Les McCann Plays the Hits is an album by American pianist Les McCann recorded in 1966 and released on the Limelight label.Mercury Records Catalog: Limelight series accessed March 8, 2016Freed., R. Les McCann Discography accessed March 8, 2016
Reception
AllMusic gives the album 3 stars.
Track listing "Sunny (part 1)" (Bobby Hebb) – 7:07 "Sunny (part 2)" (Hebb) – 2:40 "Guantanamera" (José Martí) – 2:55 "Summer Samba (So Nice)" (Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle, Norman Gimbel) – 2:22 "Sad Little Girl" (Les McCann) – 2:55 "River Deep – Mountain High" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) – 3:16 "Les Skate" (Jerry Ross, Mark Barkan) – 3:19 "Sunshine Superman" (Donovan) – 3:06 "Message to Michael" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:52 "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) – 2:35 "Compared to What" (Gene McDaniels) – 2:33 "Pretty Flamingo" (Barkan) – 3:17
Personnel Les McCann – piano, vocals Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12) Plas Johnson (tracks 2, 5 & 6), Jerome Richardson (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12) – tenor saxophone Lynn Blessing (tracks 2, 5 & 6), Warren Chiasson (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12) – vibraphone Vincent Bell (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12), Jimmy Georgantones (tracks 2, 5 & 6), Carl Lynch (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12) – guitar Leroy Vinnegar – bass Joe Macho – Fender bass (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12) Booker T. Robinson – drums Johnny Pacheco (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 7–12), Ron Rich (tracks 2, 5 & 6) – congas
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