When did this appear ???? John Patton CD alert!!!!&#33

[andybleaden]

More later but just found this . I picked up a few of George Braith cds from CD baby a while back but did not know about this. Now I am really happy!

See here

http://cdbaby.com/cd/jpatton

Hammond organ B3 Jazz played by the John Patton in the style of Jimmy Smith Organ Jazz in group featuring George Braith on reeds, Eddie Diehl and Marvin Horne on guitar, Ben Dixon on Drums and Chime and Jasmin Braith on Vocals

1 Narration

2 Funky Mama

3 America

4 Foot Prints

5 Sweet Pea

6 Tea for Two

7 Lift Up Your Voice

8 My One and Only Love

9 Vamp

10 For All We Know

11 Narration

In October of 2001, John Patton and George Braith played a gig at the Continental Club, owned by jazz connoisseur, Steve Wortheimer, in Austin, Texas. A couple of local musicians, including old friend Martin Banks on trumpet, filled out the rest of the band. The young drummer hired sounded great during rehearsal, but came down with a bad case of nerves on the bandstand. George brought a recorder to the gig, but an inattentive sound engineer let the levels run too hot, leaving the sound quality good, but not great. But hey,…, things don’t always work out like you’d hope, especially on a two-night stand in Texas with an unfamiliar band. There would always be a next time … another chance to get things “right.”

Then Big John Patton died. Nobody had planned on that. Now those admittedly flawed tapes became invaluable.

These are the last recordings of John Patton, one of the greatest jazz organists the world will ever know. They are also the final chapter in a lifelong collaboration with George Braith. Their first recorded meeting, BLUE JOHN, was produced for Blue Note in 1963. It was at the beginning of a golden era for jazz organ. John went on to cement his legendary status, playing with almost every name horn player of the era, from Sonny Stitt to Clifford Jordan. Likewise, George recorded three Blue Note albums of his own with the great organist Billy Gardner, not to mention associations with Larry Young and Freddie Roach among others. However, there was always something special between John and George. They knew it, and when you heard them play together, you knew it too.

On this CD George has pulled together some music from the last gig. He has also included some private recordings that he and John made just after September 11, prior to flying to Austin. George has augmented those tapes with additional musicians.

Now, to the music.

Paul Ray, a DJ for KUT Radio in Austin, and a long time soul-jazz enthusiast, introduces the band. You can hear the anticipation of the crowd as John hits a few telling notes on the B-3, and George warms up the Braithophone

FUNKY MAMA. John first recorded this on Lou Donaldon’s “The Natural Soul.” It was a big hit at the time, and John played it throughout his career. You can hear Patton call to the drummer, “just you and me” as he brings it in. Nobody could lay a groove down like John, especially when it came down to something as funky and down-home as this, his signature piece. Pay special attention to the way John develops his solo. Patton played the way he talked, never a word wasted, but with meaning and plenty of color.

America. This was the song the John and George opened up with here in Austin. And let me tell you, it was one of the most spiritual moments, I’ve ever witnessed. The world was still reeling from the events of September 11 and the aftermath. We were no different here in Texas. To see these two legendary jazz musicians from New York City stand tall and play “America” was beautiful and comforting. I remember a phone conversation with John as he described to me the smoke billowing out of lower Manhattan. The version heard here was recorded at John’s house not long afterwards.

FOOTE PRINTS. I was standing outside the club when I heard John’s bass figure introducing “Footprints” peel through the walls. I ran inside to see John, head bent down over the B-3, hypnotizing the crowd. Take note of George’s beautiful tenor work here. His tone is reminiscent of the late Tina Brooks, one of Braith’s early heroes from the neighborhood in the Bronx where he grew up.

SWEET PEA. A truncated version here, used mainly as a breaksong and a chance for the band introductions by emcee, Paul Ray. A Patton original, this song only surfaced in the early nineties as a bonus cut on the reissues of “Accent On the Blues.”

Tea for Two. Check out John’s unbelievable steady swing on this one. Remember, the drummer was overdubbed later! George chose John’s long-time buddy, Ben Dixon who can be heard on many albums with John. They spent the early ‘60’s together with the Loyd Price Big Band and Lou Donaldson’s aggregation. Chime and Jasmin Braith, Excellence Recording artists, known as the Braith Singers, appear in the second chorus of “America” to add a vocal, verbal flavor to this emotional ballad. For authentic color, Braith added some musicians who occasionally played with John through the years. One of these musicians, Eddie Diehl, a fine guitarist from New York city enjoyed contributing to John’s “Funky Mama.” Ed, can also be heard playing guitar with George and John on one of George’s Prestige Albums, #7515 “Laughin’ Soul”. Drummer Ben Dixon is also heard on this Prestige Album. -- Mike Flanagan

Edited February 27, 2007 by andybleaden

[Jim Alfredson]

-- Mike Flanagan

Gee, who's that?

[andybleaden]

Anybody heard this yet or was it discussed already ....sorry if repeated etc etc

[.:.impossible]

As soon as I saw John Patton and Austin, TX, I thought Mike Flanagan.

[Soul Stream]

Hey everyone, I guess I didn't see this thread when it first came up! And yes those are my liner notes I wrote for George Braith. This CD is something George put together from some recordings he made with John right before he passed away. A few of the songs were just some duo things of he and John upstairs at John's house. George added drums and guitar afterwards to those, one of which has Ben Dixon on it. There was no guitar player on the live gig here in Austin, and George had Eddie Deihl overdub some rhythm on Funky Mama. The live gig was kind of a wreck since the drummer wasn't really making it for the most part and a friend from the crowd had to get up and finish the night. These things were recorded on a home multitrack cassette recorder, and the sound is in accordance with that so be aware. I think George even had to overdub some of his tenor since it was so low in the mix on the original recording. Also, George overdubbed some synth keyboards and vocals on the duo things. All that said, there are some moments caught and it was I believe John's second to last gig. His last being the gig at Smoke where he basically passed away. I still love pulling out this recording for all it's flaws since it brings back so many memories for me.

Edited March 25, 2007 by Soul Stream