Les Mccann
USA
Born: 23 September 1935
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Soul Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz/Groove, Bop, Post-Bop, Modal Music, Jazz-Funk, Fusion
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Les McCann reached the peak of his career at the 1968 Montreux Jazz Festival, recording "Compared to What" and "Cold Duck Time" for Atlantic (Swiss Movement) with Eddie Harris and Benny Bailey. Although he has done some worthwhile work since then, much of it has been anti-climactic. 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 Can...
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