| Dear John C. | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Elvin Jones |
| Cover: | Dear John C.jpg |
| Released: | November 1965[1] |
| Recorded: | February 23 & 25, 1965 |
| Studio: | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 39:25 |
| Label: | Impulse! A-88 |
| Producer: | Bob Thiele |
| Chronology: | Elvin Jones |
| Prev Title: | Illumination! |
| Prev Year: | 1963 |
| Next Title: | And Then Again |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
Dear John C. is an album by American jazz drummer Elvin Jones featuring performances recorded in 1965 for the Impulse! label.[2] The "John C." mentioned in the title is John Coltrane. The album was also released on SACD. It features Jones leading a quartet of alto saxophonist Charlie Mariano, pianist Roland Hanna and bassist Richard Davis.
The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4 stars stating "The variety from cut to cut is engaging, and there's nothing over the top, even the drumming of Elvin Jones. With the musicality at a high level, Dear John C. needs revisiting by drumming students and jazz fans to note how teamwork, shared values, and held-in-check dynamics benefit the overall quality of music. It seems this recording is underrated when over time it should never be. Dear John C. is deserving of an excellent rating".[3]
Original track listing
Recorded on February 23, 1965 (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7), and February 25, 1965 (tracks 1, 3, 8, 9)
A CD reissue features a different track list and the bonus track "That Five-Four Bag"