Don Wilkerson • Elder Don

Review:

Don Wilkerson's first Blue Note session, Elder Don (it was recorded before Preach, Brother! but released afterward), is a highly enjoyable set of hard-swinging, bluesy soul-jazz and hard bop. It's hardly a one-note collection -- "Senorita Eula" swings with a Latin lilt, "Scrappy" is a hard-hitting R&B number, the lightly Cuban recasting of Bob Wills' Western swing classic "San Antonio Rose" is fluid and infectious, "Lone Star Shuffle" and "Drawin' a Tip" are wonderful blues shuffles, and the ballad "Poor Butterfly" has a graceful, lyrical quality -- which is part of the reason why it's so impressive. Still, all of the credit for Elder Don's success has to go to Wilkerson, whose vibrant, robust tone dominates the session, and since he's playing with exceptional guitarist Grant Green and excellent drummer Willie Bobo, as well as pianist Johnny Acean and bassist Lloyd Trotman, that's no small accomplishment. In fact, records like this go a long way in proving that Wilkerson was one of the great underrated saxophonists of his time.

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Reseña:

La primera sesión de Blue Note de Don Wilkerson, Elder Don (fue grabada antes de Predicador, Hermano! pero lanzada después), es un conjunto muy agradable de hard-swing, soul-jazz blues y hard bop. No es una colección de una sola nota -- "Senorita Eula" se balancea con una inclinación latina, "Scrappy" es un número de R&B de gran impacto, la refundición ligeramente cubana del clásico del swing occidental de Bob Wills "San Antonio Rose" es fluida e infecciosa, "Lone Star Shuffle" y "Drawin' a Tip" son maravillosos shuffles de blues, y la balada "Poor Butterfly" tiene una calidad grácil y lírica -- que es parte de la razón por la que es tan impresionante. Aún así, todo el mérito del éxito de Elder Don tiene que ir a Wilkerson, cuyo tono vibrante y robusto domina la sesión, y como está tocando con el excepcional guitarrista Grant Green y el excelente baterista Willie Bobo, así como con el pianista Johnny Acean y el bajista Lloyd Trotman, no es un logro pequeño. De hecho, discos como éste demuestran que Wilkerson fue uno de los grandes saxofonistas subestimados de su tiempo.

por Stephen Thomas Erlewine


Tracklist
A1 Senorita Eula
A2 San Antonio Rose
A3 Scrappy
B1 Lone Star Shuffle
B2 Drawin' A Tip
B3 Poor Butterfly

Credits
Bass – Lloyd Trotman 
Drums – Willie Bobo
Guitar – Grant Green
Piano – Johnny Acea
Tenor Saxophone – Don Wilkerson

Producer – Alfred Lion
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Label: Blue Note ‎– BLP 4121
Released: 1963

Blue Note Records Catalog: 4100 series
BLP 4121 Don Wilkerson - Elder Don
Don Wilkerson (tenor saxophone) John Acea (piano) Grant Green (guitar) Lloyd Trotman (bass) Willie Bobo (drums)
Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 3, 1962tk.5 Drawin' A Tip
tk.6 Senorita Eula
tk.9 Poor Butterfly
tk.13 Scrappy
tk.15 San Antonio Rose
tk.22 Lone Star Shuffle

** also issued on Blue Note BST 84121.

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