John Patton - Accent on the Blues
Released - 1969
Recording and Session Information
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 15, 1969
Marvin Cabell, tenor sax, flute, saxello; John Patton, organ; James Ulmer, guitar; Leroy Williams, drums.
4992 tk.11 Lite Hit
4993 tk.21 Freedom Jazz Dance
4994 tk.23 Captain Nasty
4995 tk.27 Don't Let Me Lose This Dream
4996 tk.31 Rakin' And Scrapin'
4997 tk.34 Village Lee
Track Listing
| Side One | ||
| Title | Author | Recording Date |
| Rakin' and Scrapin' | Harold Mabern | August 15 1969 |
| Freedom Jazz Dance | Eddie Harris | August 15 1969 |
| Captain Nasty | Marvin Cabell | August 15 1969 |
| Side Two | ||
| Village Lee | Marvin Cabell | August 15 1969 |
| Lite Hit | Marvin Cabell | August 15 1969 |
| Don't Let Me Lose This Dream | Aretha Franklin, Ted White | August 15 1969 |
Liner Notes
The blues is personal.
It’s a wail of trouble, a well of loneliness, a wealth of emotional outlet. It is a thread of hope and a curtain-going-up. City life. Country lanes. Sunshine. Rain. It is a statement of fact beat out of yesterday’s times, flailing into tomorrow’s promise.
The blues is fire and water and ashes—and layers of love. It is restless. Relaxed. Aroused. No stranger to suffering. No sinkhole. As full of tragedy and dull despair as it is, it has an undertone of spirit and aspiration. Golden dreams. Good omens.
The blues is music. Inspired players get its message through. And listeners personalize it.
John Patton puts "Accent On The Blues.” His organ is plugged into tales of today and tempos of the time. experiments to demonstrate the power of music over matter, lyrical impressions. Lilt. He and his group graphically express their feelings. Scrupulously. Soaringly. They swing. They romp. They play with purpose and poise. Moving. Moving. Moving.
This quartet sets forth on simple and beautiful melodic lines and add only significant touches. There is no desire to overpower to prove their point-blank involvement, no attempt to exaggerate an emotion or beat an ear-drum to a protest.
You can hear the exchange of confidences, feel the antennae quiver to creative adventures. There is an obvious atmosphere of camaraderie. Forthright. Uncompromising. This group underlines the message that there is life in the blues.
John Patton with Marvin Cabell, James Ulmer and Leroy Williams raises roots to the roofs. holding tight to heritage letting loose on inventive ideas. They strip away at the frill and fancy and make personal statements together. They add refinements but leave intact the reminders of the mixtures that combined to make the blues—the melodies that might stem from a spiritual leaning, the rhythms out of work songs, the intonations out of hollers. The feeling. True feeling. The truth.
The blues is personal. The "Accent On The Blues" as it is sketched by John Patton and his players gets the story through. prints the message of tomorrow today. They restore the blues. Rearrange. Preserve. Renew and purify the pleasure. They make music. Listeners will personalize the meaning—happily.
—Mort Goode
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