Johnny Coles Leader Entry



Generated on Mon, Jun 26, 2006



Date: April 10, 1961
Location: New York City
Label: Columbia

Johnny Coles (ldr), Johnny Coles (t), Kenny Drew, Sr., Randy Weston (p), Peck Morrison (b), Charli Persip (d)

a.CO66581Room 3 - 05:42  (Johnny Coles)
b.CO66582Where - 07:47  (Randy Weston, Jon Hendricks)
c.CO66583Babe's Blues - 05:15  (Randy Weston)
     Columbia LP 12": FC 38509 - Almost Forgotten (1983)
All titles on: -     Epic LP 12": LA 16015 - The Warm Sound
-     Koch Jazz CD: KOC3-7804-2 - The Warm Sound (1995)

Kenny Drew, Sr. (p) on a only. Omit Randy Weston (p) on a.

Columbia 38509 identifies "Babe's Blues" as from April 13, 1961 and gives bassist as George Tucker.


Date: April 13, 1961
Location: New York City
Label: Columbia

Johnny Coles (ldr), Johnny Coles (t), Kenny Drew, Sr., Randy Weston (p), Peck Morrison (b), Charli Persip (d)

a.CO66907-2Hi-Fly - 08:53  (Randy Weston, Jon Hendricks)
b.CO66907-5Hi-Fly - 05:36  (Randy Weston, Jon Hendricks)
     Epic LP 12": LA 16015 - The Warm Sound
c.CO66908Come Rain Or Come Shine - 05:31  (Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen)
     Epic LP 12": LA 16015 - The Warm Sound
d.CO66909Pretty Strange - 05:47  (Randy Weston, Jon Hendricks)
     Epic LP 12": LA 16015 - The Warm Sound
e.CO66910If I Should Lose You - 05:20  (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger)
     Epic LP 12": LA 16015 - The Warm Sound
All titles on: -     Koch Jazz CD: KOC3-7804-2 - The Warm Sound (1995)

Omit Kenny Drew, Sr. (p) on a. Randy Weston (p) on a only.


Date: July 18, 1963
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Johnny Coles (ldr), Leo Wright (f, as), Joe Henderson (ts), Johnny Coles (t), Duke Pearson (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Walter Perkins (d)

a.tk 08Little Johnny C - 05:09  (Duke Pearson)
     Blue Note LP 12": BST 84144 - Little Johnny C (1964)
     Blue Note CD: CDP 7243 8 32129 2 7 - Little Johnny C (1996)
     Blue Note CD: 7243 8 64475 2 4 - Little Johnny C (2005)
b.tk 12Hobo Joe - 08:12  (Joe Henderson)
     Blue Note LP 12": BST 84144 - Little Johnny C (1964)
     Blue Note CD: CDP 7243 8 32129 2 7 - Little Johnny C (1996)
     Blue Note CD: 7243 8 64475 2 4 - Little Johnny C (2005)
c.tk 21Jano - 07:21  (Duke Pearson)
     Blue Note LP 12": BST 84144 - Little Johnny C (1964)
     Blue Note CD: CDP 7243 8 32129 2 7 - Little Johnny C (1996)
     Blue Note CD: 7243 8 64475 2 4 - Little Johnny C (2005)
d.So Sweet My Little Girl  (Duke Pearson)

Date: August 9, 1963
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note

Johnny Coles (ldr), Leo Wright (f, as), Joe Henderson (ts), Johnny Coles (t), Duke Pearson (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Pete LaRoca Sims (d)

a.tk 4Heavy Legs - 05:58  (Duke Pearson)
b.tk 18My Secret Passion - 07:08  (Duke Pearson)
c.tk 22So Sweet My Little Girl - 06:24  (Duke Pearson)
All titles on: -     Blue Note LP 12": BST 84144 - Little Johnny C (1964)
-     Blue Note CD: CDP 7243 8 32129 2 7 - Little Johnny C (1996)
-     Blue Note CD: 7243 8 64475 2 4 - Little Johnny C (2005)

Leo Wright (f) on b only. Omit Leo Wright (as) on c.

b. mistitled "My Sweet Passion" on CD issue.


Date: 1971
Location: New York City
Label: Mainstream

Johnny Coles (ldr), Gregory Herbert (ts), Johnny Coles (t, fh), Astley Fennell (tb), Howard Johnson (tu), Cedar Walton (p, ep), Reggie Workman (b, eb), Bruce Ditmas (d)

a.a-01Never Can Say Goodbye  (Clifton Davis)
b.a-02September Of My Years  (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn)
c.a-03728  (Johnny Coles)
d.b-01Eleven [aka Petits Machins]  (Gil Evans, Miles Davis)
e.b-02Betty's Bossa  (Cecil Bridgewater)
f.b-03Funk Dumplin'  (Johnny Coles)
All titles on: -     Mainstream LP 12": MRL 346 - Katumbo (Dance) (1971)

Omit Astley Fennell (tb) on c, f. Omit Howard Johnson (tu) on c, f.

LP issue gives no recording date - 1971 is issue date.

d. listed as Petits Machins.


Date: December 19, 1982
Location: Studio 44, Monster, Netherlands
Label: Criss Cross

Johnny Coles (ldr), Johnny Coles (fh), Horace Parlan (p), Reggie Johnson (b), Billy Hart (d)

a.a-01Super 80 - 09:58  (Charles Davis)
b.a-02Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love - 06:38  (Charles Mingus)
c.a-03Mr. B - 06:56  (Johnny Coles)
d.b-01New Morning - 06:11  (Johnny Coles)
e.b-02United - 05:41  (Wayne Shorter)
f.b-03I Don't Know Yet - 06:31  (Johnny Coles)
All titles on: -     Criss Cross LP 12": 1005 - New Morning
-     Criss Cross CD: 1005 CD - New Morning

Date: June 8 & 9, 1983
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Uptown

Johnny Coles, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (as, ts), Johnny Coles (fh), Kenny Barron (p), Reggie Johnson (b), Kenny Washington (d), Don Sickler (arr)

a.a-01Whistle Stop - 05:56  (Kenny Dorham)
b.a-02Morning Star - 05:31  (Rodgers Grant)
c.a-03Celia - 04:57  (Bud Powell)
d.a-04Nica's Tempo - 06:36  (Gigi Gryce)
e.b-01Minority - 05:40  (Gigi Gryce)
f.b-02Ill Wind - 06:29  (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
g.b-03Stablemates - 06:00  (Benny Golson)
h.b-04An Oscar For Oscar - 04:13  (Kenny Dorham)
All titles on: -     Uptown LP 12": UP 27.14 - Two At The Top (1983)

Omit Frank Wess (as) on f, g. Omit Frank Wess (ts) on f.


Date: February 11, 1985
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Uptown

Johnny Coles, Maria Muldaur, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (as, ts), Don Sickler (t, arr), Johnny Coles (fh), Kenny Barron (p), Ray Drummond (b), Ben Riley (d), Maria Muldaur (v)

a.Santa Baby - 04:06  (Joan Javits, Phil Springer, Tony Springer)
     Uptown LP 12": UP 27.33 - An Uptown Christmas
     Uptown CD: UPCD 27.33 - An Uptown Christmas (1990)
b.b-04Looking Back - 05:08  (Clyde Otis, Belford Hendricks, Brook Benton)
     Uptown LP 12": UP 27.25 - Transblucency (1986)
c.I'll Be Home For Christmas - 06:22  (Walter Kent, Kim Gannon, Buck Ram)
     Uptown CD: UPCD 27.33 - An Uptown Christmas (1990)

Johnny Coles (ldr) on c only. Omit Maria Muldaur (ldr) on c. Frank Wess (ldr) on c only. Frank Wess (as) on c only. Omit Frank Wess (ts) on c. Don Sickler (t) on a only. Johnny Coles (fh) on c only. Omit Maria Muldaur (v) on c.


Date: January 15, 1988
Location: Yoshi's , Oakland, CA
Label: [radio broadcast]

Johnny Coles, Frank Wess (ldr), Frank Wess (f, ts), Johnny Coles (t, fh), Smith Dobson (p), Larry Grenadier (b), Donald Bailey (d)

a.[unknown titles]  (Composer Unknown)