Les McCann

piano, vocal, arranger, keyboard, synthesizer, conductor, producer, guitar, electric piano, performer

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Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Les McCann Ltd.
Jimmy Rowser bass, bells, double bass, percussion Anticipation, Before I Rest, Change, Change, Change, Go On and Cry, I Don't Want to Say Goodbye to a Brother, I Never Thought You Would Go, Interlude, It Never Stopped in My Home Town, Let It Lay, Let's Gather, Let's Play ('til Mom Calls), My Soul Lies Deep, North Carolina, Rid of Me, Seems So Long, Shamading, She's Here, Soaring (At Dawn) Part I, Soaring (At Sunset) Part II, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, Sometimes I Cry, Talk to the People, The Dunbar High School Marching Band, The Harlem Buck Dance Strut, The Morning Song, The Roller, The Song of Love, What's Going On, When It's Over
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist)
Joel Dorn producer, vocal Anticipation, Before I Rest, Blues 5, Doin' That Thing, Goin' Out of My Head, I Am in Love, I Can Dig It, Interlude, It Never Stopped in My Home Town, Let It Lay, Let's Gather, Let's Play ('til Mom Calls), Love for Sale, North Carolina, Seems So Long, Shamading, She's Here, Soaring (At Dawn) Part I, Soaring (At Sunset) Part II, Sometimes I Cry, Sunny, Talk to the People, The Dunbar High School Marching Band, The Harlem Buck Dance Strut, The Shampoo, What's Going On
Buck Clarke bongos, congas, percussion Anticipation, Before I Rest, Go On and Cry, Interlude, It Never Stopped in My Home Town, Let It Lay, Let's Gather, Let's Play ('til Mom Calls), Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, North Carolina, Seems So Long, Shamading, She's Here, Soaring (At Dawn) Part I, Soaring (At Sunset) Part II, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, Sometimes I Cry, Talk to the People, The Dunbar High School Marching Band, The Harlem Buck Dance Strut, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, What's Going On, When It's Over

Collaborators on this artist's recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Jimmy Rowser bass, bells, double bass, percussion Anticipation, Before I Rest, Change, Change, Change, Go On and Cry, I Don't Want to Say Goodbye to a Brother, I Never Thought You Would Go, Interlude, It Never Stopped in My Home Town, Let It Lay, Let's Gather, Let's Play ('til Mom Calls), My Soul Lies Deep, North Carolina, Rid of Me, Seems So Long, Shamading, She's Here, Soaring (At Dawn) Part I, Soaring (At Sunset) Part II, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, Sometimes I Cry, Talk to the People, The Dunbar High School Marching Band, The Harlem Buck Dance Strut, The Morning Song, The Roller, The Song of Love, What's Going On, When It's Over
Joel Dorn producer, vocal Anticipation, Before I Rest, Blues 5, Doin' That Thing, Goin' Out of My Head, I Am in Love, I Can Dig It, Interlude, It Never Stopped in My Home Town, Let It Lay, Let's Gather, Let's Play ('til Mom Calls), Love for Sale, North Carolina, Seems So Long, Shamading, She's Here, Soaring (At Dawn) Part I, Soaring (At Sunset) Part II, Sometimes I Cry, Sunny, Talk to the People, The Dunbar High School Marching Band, The Harlem Buck Dance Strut, The Shampoo, What's Going On
Buck Clarke bongos, congas, percussion Anticipation, Before I Rest, Go On and Cry, Interlude, It Never Stopped in My Home Town, Let It Lay, Let's Gather, Let's Play ('til Mom Calls), Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, North Carolina, Seems So Long, Shamading, She's Here, Soaring (At Dawn) Part I, Soaring (At Sunset) Part II, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, Sometimes I Cry, Talk to the People, The Dunbar High School Marching Band, The Harlem Buck Dance Strut, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, What's Going On, When It's Over
Herbie Lewis bass 'Deed I Do, But Not for Me, Bye, Bye Blackbird, Django, Dorene Don't Cry, I..., I Cried for You, I'll Take Romance, It's Way Past Suppertime, Little Girl Blue, Love Letters, Next Spring, On Green Dolphin Street, On the Street Where You Live, Please Send Me Someone to Love, Pretty Lady, Since I Fell for You, Stella by Starlight, Sweet Georgia Brown, Wonder Why
Ron Jefferson drums 'Deed I Do, But Not for Me, Bye, Bye Blackbird, Django, Dorene Don't Cry, I..., I Cried for You, I'll Take Romance, It's Way Past Suppertime, Little Girl Blue, Love Letters, Next Spring, On Green Dolphin Street, On the Street Where You Live, Please Send Me Someone to Love, Pretty Lady, Since I Fell for You, Stella by Starlight, Sweet Georgia Brown, Wonder Why
Donald Dean bells, drums, percussion Anticipation, Before I Rest, Interlude, It Never Stopped in My Home Town, Let It Lay, Let's Gather, Let's Play ('til Mom Calls), North Carolina, Seems So Long, Shamading, She's Here, Soaring (At Dawn) Part I, Soaring (At Sunset) Part II, Sometimes I Cry, Talk to the People, The Dunbar High School Marching Band, The Harlem Buck Dance Strut, What's Going On
Bob Liftin mix, recording, remixer Anticipation, Before I Rest, Interlude, It Never Stopped in My Home Town, Let It Lay, Let's Gather, Let's Play ('til Mom Calls), North Carolina, Seems So Long, Shamading, She's Here, Soaring (At Dawn) Part I, Soaring (At Sunset) Part II, Sometimes I Cry, Talk to the People, The Dunbar High School Marching Band, The Harlem Buck Dance Strut, What's Going On
Keith Anderson (jazz saxophonist) saxophone Back Rub, Buckshot & Lefonque, Dippermouth, Early Riser, I Can't Stand It, Ignominy, Lift Every Voice and Sing / God Bless America, Look to Your Heart, New Blues, Pump It Up, Shabalala, So What, The Children, The Truth, Tryin' to Make It Real, Vu Jade (The Feeling of Never Having Been There Before), You Just Can't Smile It Away
Gerald Wilson (US jazz trumpeter/bandleader/composer/arranger) conductor 'Deed I Do, But Not for Me, Bye, Bye Blackbird, I Cried for You, It's Way Past Suppertime, Love Letters, Next Spring, On the Street Where You Live, Please Send Me Someone to Love, Since I Fell for You, Sweet Georgia Brown, Wonder Why
Justin C. Johnson engineer Buckshot & Lefonque, Daylight, Funk It (Let the Music Play), I Can't Stand It, I Can't Stand It (reprise), Let It Ride (The Train), Pump It Up, So What, The Truth, Tryin' to Make It Real, You Just Can't Smile It Away
Tom Tucker mix Buckshot & Lefonque, Daylight, Funk It (Let the Music Play), I Can't Stand It, I Can't Stand It (reprise), Let It Ride (The Train), Pump It Up, So What, The Truth, Tryin' to Make It Real, You Just Can't Smile It Away
Dean Burt engineer Back Rub, Dippermouth, Early Riser, Ignominy, Lift Every Voice and Sing / God Bless America, Look to Your Heart, New Blues, Shabalala, The Children, Vu Jade (The Feeling of Never Having Been There Before)
Jeff Elliott (trumpet) brass Back Rub, Dippermouth, Early Riser, Ignominy, Lift Every Voice and Sing / God Bless America, Look to Your Heart, New Blues, Shabalala, The Children, Vu Jade (The Feeling of Never Having Been There Before)
David Nadien violin Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Alfred Brown (viola) viola Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Bill Slapin reeds Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Emanuel Green violin Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Paul Gershman violin Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Frank Severino drums Blues 5, Doin' That Thing, Goin' Out of My Head, I Am in Love, I Can Dig It, Love for Sale, Sunny, The Shampoo
Frank Wess saxophone Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Garnett Brown trombone Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Max Ellen violin Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
George Klabin recording Blues 5, Doin' That Thing, Goin' Out of My Head, I Am in Love, I Can Dig It, Love for Sale, Sunny, The Shampoo
George Ricci cello Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Sanford Allen violin Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Matthew Raimondi violin Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Harold Vick saxophone Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Tony St. James drums Back Rub, Dippermouth, Early Riser, Ignominy, Lift Every Voice and Sing / God Bless America, New Blues, Shabalala, The Children
Harry Lookofsky violin Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Herb Bushler bass Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Selwart Clarke violin Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Leroy Vinnegar bass Blues 5, Doin' That Thing, Goin' Out of My Head, I Am in Love, I Can Dig It, Love for Sale, Sunny, The Shampoo
Seldon Powell saxophone Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Joe Malin violin Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Joe Wilder brass Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Kiane Zawadi trombone Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Jon Faddis brass Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Julien Barber viola Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Danny Moore brass Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Abraham LaBoriel bass Back Rub, Dippermouth, Early Riser, Ignominy, Lift Every Voice and Sing / God Bless America, New Blues, Shabalala, The Children
Kermit Moore cello Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Harry Cykman violin Go On and Cry, Maybe You'll Come Back, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, The Song of Love, When It's Over
Keith Loving (guitarist) guitar Let It Lay, North Carolina, Seems So Long, Shamading, She's Here, Talk to the People, What's Going On
Danny Wallin mix, recording Change, Change, Change, I Don't Want to Say Goodbye to a Brother, I Never Thought You Would Go, North Carolina, Rid of Me, The Roller, The Song of Love
Paul Jackson, Jr. guitar Buckshot & Lefonque, Daylight, I Can't Stand It, I Can't Stand It (reprise), Let It Ride (The Train), So What, Tryin' to Make It Real
Margaret Fowler vocal Buckshot & Lefonque, Daylight, Funk It (Let the Music Play), I Can't Stand It, Let It Ride (The Train), So What, Tryin' to Make It Real
Esmond Edwards producer Change, Change, Change, I Don't Want to Say Goodbye to a Brother, I Never Thought You Would Go, North Carolina, Rid of Me, The Roller, The Song of Love
Kevin Johnson (jazz drummer) drums Change, Change, Change, I Don't Want to Say Goodbye to a Brother, I Never Thought You Would Go, North Carolina, Rid of Me, The Roller, The Song of Love
Maxayn Lewis vocal Buckshot & Lefonque, Daylight, Funk It (Let the Music Play), I Can't Stand It, So What, Tryin' to Make It Real
Gene McDaniels vocal Let It Lay, North Carolina, Seems So Long, Shamading, She's Here, Talk to the People
Harold Davis drums Go On and Cry, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, When It's Over
Sister Charlotte vocal Let It Lay, North Carolina, Seems So Long, Shamading, She's Here, Talk to the People
Billy Barnes (vocals) vocal Let It Lay, North Carolina, Seems So Long, Shamading, She's Here, Talk to the People
Susan McDaniels vocal Let It Lay, North Carolina, Seems So Long, Shamading, She's Here, Talk to the People
Miroslaw Kudykowski guitar Go On and Cry, My Soul Lies Deep, Somebody's Been Lying 'bout Me, Someday We'll Meet Again, The Morning Song, When It's Over
Paulinho da Costa trumpet Daylight, I Can't Stand It, I Can't Stand It (reprise), Let It Ride (The Train), So What
Ricky Peterson Hammond organ Buckshot & Lefonque, I Can't Stand It, Let It Ride (The Train), Pump It Up, So What
Jim Gilstrap vocal Buckshot & Lefonque, I Can't Stand It, So What, Tryin' to Make It Real
Paul Humphrey drums Maybe You'll Come Back, The Song of Love
Eddie Harris saxophone Ignominy
Billy Preston Hammond organ The Truth, Tryin' to Make It Real
Tom Saviano alto saxophone Pump It Up, Tryin' to Make It Real
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer) drums Look to Your Heart, Vu Jade (The Feeling of Never Having Been There Before)
Roy Gaines guitar Maybe You'll Come Back, The Song of Love
Chuck Rainey bass Maybe You'll Come Back, The Song of Love
Dean Brown guitar Buckshot & Lefonque, Funk It (Let the Music Play)
William Churchville trumpet Pump It Up, Tryin' to Make It Real
Lou Rawls vocal Lift Every Voice and Sing / God Bless America
Johnny B. Williams double bass Look to Your Heart
John B Williams (bass) bass Vu Jade (The Feeling of Never Having Been There Before)
Charlie Douis tambourine Dippermouth

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Les McCann Ltd. piano A Little 3/4 for God & Co, All, All Alone, Bang! Bang!, Beaux J. Poo Boo, Bernie's Tune, Big City, Big Jim, Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home, Boo-Go-Loo, Bucket O' Grease, Come Back Baby, Fake Out, Fish This Week, Fondue, For Carl Perkins, Gone on and Get That Church, Gus Gus, Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You, How High the Moon, How's Your Mother, I Am in Love, I Could Have Dance All Night, I'll Be on Home, I'll Remember April, It Could Happen to You, Jeepers Creepers, Kathleen's Theme, La Brea, Maichen, Music to Watch Girls By, My Friends, Oh, Them Golden Gates, On Time, Red Sails in the Sunset, Red Top, She Broke My Heart (And I Broke Her Jaw), So What, Steady Trompin', Tenderly, That Was the Freak That Was, The Girl From Ipanema, The Truth, This Can't Be Love, This for Doug, Vacushna, Watermelon Man, We'll See Yaw'll After While, Ya Heah, Yesterday, You're Driving Me Crazy, Young and Foolish, Yours Is My Heart Alone
Joe Pass guitar, piano Back at the Chicken Shack, Bags' Groove, Bernie's Tune, Catch Up (Forward Pass), Fondue, Free at Pass... Thank God Almighty... Free at Pass, Groove Yard, Groove Yard (alternate take), It Could Happen to You, Joe's Tune (Samba), Li'l Darlin', Maichen, On Time, Sack o' Woe, Sermonette, Shiny Stockings, Simon Potter, Sister Sadie, So What, Sonnymoon for Two, Stragler, The Other Way, These Foolish Things, This for Doug, Work Song, You're Driving Me Crazy, Yours Is My Heart Alone
Richard “Groove” Holmes vocal, piano Black Groove, Carma, Comin' Through the Apple, Deep Purple, Good Groove, I Thought I Knew You, Just Friends, Lucks a Plenty, Me & Groove, Next Spring, Seven Come Eleven, Something Special, That Healin' Feelin', Them That's Got, Them's That's Got
Ray W. piano 'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do, (They Call It) Stormy Monday, A Little Les of Lou's Blues, Blues Is a Woman, God Bless the Child, I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water, I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town, In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down, Lost and Lookin', See See Rider, Stormy Monday, Stormy Monday (alternate take), Sweet Lover, T'ain't Nobody Biz-nes If I Do, Willow Weep for Me
The Mothers of Invention piano Any Way the Wind Blows, Go Cry on Somebody Else’s Shoulder, Help, I’m a Rock, How Could I Be Such a Fool?, Hungry Freaks, Daddy, I Ain’t Got No Heart, I’m Not Satisfied, Motherly Love, The Return of the Son of Monster Magnet, Trouble Every Day, Who Are the Brain Police?, Wowie Zowie, You Didn’t Try to Call Me, You’re Probably Wondering Why I’m Here
Stanley Turrentine piano Dorene Don't Cry, I, Light Blue, Light Blue (alternate take), Other Side Of Time, Pia, Smile, Stacey, Soft Pedal Blues, The Longer You Wait, We'll See Yaw'll After While, Ya Heah
World Versus Me piano Bailor the Wailer, Could Be, Gus Gus, Kathleen's Theme, Lot of Living To Do, Maleah, Restin' In Jail, Stragler
Herbie Mann vocal, piano Amazing Grace, Down on the Corner, Knock on Wood, Moanin', Mustang Sally, Papa Was a Rolling Stone, When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
Eddie Harris performer Samia (feat. Les McCann)
Bill Evans vocal Catch You When You Fall, That's That
Fred Neil performer Come Back Baby (feat. Les McCann)