Little Johnny C

Little Johnny C
Little Johnny C
Studio album by Johnny Coles
Released	Early March 1964
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

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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.

[1] Billboard Mar 28, 1964

[Blue_Note_discography-2] Blue Note Records discography accessed November 16, 2010

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 16, 2010

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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v t e Duke Pearson
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As 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)
With 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)
With 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)
Arranger 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)