Les McCann LTD. in New York

[bertrand]

This looks promising - Blue Mitchell, Stanley Turrentine and Frank Haines.

Any reason not to get this? Are the compositions somewhat interesting?

Thanks,

Bertraand.

[JSngry]

You'll be pleased.

[sidewinder]

It's very good - recommended !

[king ubu]

Yes indeed! Discovered it last year, Japanese reissue... fine one!

[jazzbo]

I've the earlier US release Excellent.

[J.A.W.]

There are very few albums with tenor saxophonist Frank Haynes, one of my favourites, so I'd say grab it!

Haynes was on 3 of Dave Bailey's albums, Reaching Out (later reissued under Grant Green's name with the same title), Bash! (later reissued under Kenny Dorham's name as Osmosis) and Two Feet in the Gutter.

Edited February 14, 2012 by J.A.W.

[king ubu]

And he's on a BAD Randy Weston albums, too!

(reissued by Fresh Sound - thankfully, for once!)

[Dan Gould]

There are very few albums with tenor saxophonist Frank Haynes, one of my favourites, so I'd say grab it!

Haynes was on 3 of Dave Bailey's albums, Reaching Out (later reissued under Grant Green's name with the same title), Bash! (later reissued under Kenny Dorham's name as Osmosis) and Two Feet in the Gutter.

Reaching Out was also reissued by Muse under Grant's name as Green Blues. Not sure if I never actually heard it or had it and let it go but I've been reintroduced to it thanks to a friend and am glad to have it. I particularly enjoyed "Flick of a Trick" being very familiar with it from its appearance on Dexter's Gettin' Around CD reissue.

As to the thread topic, I am surprised Bertrand would need encouragement to go for this one since Bobby Hutcherson is on it.

[DMP]

That was a productive week in New York for McCann - The Turrentine/McCann Blue Note is another product. Bring on "The Shampoo!"

[king ubu]

That was a productive week in New York for McCann - The Turrentine/McCann Blue Note is another product. Bring on "The Shampoo!"

I thought that was the deal... McCann would appear on a BN album with Stanley and vice-versa for Pacific Jazz?

[DMP]

Correct. And "The Shampoo" is more live material from McCann's Village Gate engagement, with just his trio.

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Also, it sounds like, 'From the top of the barrel' and/or 'New from the big city'. I think it's the latter, but maybe both.

Oh, and everything everyone's said about this album is right!

MG

[AllenLowe]

is this more of Les?

[Dan Gould]

More or less, yes.

[Pete C]

I wish someone would release A Bag of Gold on CD. I wore out the grooves on the lp I had in the '70s, which I believe I bought as a cutout at Sam Goody's bargain outlet (IIRC, across the street from the main store where Harry Lim worked).

[JSngry]

I think The Shampoo was once released on the Tegrin label.

[Pete C]

I think The Shampoo was once released on the Tegrin label.

Halo everybody, Halo

Halo is the shampoo that glorifies your hair

So Halo everybody, Halo!

[jazzbo]

Halo?

Helo Pinheiro, the real girl from Ipanema.

[DMP]

Before McCann played "The Shampoo," Steve Allen (this was his mid-'60's late show, on the Westinghouse network) asked how he came up with the title - "I didn't, the producer named it." Dick Bock, marketing genius!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Halo?

Helo Pinheiro, the real girl from Ipanema.

There was a David Dimbleby documentary about Brazil on TV last year and he actually got her on and interviewed her. Still at about sixty, a very attractive lady and an icon in Brazil.

MG

[Pete C]

an icon in Brazil.

When one walks like a samba, one is bound to be.

[jazzbo]

I have her on a tape of the Merv Griffin show in Rio that includes an interview with Jobim in his study (thanks JimR!) and her daughter was also interviewed, she had just won "Miss Ipanema." Lovely women.