Pacific Jazz session · in the studio
October 30, 1963
Les McCann Quartet
In the room
Les McCann – piano
Joe Pass – guitar
Paul Chambers – bass- Paul Humphrey – drums
The takes
1 of these 6 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Pacific Jazz numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Sermonette | PJ-78 |
| – | Bag's Groove | PJ-78 |
| – | Sister Sadie | PJ-78 |
| – | Li'l Darlin' | PJ-78 |
| – | Work Song | PJ-78 |
| – | Blue 'N Boogie | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MD5-207 |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJ-10149 | Clifford Scott Quintet · not on the site yet | Clifford Scott Quintet | 1963 | Les McCann, Joe Pass, Paul Chambers, Paul Humphrey |
3 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PJ-66 | Out Front | Clifford Scott | 1963 | Les McCann, Joe Pass, Paul Humphrey |
 | PJ-10107 | A Bag Of Gold | Les McCann | 1966 | Les McCann, Paul Chambers, Paul Humphrey |
2 of them 9 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PJ-51 | Somethin' Special | Richard "Groove" Holmes Featuring Les McCann | 1962 | Les McCann, Joe Pass |
 | PJ-54 | Back In Town! | Bumble Bee Slim | 1962 | Les McCann, Joe Pass |
 | PJ-56 | On Time | Les McCann Ltd. | 1962 | Les McCann, Joe Pass |
 | PJ-69 | The Gospel Truth | Les McCann Ltd. | 1963 | Les McCann, Paul Humphrey |
 | PJ-100 | 24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike! | Various Artists | 1963 | Les McCann, Joe Pass |
| PJ-10166 | Les McCann Ltd. · not on the site yet | Les McCann Ltd. | 1964 | Les McCann, Paul Humphrey | |
 | LM-82016 | But Not Really | Les McCann Ltd. | 1965 | Les McCann, Paul Humphrey |
 | PJ-10097 | Spanish Onions | Les McCann | 1966 | Les McCann, Paul Humphrey |
 | PJ-10109 | Jazz Milestones Series | Richard "Groove" Holmes | 1966 | Les McCann, Joe Pass |