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Along Came John

John Patton

Recorded	Apr 5, 1963
Label	Blue Note
Catalog	BST 84130
Released	1963
Personnel	5 credited players
Discogs	master 168525

The record

A debut leaning hard into groove, with Green's guitar threading between Fred Jackson and Harold Vick's paired tenors. Churchy, unfussy hard bop built for organ-trio devotees.

Session personnel

Ben Dixon — drums
Grant Green — guitar
John Patton — organ [hammond]
Fred Jackson — tenor saxophone
Harold Vick — tenor saxophone

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 28 pressings on file.

1963	Blue Note · BLP 4130 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp
2009	Analogue Productions · CBNJ 84130 SA — SACD, Hybrid, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Remastered Kevin Gray remaster
2009	Analogue Productions · ABNJ 84130 — Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo, 180g Analogue Productions
1965	Blue Note · BLP 4130 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono · RVG stamp
1966	Blue Note · BST 84130 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp
1966	Blue Note · BST 84130 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp
1967	Blue Note · BLP 4130 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Keel Pressing · RVG stamp
2000	Blue Note · 7243 8 31915 2 9 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered · RVG stamp
1963	Blue Note · BST 84130 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
1963	Blue Note · 4130 — Vinyl, 12", Album
1966	Blue Note · BST 84130 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1970	Blue Note · BST 84130 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo
1973	Blue Note · BST-84130 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1973	Blue Note · BNTJ (M) 84130 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue