Discography
It's About Time (Pacific Jazz PJ-6, 1959 [rel. 1960]) — with Teddy Edwards
Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Truth (Pacific Jazz PJ-2, 1960)
Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shout (Recorded at 'The Bit' on the Sunset Strip) [live] (Pacific Jazz PJ-7, 1960)
Les McCann Ltd. in San Francisco (Recorded Live at the Jazz Workshop) (Pacific Jazz PJ-16, 1960 [rel. 1961])
From the Top of the Barrel (Recorded Live) (Pacific Jazz PJ-10120, 1960 [rel. 1967])
"Groove" (Les McCann Presents the Dynamic Jazz Organ of Richard "Groove" Holmes) [also released as That Healin' Feelin' ] (Pacific Jazz PJ-23, 1961; CD reissue: Pacific Jazz 94473, 1990) — with Richard "Groove" Holmes, Ben Webster
Pretty Lady [also released as Django] (Pacific Jazz PJ-25, 1961; reissue: Sunset SUS-5214, 1968)
Les McCann Sings (Pacific Jazz PJ-31, 1961) — with orchestra under the direction of Gerald Wilson
Les McCann Ltd. in New York (Recorded Live at the Village Gate) (Pacific Jazz PJ-45, 1961 [rel. 1962]; CD reissue: Pacific Jazz 92929, 1989) — with Stanley Turrentine, Blue Mitchell
Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shampoo (At the Village Gate) [live] (Pacific Jazz PJ-63, 1961 [rel. 1963])
New from the Big City (Recorded Live in New York City) (World Pacific ST-20173, 1961 [rel. 1970])
Stormy Monday (Capitol ST-1714, 1962; CD reissue: Blue Note 91441, 1990) — with Lou Rawls
Somethin' Special (Pacific Jazz PJ-51, 1962; CD reissue: Pacific Jazz 55452, 1997) — with Richard "Groove" Holmes
The Gospel Truth (Pacific Jazz PJ-69, 1963)
Soul Hits (Pacific Jazz PJ-78, 1963) — with Joe Pass
Jazz Waltz (Pacific Jazz PJ-81, 1964) — with Jazz Crusaders
Spanish Onions (Pacific Jazz PJ-10097, 1964 [rel. 1966])
A Bag of Gold (Pacific Jazz PJ-10107, 1960—1964 [rel. 1966])
McCanna (Pacific Jazz PJ-84, 1964)
McCann/Wilson (Pacific Jazz PJ-91, 1964 [rel. 1965]) — with Gerald Wilson Orchestra
But Not Really (Limelight LS-86016, 1965)
Beaux J. Pooboo (Limelight LS-86025, 1965)
Live at Shelly's Manne-Hole (Limelight LS-86036, 1966)
Les McCann Plays the Hits (Limelight LS-86041, 1966)
Bucket O' Grease (Limelight LS-86043, 1966)
Live at Bohemian Caverns - Washington, DC (Limelight LS-86046, 1967)
More Or Les McCann (World Pacific ST-20166, 1969) — arranged & conducted by Gerald Wilson; this release adds new orchestral backgrounds to 8 tracks from 5 previous Pacific Jazz albums.
Swiss Movement (Recorded Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland) (Atlantic SD-1537, 1969; CD reissue: Rhino 72452, 1996) — with Eddie Harris, Benny Bailey
Comment (Atlantic SD-1547, 1970)
Second Movement (Atlantic SD-1583, 1971; CD reissue: Collectables 6538, 2004) — with Eddie Harris
Invitation to Openness (Atlantic SD-1603, 1972)
Talk to the People (Atlantic SD-1619, 1972)
Live at Montreux (Atlantic SD2-312, 1973) 2LP
Layers (Atlantic SD-1646, 1973)
Another Beginning (Atlantic SD-1666, 1974)
Hustle to Survive (Atlantic SD-1679, 1975)
River High, River Low (Atlantic SD-1690, 1976)
Music Lets Me Be (ABC Impulse AS-9329, 1977)
Change Change Change (Live at the Roxy) (ABC Impulse AS-9333, 1977)
The Man (A&M SP-4718, 1978)
Tall, Dark & Handsome (A&M SP-4780, 1979)
The Longer You Wait (JAM [Jazz America Marketing] 012, 1983)
Les McCann's Music Box (JAM [Jazz America Marketing] 019, 1984)
Road Warriors (Greene Street GS-2002, 1984) — with Houston Person; produced by Creed Taylor
Butterfly (Stone STN-1900, 1988)
Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest: Les McCann (NPR series hosted by Marian McPartland) (The Jazz Alliance TJA-12031, 1989 [rel. 1996])
Les is More (Night/Virgin 91591, 1990; reissue: Hyena 9305, 2002)
Relationships: The Les McCann Anthology (Rhino 71279, 1993) 2CD
On the Soul Side (MusicMasters 65112, 1994)
Listen Up! (MusicMasters 65139, 1996)
Pacifique (MusicMasters 65174, 1998) — with Joja Wendt
How's Your Mother? (Live in New York 1967) (32 Jazz 32088, 1998)
Pump It Up (ESC 4906, 2002)
Vibrations: Funkin' Around Something Old Something New (Jazz Legend Project) (Leafage Jazz/Pony Canyon PCCY-30068, 2003 [rel. 2004])