A Bag of Gold

A Bag of Gold
A Bag of Gold
Live album by Les McCann
Released	1966
Recorded	August 3, 1960, October 30 or 29, 1963 and 1964 ; Rex Productions Studio and Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA and the Esquire Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:35
Label	Pacific Jazz; PJ 10107
Producer	Richard Bock
Les McCann chronology

A Bag of Gold is a live album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1960-64 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.^[1]^[2]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Allmusic gives the album 3 stars.^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Les McCann

"The Shampoo" - 8:41
"(Shades of) Spanish Onions" - 2:55
"The Shout" - 5:35
"Gone On and Get That Church" - 3:40
"Fish This Week" - 2:40
"Kathleen's Theme" - 3:31
"The Truth" - 6:45
"We'll See Yaw'll After While Ya Heah" - 3:48

Personnel[]

Les McCann - piano
Paul Chambers (tracks 5 & 6), Victor Gaskin (tracks 1-3), Herbie Lewis (tracks 4, 7 & 8) - bass
Paul Humphrey (tracks 1-3, 5 & 6), Ron Jefferson (tracks 4, 7 & 8) - drums

References[]

^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10100/20100 series accessed January 12, 2016
^ Freed., R. Les McCann Discography accessed January 12, 2016
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b A Bag of Gold – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

[1] Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10100/20100 series accessed January 12, 2016

[2] Freed., R. Les McCann Discography accessed January 12, 2016

[Allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b A Bag of Gold – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted. As Les McCann Ltd is often used in the titles for the albums up to 1964, this has been omitted.
Albums as leader or co-leader	It's About Time (with Teddy Edwards, 1959) The Truth (1960) The Shout (1960) In San Francisco (1960) From the Top of the Barrel (1960) Groove (with Richard "Groove" Holmes and Ben Webster, 1961) In New York (1961) Plays the Shampoo (1961) New from the Big City (1961) Pretty Lady (1961) Les McCann Sings (1961) Somethin' Special (with Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1962) On Time (1962) The Gospel Truth (1963) Soul Hits (1963) Jazz Waltz (with The Jazz Crusaders, 1963) A Bag of Gold (1963–64) McCanna (1964) Spanish Onions (1964) McCann/Wilson (with Nancy Wilson (1964) But Not Really (1964) Beaux J. Pooboo (1965) Live at Shelly's Manne-Hole (1965) Les McCann Plays the Hits (1966) Bucket O' Grease (1966) Live at Bohemian Caverns - Washington, DC (1967) Much Les (1968) Swiss Movement (and Eddie Harris, 1969) Comment (1969) Invitation to Openness (1971) Second Movement (with Eddie Harris, 1971) Layers (1972) Live at Montreux (1972) Talk to the People (1972) Another Beginning (1974)
With others	Tell It Like It Tis (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1962) Stormy Monday (with Lou Rawls, 1962) That's Where It's At (Stanley Turrentine, 1962) Straight Ahead (Stanley Turrentine, 1984) Go Tell It on the Mountain (The Blind Boys of Alabama, 2003)
Soundtracks	Soul To Soul (1971)