[2] [3] He recorded extensively for Blue Note and performed or collaborated with Lloyd Price, Grant Green, and Lou Donaldson.
Patton had a lower profile in the 1970s but enjoyed a comeback in the 1980s and 1990s, often in collaboration with saxophonist John Zorn.
[2] John Patton, born in Kansas City, Missouri, United States,[4] was an American jazz composer and performer.
He was inspired by the music he heard in his hometown, but he wanted to play beyond the Kansas City jazz scene.
[3] Dixon, another self-taught player, encouraged John to check out the Hammond B-3 organ when they played in clubs that had one.
"[3] A man called "Butts" first showed Patton how to set up the organ and find the right registrations.
"[3] The acid jazz movement in the 1980s caused a resurgence in interest in Patton's music in the UK.
Patton made several trips to England where he was embraced by the acid jazz community.