Les McCann

JazzFunk/SoulR&Bsoul jazzcrossover funk-soulpacific jazz era

Leslie Coleman "Les" McCann (Lexington, Kentucky, September 23, 1935 - Los Angeles, California, December 29, 2023) was an American soul jazz pianist and vocalist whose biggest successes came as a crossover artist into R&B and soul. An early musical success for McCann was his winning of a Navy talent contest for singing; this led to an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. McCann's main career began in the early 1960s when he recorded as a pianist with his trio for Pacific Jazz Records.

Influenced by: Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, Jimmy Smith

Label:
Pacific Jazz
Active:
early 1960s-2023
Scene:
Los Angeles
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