Let 'Em Roll (album)

Let 'em Roll
Studio album by
Big John Patton
ReleasedMid 1966
RecordedDecember 11, 1965
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length39:58
LabelBlue Note
BST 84239
ProducerAlfred Lion
"Big" John Patton chronology
Oh Baby!
(1965) 		Let 'em Roll
(1966) 		Got a Good Thing Goin'
(1966)

Let 'em Roll is an album by American organist Big John Patton recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 5 stars and stated "This is one of the least appreciated of Patton's records, and there's no reason for it; it is great".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Patton except where noted

  1. "Let 'em Roll" – 6:48
  2. "Latona" – 7:23
  3. "The Shadow of Your Smile" (Johnny Mandel, Paul Francis Webster) – 6:55
  4. "The Turnaround" (Hank Mobley) – 6:49
  5. "Jakey" – 5:37
  6. "One Step Ahead" – 6:26

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 5, 2010
  2. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Big John Patton: Let 'Em Roll – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1134. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.