Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shampoo

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Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shampoo
Live album by
Released1963
RecordedDecember 29, 1961
The Village Gate, New York City, NY
GenreJazz
Length37:11
LabelPacific Jazz
PJ 63
ProducerRichard Bock
Les McCann chronology
Les McCann Ltd. in New York
(1961)
Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shampoo
(1963)
New from the Big City
(1961)

Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shampoo (subtitled At the Village Gate) is a live album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1961 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2] The album was recorded at the same residency as Les McCann Ltd. in New York but not released until 1963.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Allmusic rated the album 3 stars.[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Les McCann except as indicated

  1. "The Shampoo" - 4:08
  2. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Larry Holofcener) - 4:53
  3. "You I Thought I Knew" - 7:00
  4. "Woody 'n You" (Dizzy Gillespie) - 3:08
  5. "Someone Stole My Chitlins" - 3:58
  6. "Out of This World" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 5:28
  7. "Filet of Soul" - 3:26
  8. "Smile Stacey" - 5:10

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
  2. ^ Freed., R. Les McCann Discography accessed January 12, 2016
  3. ^ a b Les McCann Plays he Shampoo at the Village – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.