Les McCann
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Leslie Coleman McCann was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He is known for his innovations in soul jazz and his 1969 recording of the protest song "Compared to What". His music has been widely s
McCann in 1980
McCann (left) with the Les McCann Trio (Herbie Lewis and Ron Jefferson), 1962
Swiss Movement
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Swiss Movement is a soul jazz live album recorded on June 21, 1969 at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland by the Les McCann trio, with saxophonist Eddie Harris and trumpeter Benny Bailey. The al
Les McCann
…Coleman McCann (September 23, 1935 – December 29, 2023) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. He is known for his innovations in soul jazz and his 1969 recording of the protest song "Compared to What". His music has been widely sampled in hip hop. Leslie Coleman McCann was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on September…
Swiss Movement