mikeweil Posted May 13, 2006 Report Posted May 13, 2006 (edited) BTW - I compiled a Don Patterson discography - here 'tis for download. Please e-mail any additions or corrections, I will keep it updated. I plan to make my own CDR of all Patterson ballads - any suggestions? p.s. Discography updated May 27, 2006! Edited May 27, 2006 by mikeweil Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 13, 2006 Report Posted May 13, 2006 BTW - I compiled a Don Patterson discography - here 'tis for download. Please e-mail any additions or corrections, I will keep it updated. I plan to make my own CDR of all Patterson ballads - any suggestions? My favourite Patterson ballads are "These foolish things" from "Mellow soul" and "Aries" (though it's not a standard) from "O.D. (Out Dere)". MG Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted May 13, 2006 Report Posted May 13, 2006 How could you not include "The Good Life"!?!?! Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 13, 2006 Report Posted May 13, 2006 How could you not include "The Good Life"!?!?! Both versions are great, but not my favourites. Being good, great, duff or whatever, has nothing to do with whether I like something better than something else. That's a matter of taste, not appreciation. MG Quote
michel devos Posted May 14, 2006 Report Posted May 14, 2006 BTW - I compiled a Don Patterson discography - here 'tis for download. Please e-mail any additions or corrections, I will keep it updated. I plan to make my own CDR of all Patterson ballads - any suggestions? Excellent job, Mike.Thank you very much! Regarding your CD-R, yes, definitively the Good Live, Quote
mikeweil Posted May 27, 2006 Report Posted May 27, 2006 I updated the discography after getting some new info. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 Throwing this one up on the pile because I was listening to some heavy DP today while practising. Learned his "Freddit Tooks, Jr." (bad tune!) and some others and was bopping with Booker Ervin and Houston Person. Don's sense of swing in his solos is intriguing to me. He is almost playing straight 8ths, very staccato. I was listening LOUD and having a blast playing along. Quote
Soul Stream Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Posted January 31, 2007 Throwing this one up on the pile because I was listening to some heavy DP today while practising. Learned his "Freddit Tooks, Jr." (bad tune!) and some others and was bopping with Booker Ervin and Houston Person. Don's sense of swing in his solos is intriguing to me. He is almost playing straight 8ths, very staccato. I was listening LOUD and having a blast playing along. Don Patterson....wow. The more you play the B3, the more you understand what a complete and utter genius he was. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 I was trying to explain that to Joe. The way he forms his basslines, his comping, and his soloing is all very difficult and very unique to his organ playing. I understand completely why Jimmy Smith considered DP to be the only threat to his throne. Quote
mikeweil Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 I was wondering why "Patterson's People" didn't make it to the last CD ..... Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 We tried it in the studio several times and it didn't have the magic. Maybe on the next one. Quote
mikeweil Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 I sincerely hope so - it's a fine tune! Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 What the melody really needs is a trumpet/tenor frontline. That's the lineup I wrote the tune for, like the classic "Boppin' & Burnin'" DP record. Quote
Soul Stream Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Posted January 31, 2007 I was trying to explain that to Joe. The way he forms his basslines, his comping, and his soloing is all very difficult and very unique to his organ playing. I understand completely why Jimmy Smith considered DP to be the only threat to his throne. I would have loved to have seen DP at the peak of his powers. He was a one of a kind powerhouse. The idea that he and Billy James did a lot of duo gigs doesn't surprise me. He didn't need anyone else. He had it all. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 Sometimes just to kill myself I try playing along with "Harold's House of Jazz" from the Muse date... the one that's just blistering fast Cherokee changes. FUN! Quote
mikeweil Posted January 31, 2007 Report Posted January 31, 2007 What the melody really needs is a trumpet/tenor frontline. That's the lineup I wrote the tune for, like the classic "Boppin' & Burnin'" DP record. Ask Ron Blake to bring along his favorite trumpet player? Quote
Kyo Posted February 22, 2007 Report Posted February 22, 2007 That does it! After reading this thread I decided to use some of my eMusic downloads this month on Don Patterson material. I got all the tracks with Booker Ervin (a personal favorite of mine) plus Boppin' and Burnin' and the Opus the Don material from Dem New York Dues for a start. Downloading right now, can't wait to hear it all! I also realized that I already have the early Eric Kloss material that Patterson played on, need to give that another listen. Did the track People from the May 12, 1964 session ever surface on CD? For some reason it's not on the Legends of Acid Jazz CD that includes all the other tunes from that session, even though the disc is only 63 minutes long. While I was at it I also grabbed Jack McDuff's The Honeydripper and The New Boss Guitar of George Benson, more organ goodness! Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 22, 2007 Report Posted February 22, 2007 Did the track People from the May 12, 1964 session ever surface on CD? For some reason it's not on the Legends of Acid Jazz CD that includes all the other tunes from that session, even though the disc is only 63 minutes long. Intereting you should mention it. That track seems only ever to have been issued on a 45 - PR323, coupled with "Love me with all your heart". I was going nuts looking through all my albums on LP or CD for it until I checked the Prestige discography. MG Quote
mikeweil Posted February 22, 2007 Report Posted February 22, 2007 "People" is one of the unexplainable omissions in the Prestige twofer reissue series .... Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted February 23, 2007 Report Posted February 23, 2007 "People" is one of the unexplainable omissions in the Prestige twofer reissue series .... "People" is one of those unexplainable tunes that folks choose to cover. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 23, 2007 Report Posted February 23, 2007 "People" is one of the unexplainable omissions in the Prestige twofer reissue series .... "People" is one of those unexplainable tunes that folks choose to cover. Here's a bit of trivia for your delight: it was written by the guy who wrote "How much is that doggy in the window" (and many more of the absolutely worst pop tunes of the early '50s). I believe that an overdose of Bob Merrill songs made white kids listen to R&B in the early '50s, and then gave rise to R&R. So don't knock it MG Quote
Soul Stream Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Posted February 23, 2007 "People" is one of the unexplainable omissions in the Prestige twofer reissue series .... "People" is one of those unexplainable tunes that folks choose to cover. Larry Young/Grant Green's version of people is absolutely one of my favorite organ cuts of all time. It actually is a great song in the right hands.... Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted February 23, 2007 Report Posted February 23, 2007 "People" is one of the unexplainable omissions in the Prestige twofer reissue series .... "People" is one of those unexplainable tunes that folks choose to cover. Larry Young/Grant Green's version of people is absolutely one of my favorite organ cuts of all time. It actually is a great song in the right hands.... Well, I think it's a crummy song that, like many crummy songs, can be turned into a masterpiece by the right musicians; ie, Green/Young/Jones. MG Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted February 23, 2007 Report Posted February 23, 2007 Sorry, but the song is still crap. It is possible for great musicians to cover crappy songs and they still come out crap (although still probably the best version of crap you can get). They probably covered it because it was popular at the time. Quote
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