Little Johnny C

Little Johnny C
Studio album by Johnny Coles
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
Johnny Coles chronology
The Warm Sound (1961) Little Johnny C (1964) Katumbo (Dance) (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]

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

1. "Little Johnny C" – 5:12
2. "Hobo Joe" (Joe Henderson) – 8:15
3. "Jano" – 7:24
4. "My Secret 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

References

1. Billboard Mar 28, 1964
2. Blue Note Records discography accessed November 16, 2010
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 16, 2010
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 278. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.