Invitation to Openness

Invitation to Openness is an album by pianist Les McCann recorded in 1971 and released on the Atlantic label.^[1][2]

Invitation to Openness
Studio album by Les McCann
Released	1972
Recorded	May 4, 1971
Studio	Atlantic Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	51:57
Label	Atlantic SD 1603
Producer	Joel Dorn
Les McCann chronology
Second Movement (1970) Invitation to Openness (1972) Talk to the People (1972)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic gives the album 4 stars stating "Every nuance of McCann's stream of consciousness comes through loud and clear" calling it "an auditory delight for fusion fans".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Les McCann

1. "The Lovers" - 26:02
2. "Beaux J. Poo Boo" - 13:06
3. "Poo Pye McGoochie (and His Friends)" - 12:30

Personnel

• Les McCann - piano, electric piano, Moog synthesizer, arranger, conductor
• Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, oboe, flute, pneumatic flute, plum blossom, temple bells
• David Spinozza - guitar, electric guitar
• Cornell Dupree - electric guitar
• Corky Hale - harp
• Jodie Christian - electric piano
• Bill Salter - electric bass
• Jimmy Rowser - bass
• Donald Dean, Alphonse Mouzon, Bernard Purdie - drums, percussion
• William "Buck" Clarke - African drums, percussion
• Ralph McDonald - percussion
• Jimmy Douglass-Recording Engineer
• Fred Catero-Re-mix Engineer
• Gene Paul-Mastering Engineer