Time: 62:06
Size: 142.2 MB
Styles: Bop, Soul/jazz
Year: 1998
Art: Front
[ 3:38] 1. Watermelon Man
[ 6:10] 2. Beaux J Poo Boo
[ 3:38] 3. The Great City
[ 2:55] 4. Guantanamera
[10:02] 5. Sunny
[ 2:42] 6. Green, Green Rocky Road
[ 2:44] 7. Little Freak
[ 2:57] 8. Red Top
[ 2:34] 9. Compared To What
[ 5:30] 10. My Friends
[ 2:51] 11. Sad Little Girl
[ 3:49] 12. La Brea
[ 2:57] 13. Goin' Out Of My Head
[ 2:47] 14. Boo-Go-Loo
[ 6:46] 15. Colonel Rykken's Southern Fried Chicken
Talkin' Verve collects 16 of the funkiest tracks Les McCann recorded for Verve. Of course, funky can be a relative term -- McCann was the coolest pianist this side of Horace Silver, and his laid-back style may not sit well with the hipsters who are this disc's intended audience. If they keep in mind that the pianist never led a small organ combo, they'll be pleased by this swinging soul-jazz and its warm, friendly atmosphere. Some of the songs are a little slight, but even those are given appealing, coolly funky arrangements that are quite engaging, and that's what makes this a welcome sampler. ~Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Talkin' Verve
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