Les McCann - Talkin' Verve (1998)
Les McCann - Talkin' Verve (1998)
Mp3 CBR320 kbps | 62:30 min | 145 Mb (5% Rec.)
Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz-Funk | Label: Verve Records
Mp3 CBR320 kbps | 62:30 min | 145 Mb (5% Rec.)
Jazz, Soul Jazz, Jazz-Funk | Label: Verve Records
Talkin' Verve collects 16 of the funkiest tracks Les McCann recorded for Verve. Of course, funky can be a relative term – McCann was the coolest pianist this side of Horace Silver, and his laid-back style may not sit well with the hipsters who are this disc's intended audience. If they keep in mind that the pianist never led a small organ combo, they'll be pleased by this swinging soul-jazz and its warm, friendly atmosphere. Some of the songs are a little slight, but even those are given appealing, coolly funky arrangements that are quite engaging, and that's what makes this a welcome sampler. –Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracklist:
01. Watermelon Man 03:40
02. Compared to What? 02:33
03. My Friends 05:32
04. Sad Little Girl 02:53
05. La Brea 03:52
06. Goin' Out of My Head 02:59
07. Boo-Go-Loo 02:50
08. Colonel Rykken's Southern Fried 06:47
09. Beaux J Poo Boo 06:12
10. The Great City 03:37
11. Guantanamera 02:55
12. Sunny, Part 1 07:21
13. Sunny, Part 2 02:39
14. Green, Green Rocky Road 02:45
15. Little Freak 02:47
16. Red Top 02:59