Little Johnny C Explained

Little Johnny C
Type:	Album
Artist:	Johnny Coles
Cover:	Little Johnny C.jpg
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
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.^[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]

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

Notes and References

https://books.google.com/books?id=ikUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Johnny+coles+4144&pg=PA42 Billboard Mar 28, 1964
http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4100-series/#blp-4144 Blue Note Records discography
Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=little-johnny-c-r136847|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed November 16, 2010