Don Patterson - Movin' Up! (1977) [re-rip]

This re-rip is for those newer visitors, but especially for KingCake, because I know how much he loves these grooves.

This date was produced much more by Richie Cole than me, but I learned a lot during the session. Mostly, it was firsthand experience with the darker side of the jazz life. But I loved the almost pop quirks of Don’s song selection when he gave a wonderful reading of the obscure theme song to the almost forgotten movie of the novel The World of Suzie Wong. ~ Fred Seibert.

This record is smoking hot. The personnel are all on point but the real draw here for me is the incredible synergy between Patterson on the B-3 and Cole on sax in tunes like; Trenton Makes The World Takes and The World of Susie Wong. Most tunes on the record feature Patterson and Cole jamming on one another with Juris adding ambiance on the guitar, though Juris features more prominently on The Good Life and in several excellent solos elsewhere. Billy James plays some tight drums with a great groove throughout the record. All in all another top deck release for Muse; if you are a fan of jazz-funk and soul-jazz, this is one to get. ~ S. Caron.

Muse Records, MR 5121, 1977

Recorded 31^st January, 1977 At CI Recording, New York City

Personnel:

Don Patterson - Organ, Arp Synthesizer

Richie Cole - Alto Saxophone

Vic Juris - Electric Guitar

Billy James - Drums

Tracks:

A1. Room 608 {Horace Silver} (5:49)

A2. Bossa de Leon {Richie Cole} (9:37)

A3. Trenton Makes The World Takes {Richie Cole} (6:02)

B1. [The World Of] Susie Wong {George Dunning, Sammy Cahn} (11:05)

B2. The Good Life {Sacha Distel, Jack Reardon} (9:09)

B3. Harold's House Of Jazz {Rex Cadwallader} (4:30)

Credits:

Producers - Fred Seibert & Richie Cole

Engineers - Chuck Irwin & Fred Seibert

Cover Design & Photo - Hal Wilson

Liner Notes - Bill Bennett (Radio Free Jazz)