The Way I Feel (John Patton album)

The Way I Feel
The Way I Feel
Studio album by "Big" John Patton
Released	1964
Recorded	June 19, 1964
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:28
Label	Blue Note; BST 84174
Producer	Alfred Lion
"Big" John Patton chronology

The Way I Feel is an album by American organist John Patton recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars and stated "There are several fine moments on the record, and Green and Patton are typically enjoyable, but the record overall is a slight disappointment after its two predecessors".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Patton

"The Rock" – 7:29
"The Way I Feel" – 8:38
"Jerry" – 6:45
"Davene" – 7:25
"Just ¾" – 6:51

Personnel

"Big" John Patton – organ
Richard Williams – trumpet (1–3, 5)
Fred Jackson – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone (1–3, 5)
Grant Green – guitar
Ben Dixon – drums

References

^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 3, 2010
^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Big John Patton: The Way I Feel – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

[Blue_Note_discography-1] Blue Note Records discography accessed November 3, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Big John Patton: The Way I Feel – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.

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v t e "Big" John Patton
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader	Along Came John (1963) Blue John (1963) The Way I Feel (1964) Oh Baby! (1965) Let 'Em Roll (1965) Got a Good Thing Goin' (1966) Boogaloo (1968) That Certain Feeling (1968) Understanding (1968) Accent on the Blues (1969) Memphis to New York Spirit (1969–70) Soul Connection (1983) Blue Planet Man (1993) Minor Swing (1994) This One's for Ja (1996)
With Lou Donaldson	The Natural Soul (1962) A Man With a Horn (1963) Good Gracious! (1963) Signifyin' (1963) Possum Head (1964)
With others	Am I Blue (Grant Green, 1963) Blues for Lou (Grant Green, 1963) Iron City (Grant Green, 1967) Soul Groove (Johnny Griffin and Matthew Gee, 1963) The Burner (Red Holloway, 1963) Soul Fountain (Clifford Jordan, 1966) Everything Must Change (Johnny Lytle, 1977) Rockin' the Boat (Jimmy Smith, 1963) Steppin' Out! (Harold Vick, 1963) Shoutin' (Don Wilkerson, 1963) The Big Gundown (1984–85) Spillane (1986–87)