Les McCann Ltd. in San Francisco

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Les McCann Ltd. in San Francisco
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Live album by
Released1961
RecordedDecember 1960
The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, CA
Genre Jazz
Length37:17
Label Pacific Jazz
PJ 16
Producer Richard Bock
Les McCann chronology
Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shout
(1960)
Les McCann Ltd. in San Francisco
(1961)
From the Top of the Barrel
(1960)

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. [1] [2]

Contents

Reception

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Allmusic gives the album 4 stars. [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Les McCann except as indicated

  1. "Oh, Them Golden Gaters" - 3:54
  2. "Red Sails in the Sunset" (Hugh Williams, Jimmy Kennedy) - 8:19
  3. "Big Jim" - 6:57
  4. "I Am in Love" (Cole Porter) - 4:45
  5. "Jeepers Creepers" (Harry Warren, Johnny Mercer) - 6:06
  6. "Gone On and Get That Church" - 6:03
  7. "We'll See Yaw'll After While, Ya Heah" - 1:15

Personnel

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References

  1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
  2. Freed., R. Les McCann Discography accessed January 12, 2016
  3. 1 2 Les McCann in San Francisco – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 12, 2016.