Patton made several trips to England where he was embraced by the acid jazz community. Patton died from complications arising from diabetes, in Montclair, New Jersey, on March 19, 2002. Discography As leader Along Came John (Blue Note, 1963) Blue John (Blue Note, 1963) The Way I Feel (Blue Note, 1964) Oh Baby! (Blue Note, 1965) Let 'Em Roll (Blue Note, 1965) Got a Good Thing Goin' (Blue Note, 1966) That Certain Feeling (Blue Note, 1968) Boogaloo (Blue Note, 1968 [1995]) Understanding (Blue Note, 1968) Accent on the Blues (Blue Note, 1969) Memphis to New York Spirit (Blue Note, 1969-70 [1996]) Soul Connection (Nilva, 1983; Just A Memory/Justin Time, 2008) Blue Planet Man (Paddle Wheel, 1993; Evidence, 1997) Minor Swing (DIW, 1994) This One's for Ja (DIW, 1996 [1998]) Eagle Eye Blues [live] (Excellence, 2001 [2006]) As sideman With Lou Donaldson The Natural Soul (Blue Note, 1962) Good Gracious! (Blue Note, 1963) Signifyin' (Argo, 1963) Possum Head (Argo, 1964) Ha' Mercy (Cadet, 1971) A Man with a Horn (Blue Note, 1999) With Grant Green Am I Blue (Blue Note, 1964) Iron City (Cobblestone, 1972) Blues for Lou (Blue Note, 1999) With others George Braith, Laughing Soul (Prestige, 1966) Ed Cherry, Second Look (Groovin' High, 1994) Johnny Griffin & Matthew Gee, Soul Groove (Atlantic, 1963) Red Holloway, The Burner (Prestige, 1964) Clifford Jordan, Soul Fountain (Vortex, 1970) Johnny Lytle, Everything Must Change (Muse, 1978) Grassella Oliphant, The Grass Is Greener (Atlantic, 1967) Jimmy Ponder, Mean Streets – No Bridges (Muse, 1987) Jimmy Ponder, Jump (Muse, 1989) Lloyd Price, The Exciting Lloyd Price (ABC-Paramount, 1959) Harold Vick, Steppin' Out! (Blue Note, 1963) Don Wilkerson, Shoutin' (Blue Note, 1963) John Zorn, The Big Gundown (Elektra Nonesuch, 1986) John Zorn, Spillane (Elektra Nonesuch, 1987) References External links John Patton discography on jazzlists.com 1935 births 2002 deaths Musicians from Kansas City, Missouri Soul-jazz organists Hard bop organists American jazz organists American male organists Blue Note Records artists DIW Records artists 20th-century American keyboardists 20th-century organists Jazz musicians from Missouri 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians