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 and hundreds of ...

Not every jazz musician, even the most successful, has a song that hits the pop charts. The pianist Les McCann, who died last Friday at the age of 88, had a big one. SUMMERS: That is McCann's 1969 ...

Les McCann, the legendary jazz pianist who has been sampled countless times and is perhaps best known for the protest song “Compared to What,” died Friday at a Los Angeles area hospital, his manager ...

Soulful jazz great Les McCann, whose work was sampled by hundreds of hip-hop artists including Notorious B.I.G. and Dr. Dre, died Friday in the Los Angeles area. He was 88. The musician, who released ...

Les McCann, a pianist and vocalist who helped popularize the soul jazz genre and whose music was sampled in hip-hop songs by artists like A Tribe Called Quest and Dr. Dre, has died, The New York Times ...

Les McCann, a jazz titan best known for his performance with musical partner Eddie Harris of the protest song "Compared to What," has died at age 88, his manager said Sunday. Cause and manner of death ...

Les McCann, a legendary soul-jazz pianist and singer whose work was often sampled by hip-hop producers, has died. McCann’s manager told NBC News he died Friday at a Los Angeles-area hospital after ...

Not every jazz musician, even the most successful, has a song that hits the pop charts. The pianist Les McCann, who died last Friday at the age of 88, had a big one. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "COMPARED TO ...

The pianist Les McCann, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 88, was known for his song "Compared to What." But he had a long and celebrated expansive... Remembering jazz pianist and 'Compared to What' ...