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{{Infobox song <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs -->
{{Infobox song
| Name = Mr. P.C.
| name = Mr. P.C.
| Cover =
| type = composition
| Border =
| artist = [[John Coltrane]]
| Caption =
| album = [[Giant Steps]]
| released = {{Start date|1960}}
| Type = Composition
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| recorded = May 1959
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| Artist = [[John Coltrane]]
| alt Artist =
| studio =
| Album = [[Giant Steps]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
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| length = {{Duration|m=6|s=57}}
| Published =
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| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| Released = 1960
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| composer = [[John Coltrane]]
| track_no =
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| producer = [[Nesuhi Ertegün]]
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| Recorded = May 1959
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| Language =
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| Length = {{Duration|m=4|s=21}}
| Writer =
| Composer = [[John Coltrane]]
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| Label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
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| Producer = [[Nesuhi Ertegün]]
| Tracks =
#"[[Giant Steps (composition)|Giant Steps]]"
#"[[Cousin Mary (standard)|Cousin Mary]]"
#"[[Countdown (standard)|Countdown]]"
#"[[Spiral (standard)|Spiral]]"
#"[[Syeeda's Song Flute (standard)|Syeeda's Song Flute]]"
#"[[Naima (standard)|Naima]]"
#"Mr. P.C."
}}
}}


"'''Mr PC'''" is a 12 bar [[minor blues]] composed by [[John Coltrane]] in 1959. The song is named in tribute to the [[Bass (guitar)|bass]] player [[Paul Chambers]] 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=http://books.google.com/books?id=RLNCAAAACAAJ|accessdate=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'']].


==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 simple 12 bar minor blues.
The chord changes for "'''Mr PC'''":
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:||: Cmin7 | Cmin7 | Cmin7 Bb/C Cmin7 | Cmin7 ||
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:|| Fmin7 | Fmin7 | Cmin7 Bb/C Cmin7 | Dmaj7 ||
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:|| Ab7 | G7+9 | Cmin7 Bb/C Cmin7 | Cmin7 :||


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


==Cover versions==
"'''Mr PC'''" has been [[cover version|covered]] by many other musicians including:
"Mr. PC" has been [[cover version|covered]] by:
* [[Lambert, Hendricks & Ross]] in "[[Lambert, Hendricks, & Ross!]]" (1960).
* [[Rahsaan Roland Kirk]] in ''[[The Man Who Cried Fire]]'' (2002).
* [[Lambert, Hendricks & Ross]] on ''[[The Hottest New Group in Jazz]]'' (1960)
* [[Derek Trucks]] on ''[[The Derek Trucks Band (album)|The Derek Trucks Band]]'' (1997)
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* [[Eric Johnson]] in "[[Europe Live]]" (2014).
* [[Free Radicals (band)]] on ''Our Lady of Eternal Sunny Delights (album)'' (2000)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://freeradicals.bandcamp.com/album/our-lady-of-eternal-sunny-delights|title = Our Lady of Eternal Sunny Delights, by Free Radicals}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/our-lady-of-eternal-sunny-delights-mw0000104330|title=Our Lady of Eternal Sunny Delights - the Free Radicals &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic}}</ref>

* [[Rahsaan Roland Kirk]] with [[Jon Hendricks]] on ''The Man Who Cried Fire'' (2002, recorded 1970s)
==Antecedents==
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* [[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)
The principle melody closely resembles the [[Robert MacGimsey]] popular song "[[Shadrack (Robert MacGimsey song)|Shadrack]]", featured in the 1951 film ''[[The Strip]]'' as performed by [[Louis Armstrong]]. Another possible direct influence is a 1951 performance by fellow tenor saxophonist [[Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet]].


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:1950s jazz standards]]
[[Category:1950s jazz standards]]
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[[Category:Compositions by John Coltrane]]
[[Category:Minor Blues]]

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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