''Blue Planet Man'' is a 1993 album by organist
Big John Patton
John Patton (July 12, 1935 – March 19, 2002) was an American jazz, blues and R&B pianist and organist often known by his nickname, Big John Patton.
Patton was one of the most in-demand organists during the golden era of the Hammond B-3 organ ...
which features
John Zorn
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jazz ...
and was originally released on King Records/Paddle Wheel Records in Japan in 1993 and subsequently released in the USA on Evidence Records in 1997. The album was considered part of Patton's 1990s "comeback".
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Reception
The Allmusic
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review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 3 stars noting that "Not one of Patton's essential releases, ''Blue Planet Man'' is definitely enjoyable and well-intended -- the album reminds us that Patton can hardly be considered one-dimensional".[Henderson, A]
Allmusic Review
accessed July 29, 2011.
Track listing
''All compositions by "Big" John Patton except as indicated.''
# "Congo Chant" - 8:47
# "Funky Mama" - 6:49
# "Claudette" - 7:56
# "Chip" - 5:43
# "Popeye" - 8:01
# "What's Your Name" - 4:25
# "U-Jama" ( Shepp) - 6:53
# "Bama" - 4:28
*Recorded at Skyline Studios, New York, April 12 & 13, 1993
Personnel
* Big John Patton
John Patton (July 12, 1935 – March 19, 2002) was an American jazz, blues and R&B pianist and organist often known by his nickname, Big John Patton.
Patton was one of the most in-demand organists during the golden era of the Hammond B-3 organ ...
– organ
* John Zorn
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jazz ...
– alto saxophone
* Pete Chavez – tenor saxophone
* Bill Saxton
William Edward Saxton (born June 28, 1946, in New York City) is an American hard bop tenor saxophonist.
He studied clarinet, composition and arrangement at the New England Conservatory in Boston, graduating in 1973 and worked with Pharoah Sander ...
– tenor and soprano saxophones
* Ed Cherry – guitar
* Eddie Gladden – drums
* Lawrence Killian – congas
* Rorie Nichols – vocal
References
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1993 albums
Evidence Music albums
John Patton (musician) albums