Occupation(s) Musician, composer Name Laurdine Patrick | Role Musician Education DuSable High School | |
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Birth name Laurdine Kenneth Patrick Born November 23, 1929 ( 1929-11-23 ) Origin East Moline, Illinois, United States Genres Hard bop, swing, avant-garde jazz, free jazz, experimental music Instruments baritone saxophone, alto saxophone and bass Associated acts Sun Ra and the Arkestra, Mongo Santamaria, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Quincy Jones, and Babatunde Olatunji Died December 31, 1991, Moline, Illinois, United States Albums Jazz in Silhouette, Sound of Joy, Cosmic Tones for Mental Th, Super‑Sonic Jazz, When Angels Speak of | ||
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Laurdine Kenneth "Pat" Patrick (November 23, 1929 – December 31, 1991) was an American jazz musician. He played baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, and Fender bass and was known for his 40-year association with Sun Ra. His son, Deval Patrick, was governor of Massachusetts.
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Career
Pat Patrick was one of the longest time members of Sun Ra's Arkestra bands, first joining Ra's group in the early 1950s. He later resided for several years in the Arkestra's communal residences in New York City's East Village and Philadelphia. He also played with John Coltrane (appearing on Africa/Brass in 1961), Blue Mitchell (A Sure Thing, 1962), Mongo Santamaría ("Watermelon Man" and "Yeh Yeh") and Thelonious Monk (early 1970s). He also extensively backed Babatunde Olatunji. Patrick attended and studied music at DuSable High School in Chicago, a school notable for producing many important and influential musicians. He also attended Florida A&M University.
Personal life
Patrick was born in East Moline, Illinois, to Laverne and Laurdine Patrick, Sr. His father (1905–2001), a native of Kansas, worked as an iron moulder at a factory at the time of his son's birth.
In February 1955, Patrick married Emily Wintersmith in Cook County, Illinois. His children with Emily are Deval Patrick and Rhonda Sigh. He had at least one child, La'Shon Anthony, outside his marriage. In 1959, a woman called for Patrick and his wife asked for a message. This precipitated the breakup of his marriage that year.
In 1960, he left Emily, Deval and Rhonda, and moved out of their apartment. When four-year-old Deval chased after him, he slapped his son and continued. "Pat" Patrick refused to sign Deval's application to Milton Academy, arguing that Deval would lose his African-American identity there. Deval, whose tuition was paid by scholarship, was accepted anyway. Deval saw his father only rarely during his life; the younger
In December 1965, Patrick was remarried in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Edna Jean Ballinger.
Discography
With Jimmy Heath
With Andrew Hill
With Sam Jones
With Clifford Jordan
With Freddie McCoy
With James Moody
With A. K. Salim
With Rahsaan Roland Kirk
With Phil Upchurch
With Terry Adams