Album
Hustle To Survive
1975 · Jazz
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Hustle To Survive is a Jazz album by Les McCann, originally released in 1975. On Gatefold: 13 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
<i>Hustle To Survive</i> is the first album Les McCann recorded for Atlantic without Joel Dorn, the producer who played a huge part in facilitating the creative triumphs McCann achieved in the early ‘70s. Dorn’s replacement is Tony Silvester, and the changing of the guard is immediately evident. Silvester — a founding member of the Harlem harmony group the Main Ingredient — embraces the mainstream conventions that Dorn famously ignored. Dorn’s productions were so damp that you could grow fungus in them — that’s what made them great. The sound here is more sterilized, but McCann is in fine form. “Us” is a tight piece of fusion, while the title track bridges the boogaloo of McCann’s early career to the brawny funk of his '70s work. As usual, the pianist’s yearning, openhearted baritone saves “Will We Ever Find Our Fathers” and “Let Your Learning Be Your Eyes” from becoming maudlin. McCann’s sound didn’t really benefit from Silvester’s reining-in, but the producer did give him “Well, Cuss My Daddy,” a buoyant, funky should-have-been-a-hit that spins like a jazzy version of the Jackson 5.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Us5:17
- A2Changing Seasons4:18
- A3Got To Hustle To Survive4:02
- Butterflies / Everytime I See A Butterfly8:06
Side B
- B1Says Who Says What?4:28
- B2Will We Ever Find Our Fathers5:13
- B3Well, Cuss My Daddy4:13
- B4Why Is Now4:11
- B5Let Your Learning Be Your Eyes5:15
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- polished
- groovy
- urban
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bert DeCoteauxARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
- Les McCannARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR VOCALS VOCALS, ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
- Morgan AmesARRANGED BY
- Shiela RayeVOCALS
- Harold DavisPERCUSSION
- Herbie HancockPIANO
- Jimmy RowserBASS ELECTRIC BASS
- Miroslaw KudykowskiACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 13 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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