Tracklist
The Lovers | 26:11 | ||
Beaux J. Poo Boo | 13:12 | ||
Poo Pye McGoochie (And His Friends) | 12:34 |
Credits (25)
- Les McCannArranged By, Conductor
- Jimmy RowserBass
- Loring EutemeyDesign [Album Design]
- William "Buck" Clarke*Drums [African Drums], Percussion
- Al Mouzon*Drums, Percussion
- Bernard PurdieDrums, Percussion
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Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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Invitation To Openness LP, Album, MO | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | Recently Edited | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Stereo, PR - Presswell Pressing | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album | Atlantic – K 40377 | Italy | 1972 | Italy — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, MO - Monarch Pressing | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Stereo | Atlantic – SD 1603 | Canada | 1972 | Canada — 1972 | |||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album | Atlantic – 40 377 | France | 1972 | France — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Promo, Stereo | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Club Edition | Atlantic – SD 1603, Atlantic – SMAS-94324 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, RI | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, CTH | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Club Edition, PR | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness Cassette, Snapcase | Atlantic – ATL M 51603 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Promo, Mono, PR - Presswell Pressing | Atlantic – SD 1603, Atlantic – 1603 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Gatefold | Atlantic – ATL 40 377 | Germany | 1972 | Germany — 1972 | |||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Club Edition, CRC | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album | Atlantic – SD 1603 | Canada | 1972 | Canada — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Gatefold | Atlantic – ATL 40 377 | Germany | 1972 | Germany — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, MO | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Gatefold | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | 1972 | US — 1972 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, MO - Monarch Press | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | 1973 | US — 1973 | |||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Gatefold | Atlantic – ATL 40 377 | Germany | 1973 | Germany — 1973 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness CD, Album, Reissue | Label M – 5713, Label M – 495713, Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | 2000 | US — 2000 | Recently Edited | ||||
Invitation To Openness CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | Water – water138 | US | 2004 | US — 2004 | Recently Edited | ||||
Invitation To Openness CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | Omnivore Recordings – OVCD-114 | Europe | 2015 | Europe — 2015 | New Submission | ||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Repress, Label Code | Atlantic – ATL 40 377 | Germany | Germany | Recently Edited | |||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Foldout-Cover, SP | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | US | New Submission | |||||
Invitation To Openness CD, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release | Not On Label – LM-0219 | Russia | Russia | New Submission | |||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, PR | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | US | ||||||
Invitation To Openness 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo | Atlantic – M 81603, Atlantic – TP-1603 | US | US | New Submission | |||||
Invitation To Openness LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, PR | Atlantic – SD 1603 | US | US | New Submission |
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referencing Invitation To Openness (LP, Album, MO) SD 1603
My introduction to Les McCann. This album has such an amazing personnel of musicians.referencing Invitation To Openness (LP, Album, MO) SD 1603
I completely missed out on this album until now, that is February 2023. If you like Miles Davis' In A Silent Way or Bitches Brew, then this is a must for you.- Very enjoyable, very different feel from McCann's work before. Feels like a tribute to A Silent Way from Miles. Mastered and pressed well as you'd expect from the era. Timeless music that sounds fresh today. Recommended for chilled late night listening.
- Edited 2 years agoThis is both a Repress and a Reissue. Records seem to be just newly labeled. Runouts and pressing ring look the same as on 1972 release. Probably old stock copies were used. But this is released 1977 at earliest. Anyway a great record.
- This CD is mastered very, very loud! Heavy compressin, the waveform shows nearly no dynamics! Yet it´s still listenable.
referencing Invitation To Openness (LP, Album, RI) SD 1603
Reminds me a lot of Miles' "In A Silent Way"-- nice long mellow grooves with lots of interplay and subtle flourishes, borderline ambient music in places.
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