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   Leslie Coleman McCann (September 23, 1935 – December 29, 2023) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. [1] [full citation needed] 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 . Early life.

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     Eddie Harris & Les McCann - Compared To What (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1969)

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     Les McCann (Usa, 1972) - Invitation to Openness (Full Album)

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3. www.nytimes.com › 2024/01/01 › artsLes McCann, a Jazz Pianist and Singer, Dies at 88 - The New ...

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   Jan 1, 2024 · Les McCann, a jazz pianist and vocalist who was an early progenitor of the bluesy, crowd-pleasing style that came to be known as soul jazz, and who, although he released more than 50...

4. www.npr.org › 2024/01/02 › 1222544492Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88

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   Jan 2, 2024 · Les McCann was already an established solo artist — a blues-forward jazz pianist in his 30s, with more than two dozen albums to his name — when he had a career-defining moment at the...

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6. www.washingtonpost.com › obituaries › 2024/01/02Les McCann, jazz musician with a politically charged hit ...

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   Jan 2, 2024 · Les McCann, jazz musician with a politically charged hit, dies at 88. The pianist and singer’s 1969 antiwar song ‘Compared to What’ sold more than 1 million copies. He then turned toward ...

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7. variety.com › 2024 › musicLes McCann, Legendary Jazz Pianist, Dies at 88 - Variety

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   Jan 1, 2024 · McCann was a pioneer of jazz-R&B fusion and a popular live performer. He was sampled by many hip-hop artists and collaborated with Wilson Pickett, Santana and others.

8. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › musicJazz pianist, 'Compared to What' singer Les McCann dies at 88 ...

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   Jan 1, 2024 · Jazz pianist and singer Les McCann, best known for his raucous live single “Compared to What” from the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival and later sampled heavily by hip-hop artists, died Friday at...

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   How did Les McCann die?

   • Les McCann, the legendary jazz pianist who has been sampled countless times and is perhaps best known for the protest song “Compared to What,” died Friday at a Los Angeles area hospital, his manager confirmed. No cause of death was announced, although he had been hospitalized last week after contracting pneumonia; he was 88.

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   Who is Les McCann?

   • Les McCann performs at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1974. Les McCann was already an established solo artist — a blues-forward jazz pianist in his 30s, with more than two dozen albums to his name — when he had a career-defining moment at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival.

   Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88

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   How many albums did Les McCann make?

   • He released more than 50 albums but had his greatest commercial success with “Compared to What,” a recording that came together at the last minute in 1969. Les McCann in 1978. He first performed “Compared to What” at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 1969. It became his greatest commercial success. Paul Natkin/Getty Images

   Les McCann, Pianist, Singer and Soul Jazz Pioneer, Dies at 88

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   How many copies did Les McCann sell?

   • The pianist and singer’s 1969 antiwar song ‘Compared to What’ sold more than 1 million copies. He then turned toward explorations of jazz fusion and electronic music. Jazz pianist and singer Les McCann at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1970. (David Redfern/Redferns)

   Les McCann, jazz musician with a politically charged hit, dies at 88

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   Why is Les McCann known as soul jazz?

   • The grit and grease in his playing, informed by his early experience in the gospel church, helped establish the subgenre known as soul jazz. That sound is already fully present on an album he recorded live in 1961, Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shampoo at The Village Gate.

   Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88

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   How did Les McCann become famous?

   • After being discharged, he moved to Los Angeles and formed a trio in Los Angeles, declining an invitation to join the Cannonball Adderley Quintet. He signed with the Pacific Jazz label and first rose to fame with his 1960 albums “Les McCann Plays the Truth” and “The Shout,” which established his, rollicking, soulful playing.

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10. www.lesmccannunlimited.comOfficial Website | Les McCann

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    The Official Site For Living Legend, Les McCann .