| A Bag of Gold | ||||
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| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | August 3, 1960, October 30 or 29, 1963 and 1964 Rex Productions Studio and Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA and the Esquire Theatre, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:35 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 10107 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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A Bag of Gold is a live album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1960-64 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. [1] [2]
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All compositions by Les McCann
Leslie Coleman McCann was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He is known for his innovations in soul jazz and his 1969 recording of the protest song "Compared to What". His music has been widely sampled in hip hop.
Swiss Movement is a soul jazz live album recorded on June 21, 1969 at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland by the Les McCann trio, with saxophonist Eddie Harris and trumpeter Benny Bailey. The album was a hit record, as was the accompanying single "Compared to What", with both selling millions of units.
Straight Ahead is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, his first recording for the Blue Note label since Another Story in 1969, featuring four performances by Turrentine with Jimmy Smith, George Benson, Ron Carter and Jimmy Madison, and two tracks with Les McCann, Jimmy Ponder, Peter Brown, and Gerrick King.
Les McCann Sings is an album by pianist and vocalist Les McCann recorded in 1961 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Pretty Lady is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1961 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Truth is the debut album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1960 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. Liner notes were by Frank Evans and album photography was by Ivan Nagy.
Les McCann Ltd. in San Francisco is a live album by pianist Les McCann recorded in December 1960 at the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco, CA and released in 1961 on the Pacific Jazz label.
Les McCann Ltd. in New York is a live album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1961 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shout is a live album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1960 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Soul Hits is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1963 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
The Gospel Truth is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1963 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shampoo is a live album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1961 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. The album was recorded at the same residency as Les McCann Ltd. in New York but not released until 1963.
Jazz Waltz is an album by pianist Les McCann with the Jazz Crusaders recorded in 1963 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
Spanish Onions is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1964 at a concert at the Esquire Theater in Los Angeles, CA., and released on the Pacific Jazz label in 1966.
McCann/Wilson is an album by pianist Les McCann with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra recorded in 1964 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
McCanna is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1964 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.
From the Top of the Barrel is a live album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1960 and released on the Pacific Jazz label in 1967. The album features additional tracks from the performances that produced Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shout and Les McCann Ltd. in San Francisco.
Tell It Like It Tis is an album led by organist Richard "Groove" Holmes recorded in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Pacific Jazz label in 1966.
Les McCann Plays the Hits is an album by American pianist Les McCann recorded in 1966 and released on the Limelight label.
Much Les is an album by jazz pianist Les McCann, recorded in 1968, and was his first released, in 1969, on the Atlantic label.