Les McCann: Plays The Shampoo At The Village Gate

Description: Plays The Shampoo At The Village Gate Les McCann Featuring: Les McCann (p), Herbie Lewis (b), Ron Jefferson (d), with Blue Mitchell (tp), Stanley Turrentine, Frank Haynes (ts) REFERENCE: FSRCD 754 Les McCann was at the height of his popularity as a “soul” pianist when these two joyous and irresistibly swinging albums were recorded live in late December 1961 at New York’s Village Gate. Full of arresting playing, “Plays The Shampoo,” from the evening of Friday 29th, shows off the tightly-knit trio McCann had forged with Herbie Lewis and Ron Jefferson. And McCann’s seldom revealed lyrical face appears here in his Bill Evans-like playing on the first 16 bars of the Too Close for Comfort theme statement and on You I Thought I Knew, a lovely composition of his that opens introspectively and builds to a gentle, swinging groove. Recorded a day earlier, the second album, “In New York” had the serendipitous addition of Blue Mitchell and Stanley Turrentine, and a particularly savoury surprise in the late, little-known Frank Haynes, who more than holds his own in this fast company. His is the first of the two tenors to solo on each track except Maxie’s Changes. The soulful mood that suffused their meeting with Les McCann’s trio and enchanted the audience is epitomized by the euphorically grooving A Little 3/4 For God & Co. Tracklisting: 01. The Shampoo (McCann) 4:09' 02. Too Close for Comfort (Bock-Holofcener-Weiss) 4:55 03. You I Thought I Knew (McCann) 7:04 04. Woody’n You (Gillespie) 3:08 05. Someone Stole My Chitlins (McCann) 3:58 06. Out of This World (Arlen-Mercer) 5:27 07. Filet of Soul (McCann) 3:28 08. Smile Stacey (McCann) 4:56 09. Chip Monk (McCann) 7:24 10. Fayth, You’re… (McCann) 5:42 11. Twist Chacha (McCann) 7:36 12. A Little 3/4 Time for God & Co. (McCann) 9:16 13. Maxie’s Changes (McCann) 8:44 Sources: Tracks #1-8, from the album “Les McCann Ltd. Plays The Shampoo” (Pacific Jazz Stereo 63) Tracks #9-13, from the album “Les McCann Ltd. in New York” (Pacific Jazz Stereo 45) Personnel on "Les McCann Ltd. Plays The Shampoo": Les McCann, piano; Herbie Lewis, bass; Ron Jefferson, drums. Recorded live at the Village Gate, New York City, December 29, 1961 Personnel on "Les McCann Ltd. in New York": Same personnel as above, but Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Stanley Turrentine, Frank Haynes, tenor saxes, added Recorded live at the Village Gate, New York City, December 28, 1961 Original recordings produced by Richard Bock Sound engineer: Richard Bock Original cover art design: Woody Woodward Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol Stereo · 24-Bit Digitally Remastered

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