MARCH 8

                    BIG JOHN PATTON
                    Oh Baby

                    Recording Date:
                         March 8, 1965

                    Personnel:
                         Ben Dixon          D
                         Grant Green       G
                         Blue Mitchell      TP
                         Big John Patton  O
                         Harold Vick        TS

                  

Review by Michael Erlewine
Patton's fourth album for Blue Note. Big John Patton with Grant Green on guitar and Harold Vick on tenor sax. With tunes like "Fat Judy" and "Good Juice," there is no worry about there being a groove. The addition of a trumpet (Blue Mitchell) means you have a horn section, and this tends to be a little much now and again. Although a little on the light side, thanks to Patton and Green, the groove does go down.