Prestige session · in the studio
March 19, 1964
Sonny Stitt With Don Patterson
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- This day's music is on 2 records: Shangri-La, Patterson's People
In the room
- Sonny Stitt – tenor sax, vocal
- Don Patterson – organ
- Billy James – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
918 is a matrix number: Prestige gave every tune it recorded the next number in one running series. Most dates kept only the take that was issued, so there's seldom a take number beside it.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | My New Baby | PR 7332 |
| – | Misty | PR 7332 |
| – | Soul Food | PR 7332 |
| – | Shangri-La | PR 7332 |
| – | Mama Don't Allow | PR 7332 |
| – | The Eternal One | PR 7332 |
| – | 42639 | PR 7381, PR 7704 |
| – | Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone | PR 7381, PR 7772 |
8 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PR 7332 · 1964Shangri-LaSonny Stitt With Don Patterson
PR 7381 · 1965Patterson's PeopleDon Patterson With Sonny Stitt And Booker ErvinTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 7 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLP 71 | Low Flame | Sonny Stitt | 1962 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| V-8468 | Boss Tenors In Orbit! | Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt + Organ | 1962 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7704 | Don Patterson With Booker Ervin · not on the site yet | Don Patterson With Booker Ervin | 1964 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7852 | Don Patterson With Booker Ervin · not on the site yet | Don Patterson With Booker Ervin | 1964 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7372 | Soul People | Sonny Stitt With Booker Ervin & Don Patterson | 1965 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7436 | Night Crawler | Sonny Stitt With Don Patterson | 1966 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7466 | The Boss Men | Don Patterson With Sonny Stitt And Billy James | 1966 | Sonny Stitt, Don Patterson, Billy James |
2 of them 15 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR 7791 | Gene Ammons Quartet · not on the site yet | Gene Ammons Quartet | 1962 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PRLP 7261 | I Only Have Eyes For You | Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis With The Paul Weeden Trio | 1963 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PRLP 7271 | Trackin' | Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis | 1963 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7331 | The Exciting New Organ Of Don Patterson With Booker Ervin | Don Patterson With Booker Ervin | 1964 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7349 | Hip Cake Walk | Don Patterson With Booker Ervin | 1964 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7415 | Holiday Soul | Don Patterson | 1965 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7430 | Satisfaction! | Don Patterson | 1966 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7442 | Introducing Eric Kloss With Don Patterson | Eric Kloss With Don Patterson | 1966 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7469 | Love And All That Jazz | Eric Kloss With Don Patterson & Groove Holmes | 1966 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| LP-787 | Goin' Down Home | Don Patterson | 1967 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7456 | Stompin' | Shirley Scott, Don Patterson, "Lockjaw" Davis | 1967 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7484 | Soul Happening! | Don Patterson | 1967 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7510 | Mellow Soul | Don Patterson | 1967 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7772 | Don Patterson Trio · not on the site yet | Don Patterson Trio | 1967 | Don Patterson, Billy James | |
| PR 7533 | Four Dimensions | Don Patterson | 1968 | Don Patterson, Billy James |