Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Truth

Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Truth
Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Truth
Studio album by Les McCann Ltd.
Released	1960
Recorded	February 4, 1960 ; United Recording, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:20
Label	Pacific Jazz; PJ 2
Producer	Richard Bock
Les McCann chronology

Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Truth (also referred to as just The Truth) is the debut album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1960 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.^[1]^[2] Liner notes were by Frank Evans and album photography was by Ivan Nagy.

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Allmusic gives the album 4 stars.^[3]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Les McCann except as indicated

"Vacushna" - 3:09
"A Little ¾ for God & Co." - 4:28
"I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 7:47
"Fish This Week" - 3:06
"How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) - 6:04
"This Can't Be Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:17
"For Carl Perkins" (Leroy Vinnegar) - 5:40
"The Truth" - 5:49

Personnel[]

References[]

^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016
^ Freed., R. Les McCann Discography accessed January 12, 2016
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Les McCann Plays the Truth – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

[1] Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 12, 2016

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

[Allmusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Les McCann Plays the Truth – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

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show v t Les McCann
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)