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Les McCann

real name Leslie Coleman McCann

Lexington, United States · 1935-09-23 – 2023-12-29

Les McCann is credited on 1,170 releases across 212 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1959–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,170

Credits

212

Albums

8

Decades active

379

In collections

Biography

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Les McCann (born September 23, 1935, Lexington, Kentucky - died December 29, 2023) was a jazz piano player and vocalist whose biggest successes came as a crossover artist into Soul Jazz and Boogaloo.

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Credited work

1,170 releases · 212 albums · active 1959–2026

  • Performance · 3,047
  • Other credits · 221
  • Production · 34
  • Engineering · 5

Studios: Atlantic Studios · Regent Sound Studios, New York City · Montreux Jazz Festival · Pacific Jazz Studios

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