A Bag of Gold
1966 live album by Les McCann
| A Bag of Gold | ||||
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| Live album by Les McCann | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | August 3, 1960, October 30 or 29, 1963 and 1964 Rex Productions Studio and Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA and the Esquire Theatre, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:35 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 10107 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| Les McCann chronology | ||||
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A Bag of Gold is a live album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1960-64 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic gives the album 3 stars.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Les McCann
- "The Shampoo" - 8:41
- "(Shades of) Spanish Onions" - 2:55
- "The Shout" - 5:35
- "Gone On and Get That Church" - 3:40
- "Fish This Week" - 2:40
- "Kathleen's Theme" - 3:31
- "The Truth" - 6:45
- "We'll See Yaw'll After While Ya Heah" - 3:48
Personnel
- Les McCann - piano
- Paul Chambers (tracks 5 & 6), Victor Gaskin (tracks 1-3), Herbie Lewis (tracks 4, 7 & 8) - bass
- Paul Humphrey (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6), Ron Jefferson (tracks 4, 7 & 8) - drums
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted. As Les McCann Ltd is often used in the titles for the albums up to 1964, this has been omitted.
as
leader
or
co-leader
- It's About Time (with Teddy Edwards, 1959)
- The Truth (1960)
- The Shout (1960)
- In San Francisco (1960)
- From the Top of the Barrel (1960)
- Groove (with Richard "Groove" Holmes and Ben Webster, 1961)
- In New York (1961)
- Plays the Shampoo (1961)
- New from the Big City (1961)
- Pretty Lady (1961)
- Les McCann Sings (1961)
- Somethin' Special (with Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1962)
- On Time (1962)
- The Gospel Truth (1963)
- Soul Hits (1963)
- Jazz Waltz (with The Jazz Crusaders, 1963)
- A Bag of Gold (1963–64)
- McCanna (1964)
- Spanish Onions (1964)
- McCann/Wilson (with Nancy Wilson (1964)
- But Not Really (1964)
- Beaux J. Pooboo (1965)
- Live at Shelly's Manne-Hole (1965)
- Les McCann Plays the Hits (1966)
- Bucket o' Grease (1966)
- Live at Bohemian Caverns - Washington, DC (1967)
- Much Les (1968)
- Swiss Movement (and Eddie Harris, 1969)
- Comment (1969)
- Invitation to Openness (1971)
- Second Movement (with Eddie Harris, 1971)
- Layers (1972)
- Live at Montreux (1972)
- Talk to the People (1972)
- Another Beginning (1974)
others
- Tell It Like It Tis (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1962)
- Stormy Monday (with Lou Rawls, 1962)
- That's Where It's At (Stanley Turrentine, 1962)
- Straight Ahead (Stanley Turrentine, 1984)
- Go Tell It on the Mountain (The Blind Boys of Alabama, 2003)
- Soul To Soul (1971)
