AVID Jazz continues with its Four Classic Albums series with a re-mastered 2CD release from Les McCann Ltd. & Lou Rawls complete with original artwork, liner notes and personnel details.
Les McCann Ltd.:- "The Truth"; "The Shout"; "On Time" and Lou Rawls:- "Stormy Monday".
Les McCann began his career in jazz in the late 1950s with a string of albums recorded for Pacific Records. Starting his musical journey as a singer, drummer and tuba player Les went on to be a primarily a self taught jazz piano player. A spell at The Los Angeles City College also proved highly influential in his musical career. Les's early jazz career seems to have been somewhat skipped over in favour of his career in the later 1960s, 70s and beyond, where he became a cool jazz funk star and would go on to be regularly sampled by the hip hop crowd. We have gone for three of his best albums produced in the early 1960s for Pacific. On CD1 we feature two of his best sets featuring his famed Ltd. Trio, one studio and one live! While our third selection adds the incredible guitarist Joe Pass to the line up, and what an addition he makes! Our fourth selection finds Les in the company of Mr. Lou Rawls for the legendary Rawls classic album "Stormy Monday". Lou gives Les plenty of space for his piano improvisations alongside his regular trio of Leroy Vinnegar and Ron Jefferson. And of course there is the small matter of the Lou Rawls immaculate vocal performance! To be honest this was our way to find space for Lou Rawls in the incredible AVID jazz catalogue! Take a listen! Can you really blame us?
As with all AVID releases, we hope you enjoy them and check out our extensive catalogue for more great music across jazz and many other musical genres.
Check out:- Duke Pearson (AMSC1198); Mal Waldron (AMSC1446); Billy Taylor (AMSC1200); Horace Silver (AMSC1260); Sonny Clark (AMSC1250); Kenny Drew (AMSC1088); Bill Evans (AMSC1119); Ray Charles (AMSC1276 & 1233); Tommy Flanagan (AMSC1091); Russ Freeman (AMSC1181); Sam Cooke (AMSC1304); Jazz Piano (AMSC1284); Dave Brubeck (AMSC982); Jimmy Smith (AMSC1321); Hampton Hawes (AMSC1416); Elmo Hope (AMSC1256); Ahmed Jamal AMSC1432 & 1430); Hank Jones (AMSC1253); Wynton Kelly (AMSC1436); Thelonious Monk (AMSC964); Herbie Nichols (AMSC1209); Horace Parlan (AMSC1450); Randy Weston (AMSC1153).
CD1
1-8: 'The Truth'
1. Vacushna
2. A Little ¾ For God & Co
3. I'll Remember April
4. Fish This Week
5. How High The Moon
6. This Can't Be Love
7. For Carl Perkins
8. The Truth
9-16: 'The Shout'
9. But Not For Me
10. A Foggy Day
11. The Shout
12. Set Call (Sonar)
13. C Jam Blues
14. Jubilation
15. Night In Tunisia
16. Set Call (Cute)
CD2
1-9: 'On Time'
1. On Time
2. Yours Is My Heart Alone
3. This For Doug
4. Fondue
5. Bernie's Tune
6. Maichen
7. It Could Happen To You
8. You're Driving Me Crazy
9. So What
10-19: 'Stormy Monday'
10. (They Call It) Stormy Monday
11. God Bless The Child
12. See See Rider
13. Willow Weep For Me
14. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
15. In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)
16. 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
17. Lost And Lookin'
18. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
19. Sweet Lover
