Les McCann "Tall, Dark & Handsome" (1979) -Disco-

Label : A&M Records

 1

01 - Dance Again* (Jeffrey Osborne & Johnny McGhee)

02 - If There's Anything Better Than Love (Les McCann & Leon Ware)

03 - They're Playing Our Song (Sam Dees)

04 - Simply Heavenly (Sam Dees)

05 - So Your Love Finally Ran Out For Me (Sam Dees)

2

01 - I Believe The Sun Is Gonna Shine (Les McCann & Lee Hargrove)

02 - All My Love (Sam Dees)

03 - Trail Of Love (Sam Dees, Helen Lowe & Les McCann)

04 - Party People (Billy Osborne)

Produced by Benny Golson for Bobby Martin Productions

Executive Producer : Bobby Martin

*Produced by Jeffrey Osborne & Johnny McGhee

Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders & Total Experience Recording Studios, Hollywood

Recorded by Tom Perry, Bob Hughes, George Sloane & Craig Widby

Mixed by Tom Perry

Mastered at The Mastering Lab by Mike Reese & Tom Perry

Rhythm :

Keyboards : Les McCann,  Benny Golson, Ron Kersey, Billy Osborne

Guitars : Wally Ali, Steve Erquiaga, Johnny McGhee

Electric Bass : Keni Burke, Freddie Washington

Drums : James Gadson, Alvin Taylor, Melvin Webb

Syndrums : Alvino Bennett

Percussion : Billy Osborne, Jeffrey Osborne

Synthesizer : Michael Boddicker

Strings :

Concertmaster : Paul Shure

Horns : Randall Aldcroft, George Bohannon, Oscar Brashear, Garnett Brown, Robert Bryant Sr., Jerome Richardson, Nolan Smith Jr.

Background Singers : Sam Dees, Alfreda James, Lorraine Johnson, Linda Lawrence, Helen Lowe, Stephanie Spruill, Jean Terrell, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Angela Lisa Winbush

Les McCann "Music Lets Me Be" (1977) -Jazz Fusion-

Label : ABC / Impulse Records, Inc.

 Side A

01 - Street Dance (Jimmy Rowser)

02 - Beyond Yesterday (Stewart Liebig)

03 - My Darling, My Darling (Les McCann & Rev. B.)

04 - Ruby Jubilation (Les McCann)

Side B

01 - My Name Is Francis (Les McCann & Rev. B.)

02 - Vallarta (Les McCann)

03 - Music Lets Me Be (Les McCann & Rev. B.)

Personnel :

Les McCann : Keyboards, Vocals, Percussion (Cowbells & Gong)

Miroslaw Kudykowski : Guitar

Stuart Liebig : Guitar

Jimmy Rowser : Bass

Kevin Johnson : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion ("Vallarta" & "Street Dance")

Produced by Esmond Edwards & Les McCann

Recorded at The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, California & The Burbank Studios, Burbank, California 

Recording Engineers : Kelly Koetra & Danny Wallin

Assistant Engineers : Steve MacFayden, Jerry Crawford, Steve Brimmer, Frank Jones & Wayne Neuendorf

Mixed at The Burbank Studios

Mixing Engineer : Danny Wallin

Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California 

Mastering Engineer : John Golden

Bill Evans "Soul Insider" (2000) -Smooth Jazz / Jazz Fusion-

Label : ESC Records

 

01 - Van's Joint (Bill Evans)

02 - Cool Eddie (Bill Evans)

03 - Lose My Number (Bill Evans, Les McCann & Margaret Fowler)

04 - Cheeks (Bill Evans)

05 - You Sure Look Good To Me (Bill Evans, Les McCann & Margaret Fowler)

06 - Big Mama (Bill Evans)

07 - Sneaky (Bill Evans)

08 - Gimme Some (Bill Evans)

09 - Older Days (Bill Evans)

10 - Thump (Bill Evans)

11 - The Shorty Shuffle (Bill Evans)

All Songs Written & Arranged by Bill Evans 

Except "You Sure Look Good To Me" & "Lose My Number", Music by Bill Evans, Lyrics by Les McCann & Margaret Fowler

Musicians :

Bill Evans : Soprano, Tenor, Alto & Baritone Sax, Vocoder on 06

Les McCann : Vocals on 03 & 05

Ricky Peterson : Hammond B3 Organ, Piano

Dean Brown : Guitars except on 08 & 10

John Scofield : Guitar on 08 & 10

James Genus : Bass on 01, 03, 05, 08, 09, 10, 11

Tim Lefebvre : Bass on 02, 04, 06 & 07

Steve Jordan : Drums

Don Alias : Percussion

Vaneese Thomas : Background vocals on 03, 05

The Voodoo Horns :

Lew Soloff : Trumpet

Conrad Herwig : Trombone

Bill Evans : Saxes

Recorded at The Carriage House Studio, Stamford, CT ; Electric Fields Studio, Warwick, NY & Winsome Farms Studio, North Salem, NY in May & June 2000

Recording Engineer : Phil Magnotti

Additional Recording by Mark Egan at Electric Fields Studios

Assistant Engineers : John Shyloski (Carriage House) & Jeff Ciampa (Electric Fields)

Les McCann Vocals Recorded by Alan Abrahams & Dean Burt at Lesland Studios, L.A.

Les McCann Vocal Tracks Produced by Bill Evans & Alan Abrahams

Mixed by Phil Magnotti at Winsome Farms Studios, North Salem, NY in June 2000

Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC

Produced by Bill Evans

Executive Producer : Joachim Becker

Phil Upchurch "Whatever Happened To The Blues" (1992) -Jazz Blues / Jazz Fusion-

Label : Go Jazz Records

01 - 6 To 4 (Phil Upchurch)
02 - The Tide Keeps Lifting Me* (Phil Upchurch, Ben Sidran & J.D. Steele)
03 - Angel Eyes (Matt Dennis & Earl Bent)
04 - Blues March (Benny Golson)
05 - Love And Peace (Arthur Adam)
06 - All Blues (Hal David, Miles Davis & Oscar Brown Jr. )
07 - Whatever Happend To The Blues (Phil Upchurch & James Brown)
08 - I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing* (James Brown)
09 - I'm Going Down Slow (McGee)
10 - Nice To Have You Around (Phil Upchurch)
11 - Fade To Black Tie* (Paul Peterson & Ben Sidran)
12 - Sweet Woman Blues (James Van Buren)


Produced by Ben Sidran for Bulldog Productions, Inc.
*Produced by Ben Sidran & Ricky Peterson
Recorded & Mixed by Tom Tucker at Paisley Studios, Minneapolis, MN ; Brian Pore & Ray Hanfeldt, Assistants ; Dave Friedlander & Mike Koppelman, Re-Edits
Additional Recording : Steve Wiese, Creation Audio, Minneapolis ; Dave Brickson, Streeterville, Chicago ; Michael Verdick, Sunday To Monday, Burbank ; Katherine Miller, Skyline, New York ; Charlie Paakkari, Capitol, Los Angeles


01 - 6 To 4

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Billy Peterson : Bass
Ricky Peterson : Organ
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Michael Bland : Drums

02 - The Tide Keeps Lifting Me

Phil Upchurch : Guitar & Feet Percussion
Lenny Castro : Conga
Pop Staples, Mavis Staples, Javetta Steele, J.D. STeele, Fred Steele : Vocals

03 - Angel Eyes

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Billy Peterson : Bass
Michael Bland : Drums
Ricky Peterson : Synth
Jack MacDuff : Organ
Gavin Christopher : Vocal
Strings Arranged by Billy & Ricky Peterson

04 - Blues March

Phil Upchurch : Guitar & Bass
Michael Bland : Drums

05 - Love And Peace

Phil Upchurch : Guitar & Bass
Ricky Peterson : Organ
Michael Bland : Drums
Arthur Adams : Vocal
J.D. Steele, Javetta Steele, Fred Steele : Background vocals

06 - All Blues

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Paul Peterson : Bass
Ricky Peterson : Organ
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Michael Bland : Drums
Oscar Brown Jr. : Vocal

07 - Whatever Happend To The Blues

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Synths
Paul Peterson : Bass
Michael Bland : Drums
James Van Buren : Vocal

08 - I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Clyde Stubblefield & Michael Bland : Drums
Paul Peterson : Bass & Rhythm Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Organ
Maceo Parker : Alto Sax
Fred Wesley : Trombone
Pee Wee Ellis : Tenor Sax
Rosie Gaines & Clyde Stubblefield : Vocals
Dave Friedlander : Re-edit Engineer

09 - I'm Going Down Slow

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Ben Sidran : Piano
Billy Peterson : Bass
Clyde Stubblefield : Drums
Les McCann : Vocal

10 - Nice To Have You Around

Phil Upchurch : Guitar

11 - Fade To Black Tie

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Synths
Paul Peterson : Bass & Rhythm Guitar
Michael Bland : Drums
Edited by Ricky Peterson & Ben Sidran

12 - Sweet Woman Blues

Phil Upchurch : Guitar
Clyde Stubblefield : Drums
Billy Peterson : Bass
Bruce Kurnow : Harmonica
James Van Buren : Vocal

Bill Evans "Big Fun" (2002) -Jazz / Contemporary Jazz-

Label : ESC Records

01 - Big Fun (Bill Evans)
02 - Road To Bilbao (Bill Evans)
03 - Catch You When You Fall (Bill Evans, Alan Abrahams & Margaret Fowler)
04 - Houdou Basin (Bill Evans)
05 - For What It's Worth (Stephen Stills)
06 - Midnight Creeper (Bill Evans)
07 - That's That (Bill Evans, Alan Abrahams, Margaret Fowler & Les McCann)
08 - Blues For Stanley (Bill Evans)
09 - Real Heroes (Bill Evans)
10 - Street Corner Man (Bill Evans)


Produced & Arranged by Bill Evans
Executive Producer : Joachim Becker


01 - Big Fun

Bill Evans : Tenor, Alto & Bari Saxophones
Robben Ford : Rhythm Guitar, Guitar Solo
Hiram Bullock : Rhythm Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Hammond B3 Organ
Clifford Carter : Piano
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
James Genius : Electric Bass
Manolo Badrena : Percussion
The Voodoo Horns :
Lee Soloff : Trumpet
Conrad Herwig : Trombone
Bill Evans : Sax

02 - Road To Bilbao

Bill Evans : Soprano, Tenor & Alto Saxophones
Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Hiram Bullock : Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Hammond B3 Organ
Clifford Carter : Piano
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
James Genius : Electric Bass
Manolo Badrena : Percussion

03 - Catch You When You Fall

Bill Evans : Tenor, Alto & Bari Saxophones
Les McCann : Vocals
Hiram Bullock : Rhythm Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Hammond B3 Organ
Clifford Carter : Piano
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
James Genius : Electric Bass
Mickey Raphael : Harmonica
Manolo Badrena : Percussion
Vaneese Thomas : Background vocals
The Voodoo Horns :
Lee Soloff : Trumpet
Conrad Herwig : Trombone
Bill Evans : Sax

04 - Houdou Basin

Bill Evans : Tenor, Alto & Bari Saxophones
Hiram Bullock : Rhythm Guitar, Background vocals
Ricky Peterson : Hammond B3 Organ, Background vocals
Clifford Carter : Piano, Background vocals
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
James Genius : Electric Bass
Mickey Raphael : Harmonica
Manolo Badrena : Percussion

05 - For What It's Worth

Bill Evans : Tenor Saxophone
Willie Nelson : Lead vocal, Acoustic Guitar Fills
Hiram Bullock : Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Background vocals
Ricky Peterson : B3 Organ, Background vocals
Clifford Carter : Piano, Background vocals
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
James Genius : Electric Bass
Mickey Raphael : Harmonica
Manolo Badrena : Percussion
Bruce Hornsby : Background vocals

06 - Midnight Creeper

Bill Evans : Tenor, Alto & Bari Saxophones
Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Hiram Bullock : Guitar
Ricky Peterson : B3 Organ
Clifford Carter : Piano
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
James Genius : Acoustic & Electric Bass
Mickey Raphael : Harmonica
Manolo Badrena : Percussion
The Voodoo Horns :
Lee Soloff : Trumpet
Conrad Herwig : Trombone
Bill Evans : Sax

07 - That's That

Bill Evans : Tenor & Bari Saxophones
Les McCann : Vocals
Hiram Bullock : Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Hammond B3 Organ
Clifford Carter : Piano
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
James Genius : Electric Bass
Manolo Badrena : Percussion
Vaneese Thomas : Background vocals

08 - Blues For Stanley

Bill Evans : Tenor Saxophone
Hiram Bullock : Guitar
Ricky Peterson : Hammond B3 Organ
Clifford Carter : Piano
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
James Genius : Electric Bass
Mickey Raphael : Harmonica
Manolo Badrena : Percussion
The Voodoo Horns :
Lee Soloff : Trumpet
Conrad Herwig : Trombone
Bill Evans : Sax

09 - Real Heroes

Bill Evans : Soprano & Tenor Saxophones
Hiram Bullock : Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Background vocals
Ricky Peterson : Background vocals
Clifford Carter : Piano, Background vocals
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
James Genius : Electric Bass
Manolo Badrena : Percussion

10 - Street Corner Man

Bill Evans : Soprano, Tenor & Alto Saxophones
Hiram Bullock : Guitar
Ricky Peterson : B3 Organ
Clifford Carter : Piano
Vinnie Colaiuta : Drums
James Genius : Electric Bass
Manolo Badrena : Percussion, Vocals
The Voodoo Horns :
Lee Soloff : Trumpet
Conrad Herwig : Trombone
Bill Evans : Sax

Les McCann "Pump It Up" (2002) -Jazz Funk-

Label : ESC Records

01 - Pump It Up (Ricky Peterson, Paul Peterson, Alan Abrahams, Margaret Fowler & Les McCann)
02 - Buckshot And Lefonque (Dean Brown, Alan Abrahams, Margaret Fowler & Les McCann)
03 - Let It Ride (The Train) (Bill Evans, Alan Abrahams & Margaret Fowler)
04 - I Can't Stand It (Les McCann, Alan Abrahams, Marcus Miller & Margaret Fowler)
05 - So What (Eugene McDaniels & Terry Silverlight)
06 - You Just Can't Smile It Away (Bill Withers)
07 - Tryin' To Make It Real (John 'JR' Robinson, Tony Maiden & Alan Abrahams)
08 - The Truth (Les McCann & Margaret Fowler)
09 - Let It Ride (The Train) (Bill Evans, Alan Abrahams, Margaret Fowler & Les McCann)
10 - Funk It (Let The Music Play) (Dean Brown, Schuyler Deale, Alan Abrahams, Margaret Fowler & Les McCann)
11 - I Can't Stand It - Reprise (Les McCann, Alan Abrahams & Marcus Miller)


Produced & Arranged by Alan Abrahams for Victory Productions
Executive Producer : Joachim Becker
Recorded & Mixed : October - December 2001
Engineering & Protools : Justin C. Johnson
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA ; Victory Studios, Agoura Hills & Various Locations
Bonnie Raitt's Vocal Engineered : Tom Corwin
Dianne Reeves Vocal Engineered : Marty Brumbach
Maceo Parker's Solo Engineered : Johannes Wohlleben
Mixed : Alan Abrahams & Tom Tucker
Mix Engineer : Tom Tucker
Second Engineer / Protools Engineer : James Harley
Mixed at Master Mix Studios, Minneapolis, MN
Mastered : Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, NY
Production Assistants : Margaret Fowler, Justin C. Johnson & Pearl Bryant


01 - Pump It Up

Track Arranged : Ricky Peterson & Alan Abrahams
Lead vocal : Les McCann
Hammond B3 : Ricky Peterson
Guitars : Paul Peterson
The Victory Horns :
Tenor Sax & Alto Sax Solo : Keith Anderson
Alto Sax : Tom Saviano
Trumpet : Bill Churchville

02 - Buckshot And Lefonque

Lead vocal : Les McCann
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Lead Guitar & Rhythm Guitars : Dean Brown
Hammond B3 : Ricky Peterson
Additional Rhythm Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Sax : Keith Anderson
Background vocals : Maxayn Lewis, Margaret Fowler & Jim Gilstrap

03 - Let It Ride (The Train)

Lead vocal : Les McCann
Saxes : Bill Evans
Hammond B3 : Ricky Peterson
Rhythm Guitars : Paul Jackson Jr.
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Margaret Fowler

04 - I Can't Stand It

Lead vocal : Les McCann
Hammond B3 : Ricky Peterson
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Bass : Marcus Miller
Congas : Paulinho Da Costa
Guitars : Paul Jackson Jr.
Sax Solo : Keith Anderson
Background vocals : Maxayn Lewis, Margaret Fowler & Jim Gilstrap

05 - So What

Lead vocal : Les McCann
Hammond B3 & Wurlitzer Piano : Ricky Peterson
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Rhythm Guitars : Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Sax Solo : Keith Anderson
Background vocals : Maxayn Lewis, Margaret Fowler & Jim Gilstrap

06 - You Just Can't Smile It Away

Lead vocals : Les McCann & Dianne Reeves
Alto Sax Solo : Keith Anderson
Guitar : Adam Kirk
Drum Programming : Justin Johnson & Alan Abrahams

07 - Tryin' To Make It Real

Lead vocal : Les McCann
Drum & Bass Track : John 'JR' Robinson
Guitars : Tony Maiden & Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Hammond B3 & Wurlitzer Piano : Billy Preston
Additional Drum Programming : Alan Abrahams & Justin Johnson
Background vocals : Maxayn Lewis, Margaret Fowler & Jim Gilstrap 
The Victory Horns :
Tenor Sax & Alto Sax Solo : Keith Anderson
Alto Sax : Tom Saviano
Trumpet : Bill Churchville

08 - The Truth

From The Original Record Released on Pacific Jazz '64
Piano : Les McCann
Bass : Herbie Lewis
Drums : Ron Jefferson
Lead vocals / Overdubs (Recorded Nov 2001) : Les McCann & Bonnie Raitt
Saxes / Overdubs (Recorded Nov 2001) : Keith Anderson
Hammond B3 / Overdubs (Recorded Nov 2001) : Billy Preston

09 - Let It Ride (The Train)

Lead vocal : Les McCann
Sax Solo : Bill Evans
Hammond B3 : Ricky Peterson
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Bass : Abraham Laboriel
Rhythm Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Congas & Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa
Background vocals : Maxayn Lewis & Margaret Fowler

10 - Funk It (Let The Music Play)

Lead vocal : Les McCann
Rhythm Guitars & Solo : Dean Brown
Alto Sax Solo : Maceo Parker
Hammond B3 : Ricky Peterson
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Bass : Marcus Miller
Background vocals : Maxayn Lewis, Alan Abrahams & Margaret Fowler

11 - I Can't Stand It - Reprise

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