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Don Wilkerson: The Complete Blue Note Sessions

Read "The Complete Blue Note Sessions" reviewed by David Adler

by David Adler
April 1, 2001

One of the paragons of the “Texas tenor" style, Don Wilkerson gained his greatest notoriety as a soloist with Ray Charles throughout much of the 50s and 60s. Less known is Wilkerson’s limited work as a leader, the majority of which is collected on this two-disc package from Blue Note. Wilkerson made three albums for the label during the fruitful years of 1962 and 1963: Preach Brother!, Elder Don, and Shoutin’! All three records feature guitarist Grant Green, who certainly ...

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Don Wilkerson: The Complete Blue Note Sessions

Read "The Complete Blue Note Sessions" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
March 1, 2001

This CD is another entry in Blue Note’s critically acclaimed, limited edition Connoisseur Series. It features Texas tenor man Don Wilkerson working out with such noted Blue Note sidemen as pianist Sonny Clark, guitarist Grant Green (who appears on all tracks), bassist Butch Warren, organist John Patton and drummer Billy Higgins. As the title indicates, this 2-CD set contains the three albums Wilkerson recorded for the label in 1962 and 1963 -- Elder Don, Preach Brother, and Shoutin'. Although Wilkerson ...