Les McCann – Much Les

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Tracklist

A1	Doin' That Thing Written-By – Leroy Vinnegar	8:31
A2	With These Hands Written-By – Abner Silverand*, Benny Davis	5:35
A3	Burnin' Coal Written-By – Les McCann	6:40
B1	Benjamin Written-By – Les McCann	5:47
B2	Love For Sale Written-By – Cole Porter	6:39
B3	Roberta Written-By – Les McCann	8:57

Bass – Leroy Vinnegar
Conductor, Arranged By [Strings] – William Fischer* (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3)
Congas – Victor Pantoja (tracks: A1, A3, B2)
Design [Cover] – Marvin Israel
Drums – Donald Dean
Engineer [Recording] – Adrian Barber
Photography By – Lee Tanner
Piano – Les McCann
Producer – Joel Dorn
Strings – Emanuel Green (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3), Harvey Shapiro (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3), Kermit Moore (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3), Noel DaCosta (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3), Richard Elias (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3), Ron Carter (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3), Selwart Clarke (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3), Theodore Israel (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3), Warren Laffredo (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3), Winston Collymore (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3)
Timbales – Willie Bobo (tracks: A1, A3, B2)

Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York.
*note: the rear cover incorrectly has A1 at 3:31

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Much Les (LP, Album)	Atlantic	588 176	UK	1969
New Submission	Much Les (LP, Album, Promo, Mono)	Atlantic	1516	US	1969
New Submission	Much Les (LP, Album, Stereo, PR)	Atlantic	SD 1516	US	1969
	Much Les (LP, Album, Stereo)	Atlantic	SD 1516	Canada	1969
New Submission	Much Les (LP, Album, Stereo, MO - Monarch Pressing)	Atlantic	SD 1516	US	1969

bamnmoe Jul 3, 2019
This is a great album but the mastering doesn't do it justice on this pressing. The volume needs to really be cranked up to bring out any dynamics and the treble still lacks in my opinion. Playing on a Pro Ject Debut Carbon with a Nagaoka MP 110 cart.