Little Johnny C
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Studio album by Johnny Coles
Released 1963
Recorded July 18 and August 9, 1963
Genre Jazz
Length 40:12
Label Blue Note
Producer Alfred Lion
Johnny Coles chronology
The Warm Sound
(1961) Little Johnny C
(1963) Katumbo
(1971)
Little Johnny C is an album by American trumpeter Johnny Coles recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.
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”.
All compositions by Duke Pearson except as indicated
“Little Johnny C” – 5:09
“Hobo Joe” (Joe Henderson) – 8:12
“Jano” – 7:21
“My Sweet Passio” – 7:08
“Heavy Legs” – 5:58
“So Sweet My Little Girl” – 6:24
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on July 18 (tracks 1-3) and August 9 (tracks 4-6), 1963
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