Name: Let 'em Roll
Brand: Big John Patton

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Universal Music GmbH

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Tone Poet Vinyl

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Limited edition

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Extended format: No

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Release date

2023-09-01

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Catalogue number

3896370

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602438963706

Artist

Big John Patton

Label EU

Blue Note

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Big John Patton, born on July 12, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri and passed away on March 19, 2002 in Montclair, New Jersey, was an American jazz organist and pianist. He began his career as a pianist with the Lloyd Price touring band before transitioning to the organ. Patton recorded with Lou Donaldson for Blue Note from 1962 to 1964. In the mid-1980s, he was rediscovered by a younger generation of musicians like John Zorn who appreciated his unique sound. Patton continued releasing new recordings into the 1990s.

Blue Note is a record label that has made a significant impact in the jazz genre. Founded in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis, Blue Note focused on traditional jazz and swing recordings, producing timeless classics. In the 1950s, it became one of the first labels to feature bop musicians. After being acquired by *Universal Music Group* in 1965, Blue Note expanded its repertoire to include more commercially-oriented music like jazz-fusion. Throughout the years, Blue Note underwent various changes in ownership and reissue programs but continued to release new recordings and previously unreleased material.

In 1982, Blue Note catalog reissues began appearing on *United Artists Records*, which was owned by Michael Cuscuna who oversaw the UA-era reissue program. The label was later relaunched as part of *Capitol-EMI's* subsidiary *Manhattan Records* in 1985. It was during this time that Blue Note released key albums from its history and introduced previously unissued material.

In 1989, Blue Note became the division under which all of Capitol-EMI's jazz activities were organized. However, two years later, *Manhattan Records* was revived for smooth jazz and pop-jazz releases while Blue Note continued to thrive as a prominent label within Capitol-EMI's roster.

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Kansas City born Hammond B3 organ dynamo Big John Patton made a stellar run of soul jazz albums for Blue Note through the 1960s but Let ‘Em Roll stands among the finest with Patton adding vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson to a standard organ trio line-up with guitarist Grant Green and drummer Otis Finch.This stereo Tone Poet Vinyl Edition was produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

Let 'em Roll

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Discover Let 'em Roll by Big John Patton. This soul jazz album on Blue Note features vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson. Available in LP format.