnel - [Les McCann](/source/Les_McCann) – piano, vocals - [Leroy Vinnegar](/source/Leroy_Vinnegar) – [bass](/source/Double_bass) - [Donald Dean](/source/Donald_Dean) – drums - [Willie Bobo](/source/Willie_Bobo) – [timbales](/source/Timbales) (tracks 1, 3 & 5) - Victor Pantoja – [congas](/source/Congas) (tracks 1, 3 & 5) - William Fischer – string [arrangement](/source/Arrangement), director (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6) - Selwart Clarke – [viola](/source/Viola), [concertmaster](/source/Concertmaster) (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6) - Winston Collymore, Noel DaCosta, Richard Elias, Emanuel Green, Theodore Israel, Warren Laffredo – violin (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6) - [Ron Carter](/source/Ron_Carter), [Kermit Moore](/source/Kermit_Moore), Harvey Shapiro – cello (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 series](http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1500-series/#sd-1516) accessed March 8, 2016 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Freed., R. [Les McCann Discography](http://users.rcn.com/bobfreed/www/lesdisco/a29.html) accessed March 8, 2016 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_3-1) Huey, Steve. [*Much Les* – Review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000100889) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved March 8, 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Les McCann – With These Hands"](http://www.45cat.com/record/452615) – via www.45cat.com. v t e Les McCann 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. Albums 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) With 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) Soundtracks Soul To Soul (1971) Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Much Les](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Les) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Much_Les?action=history)). 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