Lou Rawls with Les McCann Ltd. LP: Stormy Monday (LP, 180g Vinyl)

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1-LP 180gram (lined inside pocket), 13 tracks. Total playing time approx. 46 minutes. •...more

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Lou Rawls with Les McCann Ltd.: Stormy Monday (LP, 180g Vinyl)

1-LP 180gram (lined inside pocket), 13 tracks. Total playing time approx. 46 minutes.

•Reissue of a great Jazz/Blues LP from 1962. Reproduction of the original front cover.

•Cool grooving and swinging combination of Gospel/Blues vocals and Westcoast Combo Jazz.

•Newly interpreted classics include (They Call It) Stormy Monday, See See Rider, I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town and In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down.

•We've added three previously unreleased recordings - Blues Is A Woman, A Little Les Of Lou's Blues, and an alternative version of Stormy Monday - to the original LP!

•Carefully remastered by Tom Meyer at Master & Servant and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Optimal media.

When Lou Rawls (1933 - 2006) entered the recording studio in Los Angeles in February 1962 to record his first album, 'Stormy Monday' in collaboration with Les McCann's combo, hardly anyone could have guessed what success and popularity the black singer, songwriter, producer and film actor would achieve in the coming decades. In 1966 he made his breakthrough with Love Is A Hurtin' Thing and reached the top of the R&B charts.

Four years earlier the situation was different. Rawls had grown up in the south side of Chicago, got in touch with gospel music early, met Curtis Mayfield and replaced Sam Cooke in the Highway QC's a few years later. At eighteen, he moved to the West Coast, released his first recordings, and created a masterpiece along with jazz pianist LesMcCann, a prototype of the cool jazz/blues melange so characteristic for the L.A. music scene.

The silky deep baritone voice carries the reinterpretations of such famous blues classics as (They Call It) Stormy Monday, See See See Rider, I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town or In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down. Lou Rawls just possesses that voice!

But besides the song selection and Lou Rawls' goose-bump producing voice, the small combo of Les McCann - also known as Ltd. - must be credited for the incredibly coherent production. Part of the recordings were made during a night session, which must be regarded as one of the gentlest and most relaxed recording sessions in history. With 'Stormy Monday' Rawls and McCann turn away from the then popular 'Neo-Gospel' or 'Soul-Jazz'. Their wonderful arrangements are reminiscent of the great rhythm and blues of the early 50s. The result: pure electricity! In other words: one of the most beautiful cool Jazz/Blues albums of its time!

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Interpret: Lou Rawls with Les McCann Ltd.
Album titlle: Stormy Monday (LP, 180g Vinyl)
Genre Blues
Label Bear Family Records
Preiscode BAF
Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min
Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
Record Grading Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
Vinyl weight 180g Vinyl
Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
Artikelart LP
EAN: 5397102180439
weight in Kg 0.3

Rawls, Lou & Les McCann - Stormy Monday (LP, 180g Vinyl) LP 1
01	(They Call It) Stormy Monday	Lou Rawls & Les McCann
02	God Bless The Child	Lou Rawls & Les McCann
03	See See Rider	Lou Rawls & Les McCann
04	Willow Weep For Me	Lou Rawls & Les McCann
05	I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town	Lou Rawls & Les McCann
06	In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)	Lou Rawls & Les McCann
07	'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do	Lou Rawls & Les McCann
08	Lost And Lookin'	Lou Rawls & Les McCann
09	I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water	Lou Rawls & Les McCann
10	Sweet Lover	Lou Rawls & Les McCann
11	Blues Is A Woman	Lou Rawls & Les McCann
12	A Little Les Of Lou's Blues	Lou Rawls & Les McCann
13	(They Call It) Stormy Monday (alt take)	Lou Rawls & Les McCann

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From: Bear Family Presse On:9 Aug 2019

Ein echtes Meisterwerk, das nun von Bear Family Records hervorragend remastert und um mehrere Bonus-Titel erweitert auf LP in noch nie dagewesener Qualität verewigt!

FAZIT: „Stormy Monday“ ist das Debüt-Album aus dem Jahr 1962 von LOU RAWLS, das Blues, Jazz, Soul, Gospel, Pop und Swing in sich vereint und von LES McCANN LTD. klangvoll Rawls samtweiche und zugleich rau-bluesige Stimme in Szene setzt. Ein echtes Meisterwerk, das nun von Bear Family Records hervorragend remastert und um mehrere Bonus-Titel erweitert auf LP in noch nie dagewesener Qualität verewigt!

From: Bear Family Presse On:13 Jul 2019

Alles in allem eine sehr schöne, sehr relaxte Jazz-/Blues-Platte mit einem tollen Sänger und super Musikern. Feine Sache!

ämtliche Tracks gefallen durch eine sehr dichte Atmosphäre und klingen wie aus einem Guss. Mit "Blues Is A Woman", "A Little Les Of Lou’s Blues" sowie einem Alternative Take von "(They Call It) Stormy Monday" sind hier sogar noch drei Bonus Tracks aus den selben Sessions vertreten, die auf dem Original-Album nicht zu finden waren. Alles in allem eine sehr schöne, sehr relaxte Jazz-/Blues-Platte mit einem tollen Sänger und super Musikern. Feine Sache!

From: Scooter On:15 Jun 2019

this IS cool

From: LP Collector On:12 Jun 2019

Top!

Habe mir die Scheibe aus Neugier geholt, weil das Artwork der Hammer ist! Ich bin KEIN Jazz Fan, aber diese LP macht wirklich Spaß und ich muß sagen der Kauf hat sich gelohnt!

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