Herbie Mann
Deep Pocket

Released:

Aug. 9, 1994 on Kokopelli # KOKO-1296 (CD)

Note:

This all-star touring band collaboration, which prominently features Les McCann, is seldom seen in online listings of Les' work. [Another Herbie Mann album on the same label, Opalescence -- which does not include Les -- is often cited. The reason: The foldout case insert for Opalescence includes a full-page ad for Deep Pocket.] Les McCann appears on 7 of 10 tracks.

Track List:

1. Down On The Corner (John C. Fogerty) - 4:26
2. Knock On Wood (Eddie Floyd/Steve Cropper) - 4:46
3. Moanin' (Bobby Timmons) - 6:45
4. Mustang Sally (Bonnie Rice) - 6:48
5. When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (Isaac Hayes/David Porter) - 3:38
6. Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong) - 7:20
7. Sunny (Bobby Hebb) - 5:06
8. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (Josef Zawinul) - 7:01
9. Go Home (Stevie Wonder) - 5:08
10. Amazing Grace (trad./arr. by Les McCann) - 6:58

Total - 57:59

Recorded:

Apr. 16-19, 1992 at Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas, TX
Apr. 28-30, 1992 at Nola Recording Studio, New York, NY
May 25-26, 1992 at Nola Recording Studio, New York, NY
Jul. 13-15, 1992 at Dallas Sound Lab, Dallas, TX

Musicians:

Herbie Mann (flutes)
Cornell Dupree (electric guitar)
Chuck Rainey (electric bass)
Buddy Williams (drums, percussion)
Les McCann (piano: Tracks 1-6 & 10), (vocals: Tracks 2, 6 & 10)
Richard Tee (organ: Tracks 2, 4 & 6), (electric piano: Tracks 7-9)
David "Fathead" Newman (tenor sax: Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 5)
Roy Ayers (vibes: Tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6), (background vocals)

Credits:

Herbie Mann (producer, liner notes)
Sy Johnson (orchestration)
David Rosenbald (recording engineer, mixing)
Jim Cazk (engineer)
Sterling Winfield, Mark Sullivan (assistant engineers)
Ray Janos (mastering)