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Little Johnny C

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Released
  
Early March 1964

Little Johnny C (1963)
  
Katumbo (Dance) (1971)

Release date
  
1963

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
40:29

Artist
  
Johnny Coles

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
July 18 (#1-3) and August 9 (#4-6), 1963 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Jazz albums
  
Am I Blue, Wahoo!, Step Lightly, Prairie Dog, Honeybuns

Little Johnny C is an album by American trumpeter Johnny Coles recorded in 1963 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Duke Pearson except as indicated
  1. "Little Johnny C" - 5:12
  2. "Hobo Joe" (Joe Henderson) - 8:15
  3. "Jano" - 7:24
  4. "My Sweet Passion" - 7:11
  5. "Heavy Legs" - 6:01
  6. "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

    • Songs

    1Little Johnny C5:13
    2Hobo Joe8:16
    3Jano7:24

    References

    Little Johnny C Wikipedia
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