Les McCann
Les McCann
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Artist Information
Genres: Jazz-Funk, Soul Jazz, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: September 23, 1935 in Lexington, KY
Influences
Carl Perkins, Mose Allison, Erroll Garner, Ahmad Jamal, Wynton Kelly, Oscar Peterson, Horace Silver, Bobby Timmons, Cedar Walton
Similar Artists
Eddie Harris, Gene Harris, Junior Mance, Joe Sample, Ramsey Lewis, Billy Butler, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Gene McDaniels, Billy Taylor, Ahmad Jamal, Brian Jackson
Followers
George Duke, Dee Brown, Bob James, Chick Corea, Cochemea Gastelum, The Lewis Sisters
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Biography
Les McCann reached the peak of his career at the 1968 Montreux Jazz Festival, recording "Compared to What" and "Cold Duck Time" for Atlantic (Swiss Movement) with Eddie Harris and Benny Bailey.
Discography
Release: March 8, 2004
Label: Pony Canyon Records (Japan)
Release: December 17, 2002
Label: Image Entertainment, Leisure