Live at Montreux (Les McCann album)
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| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | June 24, 1972 | |||
| Venue | Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 78:37 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 2-312 | |||
| Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
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Live at Montreux is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1972 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic gave the album a 4 stars, stating "Atlantic got enough from McCann's set to put out a hot double album loaded with gritty vocals, gospel-drenched electric piano, cooking instrumentals, plenty of his popular protest songs, and a few new numbers such as the driving "Cochise"".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Les McCann except as indicated
- "Cochise" - 6:10
- "Comment" (Yusuf Rahman, Charles Wright) - 1:27
- "Price You Gotta Pay to Be Free" (Nat Adderley) - 5:00
- "What's Going On" (Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye) - 8:30
- "North Carolina" - 11:30
- "Carry on Brother" (Eddie Harris) - 9:30
- "With These Hands" (Benny Davis, Abner Silver) - 9:35
- "Compared to What" (Gene McDaniels) - 6:30
- "Get Yourself Together" (Les McCann, Rev. Bee) - 15:23
- "Home Again" (Les McCann, Rahsaan Roland Kirk) - 5:02
Personnel
- Les McCann - piano, vocals, clavinet, percussion, miscellaneous instruments
- Jimmy Rowser - bass
- Donald Dean - drums
- Buck Clarke - African drums, percussion
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk - tenor saxophone (tracks 9 & 10)
References
- ^ Atlantic Records Discography: 1972 accessed March 8, 2016
- ^ Freed., R. Les McCann Discography accessed March 8, 2016
- ^ a b Ginell, Richard S.. Live at Montreux – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2016.