Big John Patton: Let 'Em Roll (LP)

Kansas City-born dynamic Hammond-B3 organist Big John Patton recorded a series of excellent soul-jazz albums for Blue Note in the 1960s. For the most part, he was heard on them in the standard lineup of organ, guitar, and drums, plus amplification by horns. He only deviated from this scheme in 1965 on the terrific album "Let 'Em Roll," on which he collaborated with Bobby Hutcherson. The vibraphonist seizes the opportunity here to give Patton's music more depth and structure, as well as a more modern twist.