Comment (album)
| Comment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | ||||
| Studio album by Les McCann | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded |
August 19, 20, 21 & 22 and October 22, 1969 Atlantic Studios and Regent Sound Studios, New York. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:37 | |||
| Label |
Atlantic SD 1547 | |||
| Producer | Joel Dorn | |||
| Les McCann chronology | ||||
| ||||
Comment is an album by pianist/vocalist Les McCann recorded in 1969 and released on the Atlantic label.[1][2]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic gives the album 3 stars stating "The godfather of contemporary jazz-soul chills, changing the pace from his electrifying collaborations with Eddie Harris -- Swiss Movement and Second Movement -- that preceded and followed this mellow set of mostly love songs".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Helen Lewis and Kay Lewis except as indicated
- "How Many Broken Wings" - 3:30
- "Can't We Be Strangers Again" - 5:09
- "Unless It's You" (Morgan Ames, Johnny Mandel) - 5:01
- "What I Call Soul" - 4:11
- "Comment" (Yusuf Rahman, Charles Wright) - 5:27
- "Baby, Baby" - 2:52
- "Yours Is My Heart Alone" (Franz Lehárl, Fritz Löhner-Beda, Ludwig Herzer) - 6:27
Personnel
- Les McCann - piano, electric piano, vocals
- Jimmy Owens, Joe Wilder, Richard Williams - trumpet (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
- Dick Griffin, Benny Powell - trombone (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
- Seldon Powell - soprano saxophone, alto flute (track 3)
- Richard Landry - baritone saxophone (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
- Roberta Flack - vocals, piano (tracks 1 & 2)
- Junior Mance, (track 6), Richard Tee (track 4) - piano
- Roland Hanna - harpsichord (track 3)
- Margaret Ross - harp (track 3)
- Billy Butler - guitar (track 5)
- Ron Carter - bass (tracks 1-3, 6 & 7), electric bass (tracks 4 & 5)
- Billy Cobham (tracks 1-4, 6 & 7), Donald Dean (track 5) - drums
- Unidentified vocal group conducted by Valerie Simpson (track 2)
- William Fischer - arrangement, director (tracks 1-3, 6 & 7)
- Selwart Clarke - concertmaster (tracks 1, 3 & 7)
- Clarence Cooper, Greer V. Brown, Barbara Brown, Diane Gabay, Dennis DeVitt, Denisia Frey, Paula Roberts, Francesca Michaelides, Loretta Ritter, Jamie Mulligan, Terre Nappi, Anna Barnes, Jane Fischer, Aeuie Draper, Gene McD, Susan McD, Patricia Mulligan - choir (track 7)
References
- ↑ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 series accessed March 8, 2016
- ↑ Freed., R. Les McCann Discography accessed March 8, 2016
- 1 2 Hamilton, Andrew. Comment – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.