# Pretty Lady (album)

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1961 studio album by Les McCann Ltd.

Pretty Lady Studio album by Les McCann Ltd. Released 1961 Recorded March 13 & 15, 1961 Rex Productions Studio, Hollywood, CA Genre Jazz Length 34:50 Label Pacific Jazz PJ 31 Producer Richard Bock Les McCann chronology "Groove" (1961) Pretty Lady (1961) Les McCann Sings (1961)

***Pretty Lady*** is an album by pianist [Les McCann](/source/Les_McCann) recorded in 1961 and released on the [Pacific Jazz](/source/Pacific_Jazz_Records) label.[1][2]

## Reception

Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [3]

[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) gives the album 4 stars.[3]

## Track listing

*All compositions by Les McCann except as indicated*

1. "[Django](/source/Django_(composition))" ([John Lewis](/source/John_Lewis_(pianist))) - 5:10

1. "Dorene Don't Cry, I" - 5:16

1. "Pretty Lady" - 4:42

1. "[Stella By Starlight](/source/Stella_By_Starlight)" ([Victor Young](/source/Victor_Young), [Ned Washington](/source/Ned_Washington)) - 5:38

1. "[On Green Dolphin Street](/source/On_Green_Dolphin_Street_(song))" ([Bronisław Kaper](/source/Bronis%C5%82aw_Kaper), Washington) - 6:38

1. "I'll Take Romance" ([Ben Oakland](/source/Ben_Oakland), [Oscar Hammerstein II](/source/Oscar_Hammerstein_II)) - 6:12

1. "[Little Girl Blue](/source/Little_Girl_Blue_(song))" ([Richard Rodgers](/source/Richard_Rodgers), [Lorenz Hart](/source/Lorenz_Hart)) - 7:15

## Personnel

- [Les McCann](/source/Les_McCann) - [piano](/source/Piano)

- [Herbie Lewis](/source/Herbie_Lewis_(musician)) - [bass](/source/Double_bass)

- [Ron Jefferson](/source/Ron_Jefferson) - [drums](/source/Drum_Kit)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series](https://www.jazzdisco.org/pacific-jazz-records/catalog-10000-20000-series/#pj-25) accessed January 12, 2016

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Freed., R. [Les McCann Discography](http://users.rcn.com/bobfreed/www/lesdisco/a06.html) accessed January 12, 2016

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Allmusic_3-1) [*Pretty Lady* – Review](https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000874631) at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic_(identifier)). Retrieved January 12, 2016.

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)

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