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RIP Les McCann...

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musetap

Lotta great music and sounds over a lot of great decades.
"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/01/arts/music/les-mccann-dea (Open in New Window)

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RE: RIP Les McCann... - Dmitry 23:59:38 03/23/24 (0)
He was also a good photographer. I have a book of his photographs of fellow musicians, which was released a few years ago. A bit of trivia from the book: turns out he really liked to smoke ganja, man.
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Addicted to content-free jazz music.
RE: RIP Les McCann... - jamesgarvin 07:00:14 01/05/24 (0)
Lucky to see him back in 2012 at one of our local jazz clubs. He was playing with Javon Jackson. Super nice person. I was hoping to catch him a couple of years later with Jackson at the same club, but the show was canceled, McCann's health issues as I recall. Nevertheless, a great night of soul and jazz.
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/68620057@N05/albums/7215763083 (Open in New Window)
i had him as a patient in nuclear medicine - hifitommy 00:19:21 01/02/24 (6)
he came in for a bone scan and was impressed that I didn't think he was Eddie Harris. After the injection for the scan, he returned to be scanned and brought me a piece of art he had painted and signed it to me. he was a nice guy and I enjoyed his playing.

Compared To What? was a great war protest song from the 60s in JAZZ. pretty cool I say.

...regards...tr
- HIPPA!?!? (nt) - Cpwill 16:33:27 01/02/24 (0)
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  "Anyone who understands jazz knows that you can't understand it. It's too complicated. That's what's so simple about it." - Yogi Berra.
  
  Cpwill
- RE: Compared to What - belyin 15:43:05 01/02/24 (4)
  I believe it was first recorded by Roberta Flack
  - "Compared to What" (Open in New Window)
  - Nope - Cpwill 16:30:13 01/02/24 (3)
    Les McCann Plays the Hits by Les McCann
    
    Release date
    November 1966
    Label
    Limelight
    
    Ciao,
    
    "Anyone who understands jazz knows that you can't understand it. It's too complicated. That's what's so simple about it." - Yogi Berra.
    
    Cpwill
    - According to Second Hand Songs (Open in New Window)
    - Found it - belyin 11:23:31 01/03/24 (2)
      I never heard this before, but I found it on YouTube. It sounds a bit perfunctory "compared" to the famous version, but . . .
      Compared to What (Open in New Window)
      - This is the most "famous" version... - musetap 22:10:22 01/03/24 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Found it posted by belyin on January 03, 2024 at 11:23:31
        
        And Stellar.
        
        Heard LM do it in the early 80's and EH do it in the late 80's with
        their respective bands. Both wonderful.
        
        But THIS is the version:
        
        View YouTube Video
        
        "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
        
        RE: This is the most "famous" version... - Ozzie 08:37:57 01/07/24 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: This is the most "famous" version... posted by musetap on January 03, 2024 at 22:10:22
        
        I caught them both in '93 at the Blue Note. They both graciously signed that disc cover.
RE: RIP Les McCann... - fantja 23:41:44 01/01/24 (0)
A great one! R.I.P.

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