Les McCann Plays the Hits explained

Les McCann Plays the Hits
Type:	studio
Artist:	Les McCann
Cover:	Les McCann Plays the Hits.jpg
Released:	1966
Recorded:	August 5 and September 9, 1966
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:57
Label:	Limelight LM 82041
Producer:	Jerry Ross
Chronology:	Les McCann
Prev Title:	Live at Shelly's Manne-Hole
Prev Year:	1966
Next Title:	Bucket o' Grease
Next Year:	1966

Les McCann Plays the Hits is an album by American pianist Les McCann recorded in 1966 and released on the Limelight label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic gives the album 3 stars.

Track listing

1. "Sunny (part 1)" (Bobby Hebb) – 7:07
2. "Sunny (part 2)" (Hebb) – 2:40
3. "Guantanamera" (José Martí) – 2:55
4. "Summer Samba (So Nice)" (Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle, Norman Gimbel) – 2:22
5. "Sad Little Girl" (Les McCann) – 2:55
6. "River Deep – Mountain High" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) – 3:16
7. "Les Skate" (Jerry Ross, Mark Barkan) – 3:19
8. "Sunshine Superman" (Donovan) – 3:06
9. "Message to Michael" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:52
10. "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) – 2:35
11. "Compared to What" (Gene McDaniels) – 2:33
12. "Pretty Flamingo" (Barkan) – 3:17

Personnel

• Les McCann – piano, vocals
• Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12)
• Plas Johnson (tracks 2, 5 & 6), Jerome Richardson (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12) – tenor saxophone
  • Lynn Blessing (tracks 2, 5 & 6), Warren Chiasson (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12) – vibraphone Vincent Bell (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12), Jimmy Georgantones (tracks 2, 5 & 6), Carl Lynch (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12) – guitar
• Leroy Vinnegar – bass
• Joe Macho – Fender bass (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12)
• Booker T. Robinson – drums
• Johnny Pacheco (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12), Ron Rich (tracks 2, 5 & 6) – congas

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/mercury-records/catalog-limelight-series/#lm-82041 Mercury Records Catalog: Limelight series
2. Freed., R. Les McCann Discography accessed March 8, 2016