Inspired to switch from piano to organ by Jimmy Smith, Don Patterson was one of the Hammond B-3s most bop-rooted players, able to play bluesy soul-jazz grooves or break out of the pocket for some nimble, sharply defined solo lines. Though he led numerous recording dates for Prestige and later Muse, he was best-known as Sonny Stitts favorite organist, proving eminently compatible with Parkerinfluenced saxophonist. Patterson was born in Columbus。