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Inspired to change from piano to organ by Jimmy Smith, Don Patterson was among the Hammond B-3’s most bop-rooted players, in a position to enjoy bluesy soul-jazz grooves or use from the pocket for a few nimble, sharply described single lines. Though he led many recording schedules for Prestige and …

Expenses Yates belonged to the ultimate wave of Sunlight recording performers, the works that comprised the last singles released by Sam Phillips’ legendary label in the first ’60s. Memphis-based Yates was a piano participant and a soulful vocalist, so it’s unsurprising that his closest antecedent was Charlie Affluent, who left …