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Talkin' Verve - Les McCann
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  1. Watermelon Man
  2. Beaux J. Poo Boo
  3. The Great City
  4. Guantanamera
  5. Sunny, Pt. 1
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  1. Watermelon Man
  2. Beaux J. Poo Boo
  3. The Great City
  4. Guantanamera
  5. Sunny, Pt. 1
  6. Sunny, Pt. 2
  7. Green Green Rocky Road
  8. Little Freak
  9. Red Top
  10. Compared to What
  11. My Friends
  12. Sad Little Girl
  13. La Brea
  14. Goin' Out of My Head
  15. Boo-Go-Loo
  16. Colonel Rykken's Southern Fried Chicken
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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 ...

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