Don Wilkerson Catalog
1960 (age 28)
Don Wilkerson - The Texas Twister Riverside RLP 332 1960
Nat Adderley, cornet #1-4,7; Don Wilkerson, tenor sax; Barry Harris, piano; Sam Jones, bass #1,4-6; Leroy Vinnegar, bass #2,3,7; Billy Higgins, drums.
Fugazi Hall, San Francisco, CA, May 19 and 20, 1960
| 1. | The Twister |
| 2. | Morning Coffee |
| 3. | Idiom |
| 4. | Jelly-Roll |
| 5. | Easy To Love |
| 6. | Where Or When |
| 7. | Media |
** also released on Riverside RLP 1186 in 1960; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1950-2 in 2001.
1962 (age 30)
Don Wilkerson - Elder Don Blue Note BLP 4121 1963
Don Wilkerson, tenor sax; Johnny Acea, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Lloyd Trotman, bass; Willie Bobo, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 3, 1962
| tk.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 released on Blue Note BST 84121 in 1963.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Sessions, Blue Note 7243 5 24555 2 2 in 2001.
Don Wilkerson - Preach Brother! Blue Note BLP 4107 1962
Don Wilkerson, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; Grant Green, guitar; Butch Warren, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; Jual Curtis, tambourine #5,6; Don Wilkerson, tambourine #6.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 18, 1962
| 1. tk.3 | Jeanie-Weenie |
| 2. tk.4 | Pigeon Peas |
| 3. tk.6 | The Eldorado Shuffle |
| 4. tk.8 | Homesick Blues |
| 5. tk.9 | Camp Meetin' |
| 6. tk.13 | Dem Tambourines |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84107 in 1962.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Sessions, Blue Note 7243 5 24555 2 2 in 2001.
1963
Don Wilkerson - Shoutin' Blue Note BLP 4145 1965
Don Wilkerson, tenor sax; John Patton, organ; Grant Green, guitar; Ben Dixon, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 29, 1963
| tk.4 | Sweet Cake |
| tk.8 | Cookin' With Clarence |
| tk.12 | Movin' Out |
| tk.13 | Happy Johnny |
| tk.17 | Easy Living |
| tk.21 | Blues For J |
** also released on Blue Note BST 84145 in 1965.
** part of The Complete Blue Note Sessions, Blue Note 7243 5 24555 2 2 in 2001.
1979 (age 47)
Don Wilkerson - Low Down Dirty Shame Parts 1 & 2 Tomel Records 101 late 1970s?
John D. Wilkerson as Don Wilkerson, vocal, alto sax.
Los Angeles, CA?, late 1970s?
| Low Down Dirty Shame (Prt.1) | |
| Low Down Dirty Shame (Prt.2) |