From the Top of the Barrel
1967 live album by Les McCann
| From the Top of the Barrel | ||||
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| Live album by Les McCann | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | July 16 & 17 and December 1960 The Bit, Hollywood, CA and The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:17 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 10120 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
| Les McCann chronology | ||||
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From the Top of the Barrel is a live album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1960 and released on the Pacific Jazz label in 1967.[1][2] The album features additional tracks from the performances that produced Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shout and Les McCann Ltd. in San Francisco.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic gives the album 3 stars.[3]
Track listing
- "Frankie and Johnny" (Traditional) - 6:10
- "Medley: But Beautiful/It Could Happen to You" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 7:47
- "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke, John La Touche, Ted Fetter) - 4:23
- "Love Letters" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) - 4:06
- "Three Slaves" (Leroy Vinnegar) - 7:00
- "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 4:55
- "Set Call: The Champ" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 1:45
Personnel
- Les McCann - piano
- Herbie Lewis (tracks 1-4), Leroy Vinnegar (tracks 5-7) - bass
- Ron Jefferson - 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)
