| Live at Shelly's Manne-Hole | ||||
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| Live album by Les McCann Ltd. | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | December 31, 1965 Shelly's Manne-Hole, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:55 | |||
| Label | Limelight LM 82036 | |||
| Producer | Jack Tracy | |||
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Live at Shelly's Manne-Hole is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded on New Year's Eve 1965 at Shelly's Manne-Hole and released on the Limelight label. [1] [2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic gives the album 4 stars stating "This album is one of the best from this artist's early acoustic days". [3]
All compositions by Les McCann except as indicated
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