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Les McCann reached the apotheosis of his funk odyssey with these two dates for Atlantic. 1972's Talk to the People borrows heavily from the transcendent Motown efforts of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, and even if he's not in their same league as a vocalist, McCann nevertheless invests covers of their "What's Going On" and "Seems So Long" with soulful grit and impassioned honesty. He does rival Wonder for sheer funkiness, however. "Shamading" is an absolute monster groove that will turn your ass to jelly. And his keyboard playing is, as usual, top-notch. With River High, River Low McCann completes his transformation from jazz to soul. While elements of fusion still creep in, this is first and foremost a straight-up funk album that shines the spotlight on deep, hard-hitting grooves and McCann's gritty vocals. The cosmic mind-funkery of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective seeps into cuts like "I've Been Thinking About My Problems" and "Woman Come Home." McCann is a master of rippling keyboard melodies and evocatively cinematic textures, and even if his vocals lack technical finesse, his passion and emotion carry the day. Jazz purists will recoil in disgust, but there's no denying the sheer vitality and energy of the music herein. ~ Jason Ankeny

Includes liner notes by Ron Neal, John Dorn, and Rev. B.

Recorded at Regent Sound Studios, New York, New York. Originally released on Atlantic (1619).

Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California. Originally released on Atlantic (1690).

2 LPs on 1 CD: TALK TO THE PEOPLE (1972)/RIVER HIGH, RIVER LOW (1976).

TALK TO THE PEOPLE:

Personnel: Les McCann (vocals, piano); Keith Loving (guitar); James Rowser (bass); Donald Dean (drums); Buck Clarke (percussion); The Persuasions, Eugene McDaniels, Susan McDaniels, Sister Charlotte, Billy Barnes, Joel Dorn (background vocals).

Producer: Joel Dorn.

RIVER HIGH, RIVER LOW:

Personnel: Les McCann (vocals, keyboards); John Mayer (piano); Stewart Liebig (guitar, bass); Miroslaw Kudykowski (guitar); Jimmy Rowser (bass); Harold Davis, Paul Humphrey (drums).

Producer: Les McCann.

Engineer: Kelly Kotera.

Personnel: Les McCann (vocals, piano, keyboards); Keith Loving, Miroslaw Kudykowski (guitar); John Mayer (piano); Harold Davis, Paul Humphrey , Donald Dean (drums); Buck Clarke (percussion); Sister Charlotte, Gene McDaniels, Susan McDaniels, Joel Dorn, Billy Barnes (background vocals).

Liner Note Authors: Ron Neal; Joel Dorn.

Recording information: Regent Sound Studios, NYC, NY, Unites States; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, Unites States.
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List Price $13.98 (You save $3.29)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Soul Jazz, Keyboard / Synthesizer
Label Collectables
Orig Year 1999
All Time Sales Rank   88126  
CD Universe Part number 1010320
Catalog number 6255
Discs 2
Release Date Jun 22, 1999
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Engineer Kelly Kotera
Recording Time 77 minutes
Personnel Gene Mcdaniels
Les Mccann - vocals, piano
Buck Clarke - percussion
Keith Loving - guitar
Joel Dorn - background vocals
Donald Dean - drums
Donald Dean - drums
Jimmy Rowser - bass
Harold Davis
James Rowser - bass
Miroslaw Kudykowski - guitar
Sister Charlotte
Stewart Liebig - guitar, bass
Susan McDaniels

Also: John Mayer, Paul Humphrey, Persuasions, Billy Barnes
Les Mccann Talk To The People/River High, River Low Songs


Les Mccann Talk To The People/River High, River Low Album Track Listing



1.What's Going On
2.Shamading
3.Seems So Long
4.She's Here
5.North Carolina
6.Let It Lay
7.Talk to the People
8.You Little Cheat
9.I'm Back Home
10.Loved You Full in Every Way
11.Hand from the Crowd, A
12.I'm a Liberated Woman
13.River High, River Low
14.I've Been Thinking About My Problems
15.What Is It That We Have to Do to Let Our Children Grow
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Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars) 4 stars

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"Talk to the People" is Les McCann at his funkiest.This was made during his "Swiss" & "Second Movement" recordings with Eddie Harris.
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