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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Les_McCannLes McCann - Wikipedia

    Les McCann (1935-2023) was a soul jazz innovator who recorded "Compared to What" and performed in Ghana. His music was widely sampled in hip hop and he also painted and photographed.

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  3. www.nytimes.com › 2024/01/01 › artsLes McCann, Pianist, Singer and Soul Jazz Pioneer, Dies at 88

    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 50...

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

    Jan 2, 2024 · Les McCann, jazz musician with a politically charged hit, dies at 88. The pianist and singer’s 1969 antiwar song ‘Compared to What’ sold more than 1 million copies. He then turned toward ...

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

    Jan 2, 2024 · Les McCann was already an established solo artist — a blues-forward jazz pianist in his 30s, with more than two dozen albums to his name — when he had a career-defining moment at the...

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

    Jan 1, 2024 · Les McCann was a legendary jazz musician who fused jazz and R&B and influenced many hip-hop songs. He is best known for his protest song “Compared to What” and his live concert in Ghana.

  8. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › musicJazz pianist, 'Compared to What' singer Les McCann dies at 88 -...

    Jan 1, 2024 · Jazz pianist and singer Les McCann, best known for his raucous live single “Compared to What” from the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival and later sampled heavily by hip-hop artists, died Friday at...

  9. pitchfork.com › news › les-mccann-soul-jazz-pianist-and-singerLes McCann, Soul Jazz Pianist and Singer, Dies at 88

    Jan 1, 2024 · Les McCann, a pianist and vocalist who helped popularize the soul jazz genre and whose music was sampled in hip-hop songs by artists like A Tribe Called Quest and Dr. Dre, has died, The...