Little Johnny C
1964 studio album by Johnny Coles
Little Johnny C | ||||
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Studio album by Johnny Coles | ||||
Released | Early March 1964[1] | |||
Recorded | July 18 (#1–3) and August 9 (#4–6), 1963 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:29 | |||
Label | Blue Note BST 84144 | |||
Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
Johnny Coles chronology | ||||
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Little Johnny C is an album by American trumpeter Johnny Coles recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.[2]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The typically impressive Blue Note lineup handles the obscure material with creative invention".[3]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Duke Pearson except as indicated
- "Little Johnny C" - 5:12
- "Hobo Joe" (Joe Henderson) - 8:15
- "Jano" - 7:24
- "My Secret Passion" - 7:11
- "Heavy Legs" - 6:01
- "So Sweet My Little Girl" - 6:26
Personnel
- Johnny Coles - trumpet
- Leo Wright - alto saxophone, flute
- Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
- Duke Pearson - piano
- Bob Cranshaw - bass
- Pete La Roca (tracks 4–6), Walter Perkins (tracks 1–3) - drums
References
- ^ Billboard Mar 28, 1964
- ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 16, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 16, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- v
- t
- e
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
co-leader
- Profile (1959)
- Tender Feelin's (1959)
- Angel Eyes (1961–62)
- Dedication! (1961)
- Hush! (1962)
- Wahoo! (1964)
- Honeybuns (1965)
- Prairie Dog (1966)
- Sweet Honey Bee (1966)
- The Right Touch (1967)
- Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band (1967–68)
- I Don't Care Who Knows It (1968–70)
- Now Hear This (1968)
- The Phantom (1968)
- How Insensitive (1969)
- Merry Ole Soul (1969)
- It Could Only Happen with You (1970)
Donald
Byrd
- Fuego (1959)
- At the Half Note Cafe (1960)
- Byrd in Flight (1960)
- The Cat Walk (1961)
- A New Perspective (1963)
- Fancy Free (1969)
- Kofi (1969–70)
- Electric Byrd (1970)
others
- Little Johnny C (Johnny Coles, 1963)
- Idle Moments (Grant Green, 1963)
- The Kicker (Bobby Hutcherson, 1963)
- Mean What You Say (Thad Jones and Pepper Adams, 1966)
only
- I'm Tryin' to Get Home (for Donald Byrd]], 1964)
- Lush Life (for Lou Donaldson, 1967)
- Am I Blue (for Grant Green, 1963)
- Boss Horn (for Blue Mitchell, 1966)
- Heads Up! (for Blue Mitchell, 1968)
- A Slice of the Top (for Hank Mobley, 1966)
- Standards (for Lee Morgan, 1967)
- Rough 'n' Tumble (for Stanley Turrentine, 1966)
- A Bluish Bag (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
- The Return of the Prodigal Son (for Stanley Turrentine, 1967)
- The Look of Love (for Stanley Turrentine, 1968)