Les McCann Plays the Hits

Les McCann Plays the Hits
Studio album by Les McCann
Released	1966
Recorded	August 5 and September 9, 1966
Studio	United (Hollywood) Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:57
Label	Limelight LM 82041
Producer	Jerry Ross
Les McCann chronology
Live at Shelly's Manne-Hole (1966) Les McCann Plays the Hits (1966) Bucket o' Grease (1966)

Les McCann Plays the Hits is an album by American pianist Les McCann recorded in 1966 and released on the Limelight label.^[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

AllMusic gives the album 3 stars.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Sunny (part 1)" (Bobby Hebb) – 7:07
2. "Sunny (part 2)" (Hebb) – 2:40
3. "Guantanamera" (José Martí) – 2:55
4. "Summer Samba (So Nice)" (Marcos Valle, Paulo Sérgio Valle, Norman Gimbel) – 2:22
5. "Sad Little Girl" (Les McCann) – 2:55
6. "River Deep – Mountain High" (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) – 3:16
7. "Les Skate" (Jerry Ross, Mark Barkan) – 3:19
8. "Sunshine Superman" (Donovan) – 3:06
9. "Message to Michael" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 2:52
10. "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) – 2:35
11. "Compared to What" (Gene McDaniels) – 2:33
12. "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

References

1. Mercury Records Catalog: Limelight series accessed March 8, 2016
2. Freed., R. Les McCann Discography accessed March 8, 2016
3. Les McCann Plays the Hits – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2016.