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Don Patterson

Don (* 1936), a.k.a. Wilmer Mosby, played piano from childhood and was heavily influenced by Erroll Garner in his youth. In 1956, he switched to organ after hearing Jimmy Smith play the instrument. In the early 1960s, he began playing regularly with Sonny Stitt, and he began releasing material as a leader on Prestige Records from 1964 (with Pat Martino and Billy James as sidemen). His most commercially successful album was 1964's Holiday Soul, which reached #85 on the Billboard 200 in 1967. Patterson's troubles with drug addiction hobbled his career in the 1970s, during which he occasionally recorded for Muse Records and lived in Gary, Indiana. In the 1980s he moved to Philadelphia and made a small comeback, but his health deteriorated over the course of the decade, and he died there in 1988.

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Boss Tenors In Orbit! Verve V6-8468 released 1962 recorded February 1962 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA reissue 2002 Verve 549371-2	Gene Ammons, tenor sax Sonny Stitt, alto sax, tenor sax Don Patterson, organ Paul Weeden, guitar Billy James, drums
Feelin's Roost LPS 2247 released 1962 recorded February through April 1962 in New York City/USA	Sonny Stitt, alto sax, tenor sax Paul Weeden, guitar Don Patterson, organ Billy James, drums
Low Flames Jazzland Records JLP 971 released 1962 recorded April 1962 in New York City/USA	Sonny Stitt, alto sax, tenor sax Paul Weeden, guitar Don Patterson, organ Billy James, drums
The Exciting New Organ Of Don Patterson Prestige PR 7331 released 1964 recorded May 1964 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ Booker Ervin, tenor sax Billy James, drums
Shangri-La Prestige PR 7332 released 1964 recorded March 1964 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Sonny Stitt, tenor sax, vocal Don Patterson, organ Billy James, drums
Hip Cake Walk Prestige PR 7349 released 1964 recorded May 1964 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ Booker Ervin, tenor sax Leonard Houston, alto sax Billy James, drums
Soul People Prestige PR 7372 released 1965 recorded August 1964 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Sonny Stitt, alto sax Don Patterson, organ Booker Ervin, tenor sax Billy James, drums
Patterson's People Prestige PR 7381 released 1965 recorded July 1964 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ Booker Ervin, tenor sax Sonny Stitt, alto sax, tenor sax Billy James, drums
Holiday Soul Prestige PR 7415 released 1965 recorded November 1964 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ Pat Martino, guitar Billy James, drums
Introducing Eric Kloss Prestige PR 7442 released 1965 recorded September 1965 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Eric Kloss, alto sax, tenor sax Don Patterson, organ Pat Martino, guitar Billy James, drums
Satisfaction Prestige PR 7430 released 1966 recorded July 1965 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ Jerry Byrd, guitar Billy James, drums
Night Crawler Prestige PR 7436 released 1966 recorded September 1965 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Sonny Stitt, tenor sax Don Patterson, organ Billy James, drums
The Boss Men Prestige PR 7466 released 1966 recorded December 1965 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ Sonny Stitt, alto sax Billy James, drums
What's New? Jazzland Records JAZZ 16 released 1966	Don Patterson, organ Sonny Stitt, alto sax Billy James, drums
Deuces Wild Atlantic SD 3008 released 1967 recorded September 1966 in New York City/USA	Sonny Stitt, alto sax, tenor sax Robin Kenyatta, soprano sax, alto sax Rufus Harley, tenor sax, bagpipes Wilmer Mosby, organ Billy James, drums
Soul Happening Prestige PR 7484 released 1967 recorded August 1966 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ Vinnie Corrao, guitar Billy James, drums
Goin' Down Home Cadet Records LP-787 released 1967 recorded January 1963 in Chicago, IL/USA	Don Patterson, organ Paul Weeden, guitar Billy James, drums
Mellow Soul Prestige 7510 released 1967 recorded May 1967 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ David "Fathead" Newman, tenor sax, flute Billy James, drums
Four Dimensions Prestige PR 7533 released 1968 recorded August 1967 in New York City/USA	Don Patterson, organ Houston Person, tenor sax Pat Martino, guitar Billy James, drums
Boppin' And Burnin' Prestige PR 7563 released 1968 recorded February 1968 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ Howard McGhee, trumpet Charles McPherson, alto sax Pat Martino, guitar Billy James, drums
Opus De Don Prestige PR 7577 released 1968 recorded June 1968 in Englewood, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ Junior Cook, tenor sax Blue Mitchell, trumpet Pat Martino, guitar Billy James, drums
Funk You! Prestige PR 7613 released 1969 recorded September 1968 in New York City/USA	Don Patterson, organ Sonny Stitt, alto sax, tenor sax Charles McPherson, alto sax Pat Martino, guitar Billy James, drums
Soul Electricity! Prestige PR 7635 released 1969 recorded September 1968 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Sonny Stitt, tenor sax Don Patterson, organ Billy Butler, guitar Billy James, drums
Oh Happy Day Prestige PR 7640 released 1969 recorded June 1969 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ George Coleman, tenor sax Houston Person, tenor sax Virgil Jones, trumpet Frankie Jones, drums
The Best Of Don Patterson Prestige PR 7704 released 1969 compilation	Don Patterson, organ no further details known
Brothers-4 Prestige PR 7738 released 1969 recorded September 1969 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ Sonny Stitt, tenor sax Grant Green, guitar Billy James, drums
Donny Brook Prestige PR 7816 released 1970 recorded September 1969 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ Sonny Stitt, tenor sax Grant Green, guitar Billy James, drums
The Best Of Don Patterson & The Jazz Giants Prestige PR 7772 released 1970 recorded 1964-1969 in USA	Don Patterson, organ George Coleman, tenor sax Junior Cook, tenor sax Houston Person, tenor sax Sonny Stitt, tenor sax David "Fathead" Newman, tenor sax Charles McPherson, tenor sax Virgil Jones, trumpet Howard McGhee, trumpet Blue Mitchell, trumpet Pat Martino, guitar Billy James, drums Frankie Jones, drums
Tune Up! Prestige PR 7852 released 1971 recorded June and August 1964, June and September 1969 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ Billy James, drums Frankie Jones, drums Grant Green, guitar Virgil Jones, trumpet Booker Ervin, tenor sax George Coleman, tenor sax Houston Person, tenor sax Sonny Stitt, alto sax, tenor sax
Made For Each Other Delmark DS-426 (reissue on CD DD-426) released 1972 recorded July 1968 in Chicago, IL/USA	Sonny Stitt, alto sax, tenor sax Don Patterson, organ Leon Spencer, organ Melvin Sparks, guitar Idris Muhammad, drums
Black Vibrations Prestige PR 10032 released 1972 recorded July 1971 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Sonny Stitt, alto sax, tenor sax Don Patterson, organ Leon Spencer, organ Melvin Sparks, guitar Idris Muhammad, drums
The Return Of Don Patterson Muse MR 5005 released 1974 recorded October 1972 in New York City/USA reissued as The Genius Of The B-3, Muse MCD 5443	Don Patterson, organ Eddie Daniels, soprano sax, alto sax, tenor sax Ted Dunbar, guitar Freddie Waits, drums
These Are Soulful Days Muse MCD 5032 released 1974 recorded September 1973 in USA	Don Patterson, organ Jimmy Heath, bass Pat Martino, guitar Albert Heath, drums
Movin' Up! Muse MR 5121 released 1977 recorded January 1977 in New York City/USA	Don Patterson, organ, ARP string Richie Cole, alto sax Vic Juris, guitar Billie James, drums
Why Not ... Muse MR 5148 released 1978 recorded January 1978 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Don Patterson, organ, ARP string Bootsie Barnes, tenor sax Eddie McFadden, guitar Idris Muhammad, drums Virgil Jones, trumpet
Dem New York Dues Prestige PRCD-24149-2 released 1995 tracks 1 to 5 originally released as Opus De Don tracks 6 to 10 originally released as Oh Happy Day	Don Patterson, organ Junior Cook, tenor sax George Coleman, tenor sax Houston Person, tenor sax Virgil Jones, trumpet Blue Mitchell, trumpet Pat Martino, guitar Billy James, drums Frankie Jones, drums
Legacy Muse MCD 5566 recorded May 1986 in Philadelphia, PA/USA	John Simon, tenor sax Don Patterson, organ Greg McDonald - drums
Legends Of Acid Jazz Prestige PRCD-24169 compilation, recorded 1971	Sonny Stitt, alto sax, tenor sax Virgil Jones, trumpet Melvin Sparks, guitar Don Patterson, organ Leon Spencer, organ Idris Muhammad, drums
Legends Of Acid Jazz Prestige PRCD-24188 compilation track 01-06: recorded November 1970 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA, originally released on Prestige 10006 as Gene Ammons - The Black Cat! track 07-12: recorded February 1971 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA, originally released on Prestige 10019 as Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - You Talk That Talk! track 13-14: recorded May 1962 in Chicago, IL/USA, originally released on Prestige 7791 as Various - The Soul/Jazz Giants	Gene Ammons, tenor sax Bill Fischer, conductor Sonny Stitt, tenor sax George Freeman, guitar Paul Weeden, guitar Harold Mabern, piano Don Patterson, organ Leon Spencer, organ Ron Carter, bass Billy James, drums Idris Muhammad, drums
Legends Of Acid Jazz Prestige 24210 compilation, recorded September 1968	Don Patterson, organ Sonny Stitt, alto sax, tenor sax Charles McPherson, alto sax, tenor sax Billy Butler, guitar Pat Martino, guitar Billy James, drums
The Pied Piper Of Jazz Label M 5710 compilation, recorded 1966 through 1967	Rufus Harley, soprano sax, tenor sax, bagpipes, flute Sonny Stitt, alto sax Herbie Mann, flute Oliver Collins, piano Don Patterson, organ Roy Ayers, vibes James Glenn, bass Billy Abner, drums Billy James, drums Bob Gossett, conga

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