Big John Patton Let ‘Em Roll (Blue Note 1966)

Blue Note’s most consistent organist since Jimmy Smith pairs with guitar and vibe greats. [row-start] [half] [/half] [half] Personnel Big John Patton (organ), Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone), Grant Green (guitar), Otis Finch (drums) Recorded on December 11, 1965 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Released as BST 84239 in 1965 Track listing Side A: Let ‘Em Roll / Lacona / The Shadow Of Your Smile / Side B: The Turnaround / Jakey / One Step Ahead [/half] [row-end] Lif is a string of coincidences. You’re eating your breakfast after a night into town, some pipes of beer and then some, it’s eggs and sausage, it’s rough on the stomach and you let rip on the toilet. You’re in there for ten minutes off and on and you hurry to the train to get to work. On your way you drive your bike into another bike and a human being and you fall into a ditch full of magnolias. You think, wow this is heavenly. This is the day you decided to become a gardener. Happenstance steered the career of…