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Minor Swing (album)

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Released
  
May 30, 1995

Length
  
53:35

Genre
  
Hard Bop

Label
  
DIW DIW 846

Recorded
  
December 21, 1994 at Power Station, NYC

Producer
  
Kazunori Sugiyama & John Zorn

Minor Swing is an album by organist John Patton which features John Zorn and was originally released on the DIW label in Japan in 1995. The album was considered part of Patton's 1990 "comeback".

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 3½ stars noting that "Luckily, on Minor Swing, organist Big John Patton and John Zorn encourage taking chances and opening the music up, while not going so far out as to overwhelm the intended fundamental groove... highly recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by John Patton except as indicated.

  1. "The Way I Feel" - 12:05
  2. "Tyrone" - 6:32
  3. "Minor Swing" - 8:36
  4. "The Rock" - 6:27
  5. "Along Came John" - 5:14
  6. "Lite Hit" (Marvin Cabell, John Patton) - 7:14
  7. "B Men Thel" - 7:27

Personnel

  • John Patton – organ
  • John Zorn – alto saxophone
  • Ed Cherry – guitar
  • Kenny Wollesen – drums

    • References

    Minor Swing (album) Wikipedia
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