Minor Swing (album)

Minor Swing
Studio album by John Patton
Released	May 30, 1995
Recorded	December 21, 1994
Studio	Power Station, New York City
Genre	Hard Bop
Length	53:35
Label	DIW DIW 846
Producer	Kazunori Sugiyama & John Zorn
John Patton chronology
Blue Planet Man (1993) Minor Swing (1995) This One's for Ja (1996)

Minor Swing is an album by organist John Patton which features John Zorn and was originally released on the DIW label in Japan in 1995. ^{[1] [2]} The album was considered part of Patton's 1990 "comeback". ^[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Al Campbell awarded the album 3½ stars noting that "Luckily, on Minor Swing, organist Big John Patton and John Zorn encourage taking chances and opening the music up, while not going so far out as to overwhelm the intended fundamental groove... highly recommended". ^[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by John Patton except as indicated.

1. "The Way I Feel" - 12:05
2. "Tyrone" - 6:32
3. "Minor Swing" - 8:36
4. "The Rock" - 6:27
5. "Along Came John" - 5:14
6. "Lite Hit" (Marvin Cabell, John Patton) - 7:14
7. "B Men Thel" - 7:27

Personnel

• John Patton – organ
• John Zorn – alto saxophone
• Ed Cherry – guitar
• Kenny Wollesen – drums

References

1. John Patton discography, accessed May 15, 2014
2. Fitzgerald, M., John Patton Leader Entry, accessed May 15, 2014
3. Blue Note Artist profile, accessed May 15, 2014
4. Campbell, A. Allmusic Review accessed June 10, 2014.