Blue Note\u2019s roster of Hammond B3 organists was a vibrant and varied bunch that ran the stylistic gamut from Jimmy Smith\u2019s virtuosic innovations to Larry Young\u2019s horizon-expanding explorations. Kansas City born dynamo Big John Patton operated in a soul jazz sweet spot throughout his stellar 1960s Blue Note tenure always making sure each of his platters was served with a healthy helping of soul.<\/p>\n
Patton first appeared as a sideman on Lou Donaldson\u2019s albums The Natural Soul and Good Gracious and later cut his own Blue Note leader debut with 1963\u2019s Along Came John. Perhaps the most unique\u2014and certainly one of the finest\u2014albums in his discography is Let \u2018Em Roll, a fantastic 1965 session that found Patton altering the standard organ trio line-up of guitar (Grant Green) and drums (Otis Finch) by adding vibraphonist Bobby
\nHutcherson into the mix (Green had used this same instrumentation to great effect on his album Street of Dreams the year prior).<\/p>\n
Highlights of the set include the Patton originals \u201cLet \u2018Em Roll\u201d and \u201cLatona,\u201d a tender performance of the Johnny Mandel ballad \u201cThe Shadow of Your Smile,\u201d and a spirited romp through Hank Mobley\u2019s \u201cThe Turnaround.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":26080,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[753],"product_tag":[330,282],"woo-feed-brand":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-26079","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-vinyl","7":"product_tag-ecommerce","8":"product_tag-new","9":"pa_brands-blue-note-records","10":"pa_new-used-new","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"taxable","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n