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Don Wilkerson may not attract much attention -- either now or when he was recording in the early '60s -- but he was an interesting character. Like many tenor saxophonists of his era, the Texan followed in the hard-swinging soul-jazz that grew out of hard bop, but he didn't settle into an easy groove -- he drove his music hard, injecting it with a healthy dose of the blues and an undercurrent of nascent black power. An intriguing mix, to be sure, and on three albums for Blue Note between 1962 and 1963 -- Elder Don, Preach, Brother!, Shoutin' -- he was at his peak, and they're all included here on this double-disc The Complete Blue Note Sessions. Of course, he was at his peak here partially because this was the only extended period of time he recorded as a leader; prior to this, he had a session for Riverside, but he never recorded before that or after this. Even if he had recorded more, this music would still be quite distinctive since his combos -- always featuring guitarist Grant Green, but also pianist Sonny Clark, drummer Billy Higgins, pianist Johnny Acea, and drummers Willie Bobo and Ben Dixon, depending on the date -- were simultaneously gritty and supple. Though they weren't as laid-back as, say, Green and Clark's duo sessions, they transferred that spirit to these sessions, meaning that this edgy soul-jazz and considerable musicality that resonates upon repeated plays. It might not be major work, but it's fine music, especially for connoisseurs of hard bop and soul-jazz, and it's nice to see that Wilkerson is finally getting some attention with this set, which marks the first time his Blue Note work has been in print in the U.S., not just since his death in 1986, but since their original release.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Don Wilkerson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Butch Warren, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jual Curtis, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Capitol Records, LLC
Don Wilkerson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Butch Warren, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jual Curtis, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Capitol Records, LLC
Don Wilkerson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Butch Warren, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jual Curtis, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1994 Capitol Records, LLC
Don Wilkerson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Butch Warren, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jual Curtis, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Capitol Records, LLC
Don Wilkerson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Butch Warren, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jual Curtis, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Capitol Records, LLC
Don Wilkerson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Billy Higgins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Sonny Clark, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Butch Warren, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jual Curtis, Tambourine, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Capitol Records, LLC
Lloyd Trotman, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Don Wilkerson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Acea, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Lloyd Trotman, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Don Wilkerson, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Acea, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Wills, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Lloyd Trotman, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Don Wilkerson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Acea, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
DISC 2
Lloyd Trotman, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Don Wilkerson, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Acea, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Lloyd Trotman, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Don Wilkerson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Acea, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Lloyd Trotman, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Don Wilkerson, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Willie Bobo, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Acea, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Hubbell, Composer - John L. Golden, Composer
℗ 1962 Capitol Records, LLC
Don Wilkerson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - John Patton, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Dixon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Capitol Records, LLC
Don Wilkerson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - John Patton, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Dixon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Capitol Records, LLC
Don Wilkerson, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Leo Robin, Author - Ralph Rainger, Composer - John Patton, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Dixon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Capitol Records, LLC
Wilkerson, Composer - Don Wilkerson, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - John Patton, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Dixon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Capitol Records, LLC
Don Wilkerson, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - John Patton, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Dixon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1963 Capitol Records, LLC
Don Wilkerson, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Grant Green, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - John Patton, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Dixon, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Edward FRANK, Composer
℗ 1963 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Don Wilkerson may not attract much attention -- either now or when he was recording in the early '60s -- but he was an interesting character. Like many tenor saxophonists of his era, the Texan followed in the hard-swinging soul-jazz that grew out of hard bop, but he didn't settle into an easy groove -- he drove his music hard, injecting it with a healthy dose of the blues and an undercurrent of nascent black power. An intriguing mix, to be sure, and on three albums for Blue Note between 1962 and 1963 -- Elder Don, Preach, Brother!, Shoutin' -- he was at his peak, and they're all included here on this double-disc The Complete Blue Note Sessions. Of course, he was at his peak here partially because this was the only extended period of time he recorded as a leader; prior to this, he had a session for Riverside, but he never recorded before that or after this. Even if he had recorded more, this music would still be quite distinctive since his combos -- always featuring guitarist Grant Green, but also pianist Sonny Clark, drummer Billy Higgins, pianist Johnny Acea, and drummers Willie Bobo and Ben Dixon, depending on the date -- were simultaneously gritty and supple. Though they weren't as laid-back as, say, Green and Clark's duo sessions, they transferred that spirit to these sessions, meaning that this edgy soul-jazz and considerable musicality that resonates upon repeated plays. It might not be major work, but it's fine music, especially for connoisseurs of hard bop and soul-jazz, and it's nice to see that Wilkerson is finally getting some attention with this set, which marks the first time his Blue Note work has been in print in the U.S., not just since his death in 1986, but since their original release.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:47:59
- Main artists: Don Wilkerson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2001 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
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