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   Leslie Coleman McCann (September 23, 1935 – December 29, 2023) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist. [1] [full citation needed] He is known for his innovations in soul jazz and his 1969 recording of the protest song "Compared to What". His music has been widely sampled in hip hop .

2. www.npr.org › 2024/01/02 › 1222544492Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88

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   Jan 2, 2024 · Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88. Les McCann performs at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1974. Les McCann was already an established solo artist — a blues-forward...

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2024/01/01 › artsLes McCann, a Jazz Pianist and Singer, Dies at 88 - The New ...

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   Jan 1, 2024 · Jan. 1, 2024. Les McCann, a jazz pianist and vocalist who was an early progenitor of the bluesy, crowd-pleasing style that came to be known as soul jazz, and who, although he released more than...

5. www.washingtonpost.com › obituaries › 2024/01/02Les McCann, jazz musician with a politically charged hit ...

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   Jan 2, 2024 · Les McCann, a musician who helped shape the “soul jazz” style of the 1960s with his earthy piano playing and singing and whose live recording of the antiwar anthem “Compared to What” became a...

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     Eddie Harris & Les McCann - Compared To What (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1969)

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     Les McCann Trio (Live video - 1961)

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     Les McCann (Usa, 1972) - Invitation to Openness (Full Album)

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7. www.npr.org › 2024/01/03 › 1222758476Remembering jazz pianist and 'Compared to What' singer Les McCann

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   Jan 3, 2024 · January 3, 20246:09 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. By. Greg Bryant. The pianist Les McCann, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 88, was known for his song "Compared to What." But he had a...

8. variety.com › 2024 › musicLes McCann, Legendary Jazz Pianist, Dies at 88 - Variety

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   Jan 1, 2024 · Les McCann, the legendary jazz pianist who has been sampled countless times and is perhaps best known for the protest song “Compared to What,” died Friday at a Los Angeles area hospital, his...

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   Who was Les McCann?

   • Paul Natkin/Getty Images Les McCann, a jazz pianist and vocalist who was an early progenitor of the bluesy, crowd-pleasing style that came to be known as soul jazz, and who, although he released more than 50 albums, was best known for a happenstance hit from 1969, died on Friday in Los Angeles. He was 88.

   Les McCann, Pianist, Singer and Soul Jazz Pioneer, Dies at 88

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   How did Les McCann die?

   • Les McCann, the legendary jazz pianist who has been sampled countless times and is perhaps best known for the protest song “Compared to What,” died Friday at a Los Angeles area hospital, his manager confirmed. No cause of death was announced, although he had been hospitalized last week after contracting pneumonia; he was 88.

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   How many copies did Les McCann sell?

   • The pianist and singer’s 1969 antiwar song ‘Compared to What’ sold more than 1 million copies. He then turned toward explorations of jazz fusion and electronic music. Jazz pianist and singer Les McCann at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1970. (David Redfern/Redferns)

   Les McCann, jazz musician with a politically charged hit, dies at 88

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   Why is Les McCann known as soul jazz?

   • The grit and grease in his playing, informed by his early experience in the gospel church, helped establish the subgenre known as soul jazz. That sound is already fully present on an album he recorded live in 1961, Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shampoo at The Village Gate.

   Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88

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10. www.nbcnews.com › news › obituariesJazz great Les McCann, a wellspring for hip-hop samples, dies ...

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    Jan 1, 2024 · Les McCann, a jazz titan best known for his performance with musical partner Eddie Harris of the protest song "Compared to What," has died at age 88, his manager said Sunday. The cause and...