Brothers-4 is an album by organist Don Patterson with saxophonist Sonny Stitt recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.[1] The album features guitarist Grant Green, who was credited as Blue Grant for contractual reasons, being then signed to Blue Note Records. The 2001 CD release added 6 bonus tracks recorded at the same session but issued on other albums.

Brothers-4
Studio album by
Released1969
RecordedSeptember 15, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
LabelPrestige
PR 7738
ProducerBob Porter
Don Patterson chronology
Oh Happy Day
(1969)
Brothers-4
(1969)
Donny Brook
(1969)
Sonny Stitt chronology
It's Magic
(1969)
Brothers-4
(1969)
Night Letter
(1969)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "not the crowning achievement for any of the principals, but they still stand in the front ranks of organ jazz".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Don Patterson except where noted.

  1. "Brothers 4" – 8:52
  2. "Creepin' Home" (Billy James) – 6:50
  3. "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (Irving Berlin) – 8:26
  4. "Walk On By" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) -8:35
  5. "Donny Brook" (Grant Green) – 8:25 Bonus track on CD reissue
  6. "Mud Turtle" – 9:58 Bonus track on CD reissue
  7. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) – 5:28 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Good Bait" (Count Basie, Tadd Dameron) – 8:31 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Starry Night" (John H. Densmore) – 5:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
  10. "Tune Up" (Miles Davis) – 5:24 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed April 2, 2013
  2. ^ a b Todd, J. Allmusic Review, accessed April 2, 2013
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1347. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.