{"product_id":"big-john-patton-let-em-roll-blue-note-tone-poet-series","title":"Let ‘Em Roll (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) { vinyl }","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlue Note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es roster of Hammond B3 organists was a vibrant and varied bunch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat ran the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estylistic gamut from Jimmy Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es virtuosic innovations to Larry Young\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es horizon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexpanding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexplorations. Kansas City born dynamo Big John Patton operated in a soul jazz sweet spot \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethroughout his stellar 1960s Blue Note tenure always making su\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ere each of his platters was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eserved with a healthy helping of soul. Patton first appeared as a sideman on Lou Donaldson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealbums\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Natural Soul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood Gracious\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand later cut his own Blue Note leader debut with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1963’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlong Came John\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Perhaps the most un\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eique\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand certainly one of the finest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealbums in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehis discography is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet ‘Em Roll\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a fantastic 1965 session that found Patton altering the standard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eorgan trio line\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eup of guitar (Grant Green) and drums (Otis Finch) by adding vibraphonist Bobby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHutcherson into\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe mix (Green had used this same instrumentation to great effect on his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealbum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStreet of Dreams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe year prior). Highlights of the set include the Patton originals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEm Roll\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLatona,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea tender performance of the Johnny Mandel ballad\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Shadow of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour Smile,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand a spirited romp through Hank Mobley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003es\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Turnaround.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series was born out of Blue Note President Don Was\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eadmiration for the exceptional audiophile Blue Note LP reiss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eues presented by Music Matters. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWas brought Joe Harley, a.k.a. the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTone Poet,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon board to curate and supervise a series of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereissues from the Blue Note family of labels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExtreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivab\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ele way, from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe jacket graphics and printing quality to superior LP mastering (direct from the master tapes) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Kevin Gray to superb 180g audiophile LP pressings by Record Technology Inc. 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