{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Soul Connection | type = studio | artist = John Patton | cover = Soul Connection.jpg | alt = | released = 1983 | recorded = June 7, 1983 | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 40:22 | label = Nilva | producer = Alvin Queen | chronology = John Patton | prev_title = Memphis to New York Spirit | prev_year = 1969-70 | next_title = Blue Planet Man | next_year = 1993 }}
'''''Soul Connection''''' is an album by American organist John Patton recorded in 1983 and released on the Nilva label.
==Reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''Allmusic'' | rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/> }} The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3½ stars and stated "It is the lost gem in his catalog and showcases him in one of the most provocative quintets in his career; it feels quite directly like an extension of Patton's late Blue Note period on titles like ''Memphis to New York Spirit'' and ''Accent on the Blues''... This is a necessary Patton date for fans".<ref name="Allmusic">Jurek, T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=soul-connection-r145284|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed November 8, 2010</ref> The All About Jazz review by Jerry D'Souza stated "Patton had a strong band with him on this record... Time has not effaced nor worn the impact of this music. It is still relevant".<ref>D'Souza, J. [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/soul-connection-big-john-patton-just-a-memory-review-by-jerry-dsouza ''Soul Connection'' Review], ''All About Jazz'', July 15, 2008</ref>
==Track listing== :''All compositions by John Patton except as indicated'' # "Soul Connection" (Duško Gojković) - 9:49 # "Pinto" - 5:19 # "Extensions" - 6:51 # "Space Station" (Grachan Moncur III) - 5:39 # "The Coaster" (Moncur) - 12:44 :*Recorded on June 7, 1983.
==Personnel== *John Patton - organ *Grachan Moncur III - trombone *Grant Reed - tenor saxophone *Melvin Sparks - guitar *Alvin Queen - drums
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Category:Nilva Records albums Category:John Patton (musician) albums Category:1983 albums