Elder Don
| Elder Don | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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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 | 
| Down Beat | |
| Allmusic | |
Jazz critic Harvey Pekar had this to say in his May 23, 1963 review for Down Beat magazine: "Though not an innovator, the leader is a respectable musician. His style is an amalgam of many sources..."[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".[3]
Track listing
- All compositions by Don Wilkerson except as indicated
 
- "Señorita Eula" - 4:52
 - "San Antonio Rose" (Bob Wills) - 7:45
 - "Scrappy" - 4:51
 - "Lone Star Shuffle" - 6:52
 - "Drawin' a Tip" - 4:44
 - "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell) - 5:41
 
Personnel
- Don Wilkerson - tenor saxophone
 - John Acea - piano
 - Grant Green - guitar
 - Lloyd Trotman - bass
 - Willie Bobo - drums
 
References
- ↑ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 8, 2010
 - 1 2 Down Beat: May 23, 1963 Vol. 30, No. 12
 - 1 2 Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed November 8, 2010
 
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