Little Johnny C Under-recognized trumpeter Johnny Coles recorded only one album for Blue Note but 1963's Little Johnny C is a little-known treasure of the catalog featuring Coles at the helm of a dynamic sextet with ...

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#JohnnyColes - Little Johnny C £16.35 www.rarewaves.com/products/060...

Little Johnny C (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series)[LP] Underrated trumpeter Johnny Coles recorded only one album for Blue Note. Released in 1963, Little Johnny C is a little-known treasure featuring Coles at the helm of a dynamic sextet that includes tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, alto saxophonist Leo Wright, pianist Duke Pearson, bassist Bob Cranshaw, and drummers Walter Perkins and Pete La Roca. Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Optimal.

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This photo features the album cover of "Happy Frame of Mind" by Horace Parlan, released under the Blue Note label. The design has a minimalist, modern aesthetic with bold, oversized black typography that spells out the album's title and artist's name. Above the title, there's a small black-and-white photo of Horace Parlan, accompanied by the names of other featured musicians: Johnny Coles, Booker Ervin, Grant Green, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins. The album is displayed upright on a wooden stand, placed on a wooden surface. In the background, there are decorative ceramic items, a frog figurine, a green glass tree-shaped ornament, and a handwritten note, all set against an exposed brick wall.

Horace Parlan
Happy Frame of Mind (1963)

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