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Little Johnny C
Studio album by Johnny Coles
Released	Early March 1964
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.

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".

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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.

• Blue Note Records albums
• Johnny Coles albums
• 1964 albums
• Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio
• Albums produced by Alfred Lion