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Big John Patton: Let 'em Roll

LP: Blue Note BLP 4239
CD: Blue Note 89795

Tracks & Composers
1 Let 'em Roll (Patton)
2 Latona (Patton)
3 The Shadow of Your Smile (Mandel, Webster)
4 The Turnaround (Mobley)
5 Jakey (Patton)
6 One Step Ahead (Patton)

Personnel
Big John Patton (org); Bobby Hutcherson (vib); Grant Green (g); Otis "Candy" Finch (d)

Recording Date & Location
11 Dec 1965, Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Commentary
Like Grant Green’s Street of Dreams, Big John Patton’s Let ‘Em Roll combines a standard organ trio (organ, guitar and drums) with Hutcherson’s vibraphone. It’s no coincidence that this album was released as part of Blue Note’s “Rare Groove” series. Most of the tracks are rooted in soul-jazz, and “groove” is precisely the right word to describe it. Even so, the players let loose some strong solos. But there’s nothing earth-shaking here from Hutcherson. Big John and his B3 are firmly center-stage.

 


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