Product Description
Never A Dull Moment! – Live from Coast to Coast (1966-1967) is a previously unissued collection of live recordings of unsung piano and vocal icon Les McCann captured at the Penthouse jazz club in Seattle from January 27 and February 3 & 10, 1966 with Stan Gilbert, Paul Humphrey and Tony Bazley; also including recordings by Resonance founder and co-president George Klabin from the Village Vanguard on July 16, 1967 with Leroy Vinnegar and Frank Severino. This is an official release in cooperation with Les McCann. Transferred from the original tape reels.
The deluxe 3-CD edition includes a multi-page booklet with rare photographs by Lee Tanner, Jean-Pierre Leloir, Christian Rose and others; two sets of liner notes — by music journalist A. Scott Galloway and author/historian Pat Thomas (Listen Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975), who both contributed to McCann’s photography book Invitation to Openness: The Jazz & Soul Photography of Les McCann 1960-1980; plus quotes and statements from Roberta Flack, Monty Alexander, Roger Kellaway, Emmet Cohen and others.
CD Track Listing:
CD 1
Recorded at the Penthouse Jazz Club in Seattle, WA, on January 27, 1966
1. Blue Boogie (5:29)
2. Could Be (6:54)
3. The Grabber (4:07)
4. Yours Is My Heart Alone (9:15)
5. The Shampoo (5:31)
6. Wait For It (6:12)
7. This Could Be the Start of Something Big (4:01)
CD 2
Recorded at the Penthouse Jazz Club in Seattle, WA on February 3, 1966
1. Out In The Outhouse (5:44)
2. A Night In Tunisia (6:16)
3. Da-Da (4:45)
Recorded at the Penthouse Jazz Club in Seattle, WA on February 10, 1966
4. Lavande (7:24)
5. There Will Never Be Another You (7:23)
6. (Back Home Again In) Indiana (7:53)*
* Recorded at the Penthouse on August 15, 1963 with Victor Gaskin (b) and Tony Bazley (d)
Les McCann – piano
Stanley Gilbert – bass
Paul Humphrey – drums
Tony Bazley – drums (Feb. 10, 1996)
CD 3
Recorded at the Village Vanguard on July 16, 1967
1. Love for Sale (7:11)
2. I Can Dig It (8:24)
3. Doin' That Thing (8:57)
4. I Am In Love (6:07)
5. Goin' Out of My Head (3:11)
6. Sunny (9:13)
7. Blues 5 (5:00)
8. The Shampoo (1:36)
Les McCann – piano
Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Frank Severino – drums
CD 3-Tracks 14-21 recorded at the Village Vanguard on July 16, 1967
Les McCann – piano
Leroy Vinnegar – bass
Frank Severino – drums
releases December 1, 2023
