Ben Paterson
Organ Solo on
Walking in the Sunshine

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Ben Paterson's one-chorus organ solo is the sole improvisation on this infectious shuffle-groove reading of Bob Merrill's upbeat number. Over the full 32-bar AABA form at 127 BPM in G, Paterson's organ work brings a soulful, bluesy dimension to the performance, recalling the organ-combo tradition of Jimmy Smith and Brother Jack McDuff. The full-chorus length gives him ample room to develop ideas and build momentum, and the shuffle feel sets the track apart from the straight-ahead swing treatments found elsewhere on the album. The organ's distinctive timbre adds welcome textural variety to the album's instrumental palette.

Ben Paterson was 40 to 41 years old at the time.