Don Patterson
Don Patterson (born July 22, 1936 in Columbus , Ohio , † February 10, 1988 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) was an American jazz organist.
Patterson received piano training as a child and switched to organ at the age of 20. He worked with several bands before becoming known as Sonny Stitt's organist . Since 1964 he has also been able to record his own albums, often in a trio with guitarist Pat Martino and drummer Billy James . After he recorded numerous albums for the Prestige label in the 1960s , only a few recordings were made due to drug problems in the 1970s.
Discography
- Tune Up with George Coleman, Booker Ervin , Grant Green , Billy James , Virgil Jones , Houston Person , Sonny Stitt, 1964, 1969
- Goin 'Down Home with Billy James, Paul Weeden , 1963
- Patterson's People with Booker Ervin, Billy James, Sonny Stitt, 1964
- Hip Cake Walk with Booker Ervin, Leonard Houston , Billy James, 1964
- The Exciting New Organ of Don Patterson with Booker Ervin, Leonard Houston, Billy James, 1964
- Holiday Soul with Billy James, Pat Martino, 1964
- Satisfaction with Jerry Byrd , Billy James, 1964
- The Boss Men with Billy James, Sonny Stitt, 1965
- Soul Happening with Vincent Corrao , Billy James, 1966
- Mellow Soul with Billy James, David "Fathead" Newman , 1967
- Four Dimensions with Billy James, Pat Martino, Houston Person, 1967
- Boppin 'and Burnin' with Billy James, Pat Martino, Howard McGhee , Charles McPherson , 1968
- The New York Dues with George Coleman , Junior Cook , Billy James, Frankie Jones , Virgil Jones , Pat Martino, Blue Mitchell , Houston Person, 1968–69
- Opus De Don with Junior Cook, Billy James, Billy Mitchell , Blue Mitchell, 1968
- Funk You with Billy James, Pat Martino, Charles McPherson, Sonny Stitt, 1968
- Oh happy day! with Frankie Jones , Virgil Jones , Pat Martino, Houston Person, 1969
- Brothers-4 with Grant Green , Billy James, Sonny Stitt, 1969
- Donny Brook with Grant Green, Billy James, Sonny Stitt, 1969
- The Genius of th B-3 with Eddie Daniels , Ted Dunbar , Freddie Waits , 1972
- The Return Of ... with Eddie Daniels, Ted Dunbar, Freddie Waits, 1972
- These Are Soulful Days with Albert "Tootie" Heath , Jimmy Heath , Pat Martino, 1973
- Movin 'Up with Richie Cole , Billy James, Vic Juris , 1976
- Why Not with Robert "Bootsie" Barnes , Virgil Jones, Eddie McFadden , Idris Muhammad , 1978
Web links
- Works by and about Don Patterson in the catalog of the German National Library
- Don Patterson at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Patterson, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mosby, Wilmer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Columbus , Ohio |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1988 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |