Along Came John
by John Patton
- Type: Album
- Released: August 1963
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 34:38
- Community rating: 3.59/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Built around the deep, percolating grooves of the Hammond B3 organ, this date establishes a gritty, blues-drenched atmosphere designed for crowded club floors. The interplay between the organ's heavy bass pedals and the muscular horn front-line creates a remarkably dense, rhythmic pocket. 'Along Came John' perfectly distills the funk-oriented evolution occurring within the Blue Note stable during the era.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, improvisation, rhythmic, groove-laden, bluesy, saxophone
Tracklist
- The Silver Meter (5:41)
- I'll Never Be Free (5:03)
- Spiffy Diffy (6:02)
- Along Came John (6:03)
- Gee Gee (6:01)
- Pig Foots (5:44)
Credits
- John Patton - primary artist, organ, written-by
- Ben Dixon - drums, written-by
- Grant Green - guitar
- Fred Jackson - tenor saxophone
- Harold Vick - tenor saxophone
- Bennie Benjamin - written-by
- George David Weiss - written-by