''The Gospel Truth'' is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1963 and released on the

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Les McCann Discography
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Reception

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gives the album 3 stars.

Track listing

''All compositions by Les McCann except as indicated'' # "The Gospel Truth" - 1:55 # "Isn't It Wonderful" - 4:10 # "Oh the Joy" - 3:10 # " Let Us Break Bread Together" (Traditional) - 5:08 # "

Didn't It Rain "Didn't It Rain", sometimes given as "Oh, Didn't It Rain", is a spiritual about Noah's flood. In 1919 it appeared as sheet music in an arrangement for voice and piano by Henry Thacker Burleigh (1866–1949). Modern versions * The Galilee Sing ...

" (Traditional) - 4:05 # "Send It Down to Me" - 4:08 # "Get That Soul" - 2:34 # " The Preacher" (

Horace Silver Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sc ...

) - 4:30 # "

Were You There "Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)" is an African-American Spirituals, spiritual that was first printed in 1899. It was likely composed by enslaved African Americans in the 19th century. The song was first published in William Elea ...

" (Traditional) - 4:53 # "Bye and Bye" (Traditional) - 2:03

Personnel

* Les McCann -

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

Charles Kynard Charles Kynard (20 February 1933 – 8 July 1979) was an American soul jazz/ acid jazz organist born in St. Louis, Missouri. Kynard first played piano then switched to organ and led a trio in Kansas City including Tex Johnson (flute, sax) ...

- organ (tracks 1, 6 & 9) *Stanley Gilbert - bass *

Paul Humphrey Paul Nelson Humphrey (October 12, 1935 – January 31, 2014) was an American jazz and R&B drummer. Biography Humphrey was born in Detroit and began playing drums at age 8, taking private lessons in Detroit. In high school he played baritone hor ...

- drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gospel Truth, The Les McCann albums 1963 albums Pacific Jazz Records albums