This One's for Ja explained

This One's for Ja
Type:	Album
Artist:	John Patton
Cover:	This One's for Ja.jpg
Released:	1998
Recorded:	December 26, 1996
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	54:09
Label:	DIW
Producer:	John Zorn and Kazunori Sugiyama
Chronology:	John Patton
Prev Title:	Minor Swing
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	Eagle Eye Blues
Next Year:	2001

This One's for Ja is an album by American organist John Patton recorded in 1996 and released on the Japanese DIW label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "Patton has made one of the rare comebacks in jazz, one that does justice to his earlier work".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Patton except as indicated

1. "Patand" - 7:35
2. "Cherry Red" - 7:23
3. "Steam" (Archie Shepp) - 7:50
4. "No Problem" - 6:32
5. "Syeeda's Song Flute" (John Coltrane) - 5:17
6. "Extensions" - 7:56
7. "Sonny's Back" (Grachan Moncur III) - 4:15
8. "Children of the Night" (Wayne Shorter) - 7:21

• Recorded at Power Station, New York City on December 26, 1996.

Personnel

• John Patton - organ
  • • Dave Hubbard - tenor saxophone Ed Cherry - guitar Eddie Gladden - drums
• Lawrence Killian - percussion

Notes and References

1. Fitzgerald, M., John Patton Leader Entry, accessed May 15, 2014
2. Erlewine, S. T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=this-ones-for-ja-r347461|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed November 8, 2010