Mosaic Select: John Patton [Box set, Original recording remastered]

Big John Patton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 27, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Mosaic Select
• ASIN: B0006L50MQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,175 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Silver Meter

2. I'll Never Be Free

3. Spiffy Diffy

4. Along Came John

5. Gee Gee

6. Pig Foots

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Fat Judy

2. Oh Baby

3. Each Time

4. One to Twelve

5. Night Flight

6. Good Juice

See all 9 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Dirty Fingers

2. Minor Swing

3. Daddy James

4. Ding Dong

5. Congo Chant

6. Alfie's Theme

See all 9 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Jazz reissue from the Mosaic Select series is a numbered limited-edition release that focuses on the artist's important but neglected work, including some unreleased repertoire. 3 CDs in jewel cases with slipcase and separate CD-size booklet restored and remastered 24-bit.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A collection of Patton's rare groove albums, December 13, 2006

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Sj Ngwenya "Crocodilus" (South Africa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mosaic Select (Audio CD)

This set is a must to those who love the sound of John patton's blue note sound but firstly let me point out that john Patton is John patton not the legendary Jimmy Smith, Smith has popularised the organ and has developed his own distinct sound and style, Patton might have been influenced by Smith but as I have pointed out above, he was at home when playing and dishing out soulful blues and groovy organ solos as well as when he was backing his sidemen.
The set contains tracks from 5 albums recorded for blue note records which are " Along came John, The way I feel, Oh baby, That certain feeling and Understanding". On all the albums Patton was on top of his game, his playing was fluid with the backing of cats like Harold Vick, Ben Dixon, Grant Green and Blue Mitchell amongst other great artists. The set contains 3 CD's comprising 29 tracks, the quality of the remastered music is superb on almost all the tracks except on 1 or 2 tracks where there are minor glitches which are acknowledged in the infrmation booklet, the information booklet contains essays, discography as well as each album session details, the quality of CD is apparently, materially different from the quality of well established jazz labels, this observation is based on the look and feel of the CD but be that as it may be,I encourage John Patton lovers to buy this CD because it contains some of the the best albums by the artist, its a collector's item

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Straight Ahead, July 30, 2010

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Michael Erlewine (Big Rapids, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mosaic Select (Audio CD)

Three disks, short ones. This is straight-ahead organ groove. Nothing sudden or unexpected, just nice and easy. Grant Green, Jimmy Ponder, and others add spice. If you like organ combos and Soul Jazz, you will like it. I give it four stars for not knocking me out, except may once or twice. All Mosaic disks are worth having.