Little Johnny C
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{{Infobox album
| name = Little Johnny C
| type = Album
| artist = Johnny Coles
| cover = Little Johnny C.jpg
| alt =
| released = Early March 1964[https://books.google.com/books?id=ikUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Johnny+coles+4144&pg=PA42 Billboard Mar 28, 1964]
| recorded = July 18 (#1–3) and August 9 (#4–6), 1963
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length = 40:29
| label = Blue Note
BST 84144
| producer = Alfred Lion
| chronology = Johnny Coles
| prev_title = The Warm Sound
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = Katumbo (Dance)
| next_year = 1971
}}
Little Johnny C is an album by American trumpeter Johnny Coles recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4100-series/#blp-4144 Blue Note Records discography] accessed November 16, 2010
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".Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=little-johnny-c-r136847|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed November 16, 2010
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}} {{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=278}}
}}
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
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Category:Blue Note Records albums