Laurdine Kenneth "Pat" Patrick (November 23, 1929 - December 31, 1991) was an American jazz musician. He played baritone saxophone, alto saxophone and Fender bass and was best known for his 40-year association with Sun Ra.
Patrick was a long-term member of the Sun Ra Arkestra, living in Sun Ra's communal residences in New York City's East Village and Philadelphia. He also played with John Coltrane (appearing on Africa/Brass in 1961), Blue Mitchell (A Sure Thing, 1962), Mongo Santamaría ("Watermelon Man" and "Yeh Yeh") and Thelonious Monk (early 1970s). He also extensively backed Babatunde Olatunji.
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