Elder Don

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Elder Don
Studio album by Don Wilkerson
Released 1962
Recorded May 3, 1962
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre Jazz
Length 34:45
Label Blue Note
BST 84121
Producer Alfred Lion
Don Wilkerson chronology

The Texas Twister
(1960)
Elder Don
(1962)
Preach Brother!
(1962)

Elder Don is an album by American saxophonist Don Wilkerson recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] It was recorded a month before Preach Brother!, but released later.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "records like this go a long way in proving that Wilkerson was one of the great underrated saxophonists of his time".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Don Wilkerson except as indicated
  1. "Señorita Eula" - 4:52
  2. "San Antonio Rose" (Bob Wills) - 7:45
  3. "Scrappy" - 4:51
  4. "Lone Star Shuffle" - 6:52
  5. "Drawin' a Tip" - 4:44
  6. "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell) - 5:41

Personnel

References

  1. Blue Note Records discography accessed November 8, 2010
  2. 2.0 2.1 Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed November 8, 2010
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