Les McCann Trio – Live At The Village Vanguard (2017) [AcousticSounds DSF DSD128/5,6MHz + FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz]

2xHD presents a beautifully remastered rerelease of Live at the Village Vanguard from the Les McCann Trio. Recorded in stereo at the Village Vanguard on July 16, 1967 by George Klabin and featuring McCann on piano with bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Frank Severino, this was one of McCann’s last jazz recordings before his turn to R&B in the 1970s.

McCann first gained some fame in 1956 when he won a talent contest in the Navy as a singer that resulted in an appearance on television on The Ed Sullivan Show. After being discharged, he formed a trio in Los Angeles. McCann turned down an invitation to join the Cannonball Adderley Quintet so he could work on his own music. He signed a contract with Pacific Jazz and in 1960 gained some fame with his albums Les McCann Plays the Truth and The Shout. His soulful, funk style on piano was influential and McCann’s singing was largely secondary until the mid-’60s. He recorded many albums for Pacific Jazz during 1960-1964, mostly with his trio but also featuring Ben Webster, Richard “Groove” Holmes, Blue Mitchell, Stanley Turrentine, Joe Pass, the Jazz Crusaders, and the Gerald Wilson Orchestra.

Les McCann reached the peak of his career at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival, recording “Compared to What” and “Cold Duck Time” for Atlantic (Swiss Movement) with Eddie Harris and Benny Bailey. After the success of Swiss Movement, McCann emphasized his singing at the expense of his playing and he began to utilize electric keyboards.

Tracklist:
01 – I Can Dig It
02 – On Green Dolphin Street
03 – Blues 5
04 – Sunny
05 – I Am in Love
06 – Love for Sale

Recorded July 16, 1967 at the Village Vanguard. Recording engineer: George Klabin.
2xHD was created by producer/studio owner André Perry and audiophile sound engineer René Laflamme.

Musicians
Les McCann – piano
Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Frank Severin – drums

This album contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source.

DSF DSD128/5,6MHz

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FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

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