''Movin' Up!'' is an album by organist
Don Patterson recorded in 1977 and released on the
Muse
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label.
accessed August 28, 2013
Reception
Scott Yanow of Allmusic
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states, "At the time that Don Patterson recorded this album (his next-to-last as a leader), organ records had become fairly rare... A fine effort that should please hard bop and soul-jazz collectors".[Yanow, S]
Allmusic Review
accessed August 28, 2013
Track listing
''All compositions by Richie Cole except as indicated''
# "Room 608" (Horace Silver
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s.
After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sch ...
) - 5:49
# "Bossa De Leon" - 9:41
# "Trenton Makes the World Takes" - 5:58
# "(The World of) Susie Wong" (Sammy Cahn
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, Jimmy Van Heusen
James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer. He wrote songs for films, television and theater, and won an Emmy and four Academy Awards for Best Original Song.
Life and care ...
) - 11:18
# " The Good Life" (Sacha Distel
Alexandre "Sacha" Distel (29 January 1933 – 22 July 2004) was a French singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor who had hits with a cover version of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" in 1970, which reached No 10 in the UK Charts, "Scoubidou", ...
, Jack Reardon) - 9:12
# "Harold's House of Jazz" - 4:30
Personnel
* Don Patterson - organ
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, Arp String Ensemble
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* Richie Cole - alto saxophone
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*Vic Juris
Victor Edward Jurusz Jr. (September 26, 1953 – December 31, 2019), known professionally as Vic Juris, was an American jazz guitarist.
Music career
Juris was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, but he moved with his family to Parsippany early i ...
- guitar
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*Billy James - drums
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References
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Don Patterson (organist) albums
1977 albums
Muse Records albums