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"'''Mr. P.C.'''" is a [[Twelve-bar blues|twelve-bar]] jazz piece in minor [[Twelve-bar blues|blues]] form, composed by [[John Coltrane]] in 1959. The song is named in tribute to the [[Bass (guitar)|bass]] player [[Paul Chambers]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/jazz-standards/mr-p-c/|title=Mr. P.C|date=2012-03-21|website=Learn Jazz Standards|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref> who had accompanied Coltrane for years. It first appeared on the album ''[[Giant Steps]]'' where it was played with a fast swing feel.<ref name="Zisman2005">{{cite book|last=Zisman|first=Michael|title=The Real Easy Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RLNCAAAACAAJ|access-date=8 April 2012|date=2005-06-01|publisher=Sher Music Co|isbn=9781883217198|page=43}}</ref>
"'''Mr. P.C.'''" is a [[Twelve-bar blues|twelve-bar]] jazz piece in minor [[Twelve-bar blues|blues]] form, composed by [[John Coltrane]] in 1959. The song is named in tribute to the [[Bass (guitar)|bass]] player [[Paul Chambers]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/jazz-standards/mr-p-c/|title=Mr. P.C|date=2012-03-21|website=Learn Jazz Standards|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref> who had accompanied Coltrane for years. It first appeared on the album ''[[Giant Steps]]'', where it was played with a fast swing feel.<ref name="Zisman2005">{{cite book|last=Zisman|first=Michael|title=The Real Easy Book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RLNCAAAACAAJ|access-date=8 April 2012|date=2005-06-01|publisher=Sher Music Co|isbn=9781883217198|page=43}}</ref>


Coltrane researcher [[Lewis Porter]] has written about the composition's relationship to the melody of the 1931 popular song "[[Shadrack (Robert MacGimsey song)|Shadrack]]" by Robert MacGimsey, which is itself believed to be based on earlier folk songs. <ref>{{cite book|last1=Porter|first1=Lewis|year=2013|title=The John Coltrane Reference|publisher=Routledge|page=566|isbn=978-0-415-97755-5}}</ref> Saxophonist [[Sonny Rollins]] recorded "Shadrack" in 1951 for his [[Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet|Sonny Rollins Quartet]] 10" album, and [[Louis Armstrong]] can be seen singing "Shadrack" in the 1951 film [[The Strip (1951 film)|The Strip]].
Coltrane researcher [[Lewis Porter]] has written about the composition's relationship to the melody of the 1931 popular song "[[Shadrack (Robert MacGimsey song)|Shadrack]]" by [[Robert MacGimsey]], which is itself believed to be based on earlier folk songs. <ref>{{cite book|last1=Porter|first1=Lewis|year=2013|title=The John Coltrane Reference|publisher=Routledge|page=566|isbn=978-0-415-97755-5}}</ref> Saxophonist [[Sonny Rollins]] recorded "Shadrack" in 1951 for his [[Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet|Sonny Rollins Quartet]] 10" album, and [[Louis Armstrong]] can be seen singing "Shadrack" in the 1951 film [[The Strip (1951 film)|''The Strip'']].


==Form and changes==
==Form and changes==
"'''Mr PC'''" is a [[Twelve-bar blues|12 bar minor blues]]. It has these chord changes:<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/pdf-viewer/|title=Standards PDF Viewer - Learn Jazz Standards - The Ultimate Jazz Resource|website=Learn Jazz Standards|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref>
"'''Mr PC'''" is a [[Twelve-bar blues|12 bar minor blues]]. It has these chord changes:<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.learnjazzstandards.com/pdf-viewer/|title=Standards PDF Viewer - Learn Jazz Standards - The Ultimate Jazz Resource|website=Learn Jazz Standards|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-19}}</ref>


:||: Cmin7 | Cmin7 | Cmin7 Bb/C Cmin7 | Cmin7 (C7) ||
:||: Cmin7 | Cmin7 | Cmin7 Bb/C | Cmin7 (C7) ||
:|| Fmin7 | Fmin7 | Cmin7 Bb/C Cmin7 | Cmin7 ||
:|| Fmin7 | Fmin7 | Cmin7 Bb/C | Cmin7 ||
:|| Ab7 | G9 | Cmin7 Bb/C Cmin7 | Cmin7 :||
:|| Ab7 | G9 | Cmin7 Bb/C | Cmin7 :||


==Cover versions==
==Cover versions==
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* [[Rahsaan Roland Kirk]] with [[Jon Hendricks]] on ''The Man Who Cried Fire'' (2002, recorded 1970s)
* [[Rahsaan Roland Kirk]] with [[Jon Hendricks]] on ''The Man Who Cried Fire'' (2002, recorded 1970s)
* [[Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954)|Eric Johnson]] on ''[[Europe Live]]'' (2014)
* [[Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954)|Eric Johnson]] on ''[[Europe Live]]'' (2014)
* [[Gene Ludwig]] and [[Pat Martino]] on ''[[Young Guns (album)|Young Guns]]'' (2014, recorded 1968 or 1969)


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 10:21, 28 October 2024

"Mr. P.C."
Composition by John Coltrane
from the album Giant Steps
Released1960 (1960)
RecordedMay 1959
GenreJazz
Length6:57
LabelAtlantic
Composer(s)John Coltrane
Producer(s)Nesuhi Ertegün

"Mr. P.C." is a twelve-bar jazz piece in minor blues form, composed by John Coltrane in 1959. The song is named in tribute to the bass player Paul Chambers,[1] who had accompanied Coltrane for years. It first appeared on the album Giant Steps, where it was played with a fast swing feel.[2]

Coltrane researcher Lewis Porter has written about the composition's relationship to the melody of the 1931 popular song "Shadrack" by Robert MacGimsey, which is itself believed to be based on earlier folk songs. [3] Saxophonist Sonny Rollins recorded "Shadrack" in 1951 for his Sonny Rollins Quartet 10" album, and Louis Armstrong can be seen singing "Shadrack" in the 1951 film The Strip.

Form and changes

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"Mr PC" is a 12 bar minor blues. It has these chord changes:[1][4]

||: Cmin7 | Cmin7 | Cmin7 Bb/C | Cmin7 (C7) ||
|| Fmin7 | Fmin7 | Cmin7 Bb/C | Cmin7 ||
|| Ab7 | G9 | Cmin7 Bb/C | Cmin7 :||

Cover versions

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"Mr. PC" has been covered by:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr. P.C". Learn Jazz Standards. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. ^ Zisman, Michael (2005-06-01). The Real Easy Book. Sher Music Co. p. 43. ISBN 9781883217198. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. ^ Porter, Lewis (2013). The John Coltrane Reference. Routledge. p. 566. ISBN 978-0-415-97755-5.
  4. ^ "Standards PDF Viewer - Learn Jazz Standards - The Ultimate Jazz Resource". Learn Jazz Standards. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  5. ^ "Our Lady of Eternal Sunny Delights, by Free Radicals".
  6. ^ "Our Lady of Eternal Sunny Delights - the Free Radicals | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
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