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Les McCann, legendary jazz pianist, innovator, and singer best known for his and saxophonist Eddie Harris' protest song "Compared to What," died at age 88.

Les McCann, legendary jazz pianist, innovator, and singer best known for his and saxophonist Eddie Harris' protest song "Compared to What," died at age 88.

Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest

The music world lost a giant before 2023 came to a close with the passing of soulful Jazz great Les McCann.

Les McCann, a jazz pianist and vocalist who was an early progenitor of the bluesy, crowd-pleasing style that came to be known as soul jazz, and who, a

Les McCann, GRAMMY award-winning jazz pianist and icon, has died at age 88.

He was best known for “Compared to What,” a funky protest song on which he first teamed up with his future musical partner, saxophonist Eddie Harris.

Les McCann, a prolific and influential musician and recording artist who helped found the soul-jazz genre and became a favorite source for sampling by Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest

The pianist and singer’s 1969 antiwar song 'Compared to What' sold more than 1 million copies.