Don Patterson with Sonny Stitt and Grant Green - Brothers-4 [Expanded]

This compilation usefully pulls together all ten tracks from a 1969 session that captured guitarist Grant Green's only recordings with organist Don Patterson, saxophonist Sonny Stitt, and drummer Billy James. The music was originally spread over three LPs. Only one track had been previously released on CD. Together, the four players make up a dream-team organ combo. Patterson is driving and inventive, his keyboard and pedal work forming an integrated juggernaut of Hammond power. Stitt's serious bebop chops and silky tone set him apart from the barking sax style of some players in jazz organ groups. Read More