Don Wilkerson Discography
1960 (age 28)
Don Wilkerson Quintet
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 | Riverside RLP 332 |
| 2. | Morning Coffee | - |
| 3. | Idiom | - |
| 4. | Jelly-Roll | - |
| 5. | Easy To Love | - |
| 6. | Where Or When | - |
| 7. | Media | - |
* Riverside RLP 332, RLP 1186 Don Wilkerson - The Texas Twister 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1950-2 - 2001
1962 (age 30)
Don Wilkerson Quintet
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 | Blue Note BLP 4121 |
| tk.6 | Senorita Eula | - |
| tk.9 | Poor Butterfly | - |
| tk.13 | Scrappy | - |
| tk.15 | San Antonio Rose | - |
| tk.17 | Naughty Neenie | rejected |
| tk.22 | Lone Star Shuffle | Blue Note BLP 4121 |
* Blue Note BLP 4121, BST 84121 Don Wilkerson - Elder Don 1963
= Blue Note 7243 5 24555 2 2 Don Wilkerson - The Complete Blue Note Sessions 2001
Don Wilkerson Sextet
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 | Blue Note 45-1865, BLP 4107 |
| 2. tk.4 | Pigeon Peas | Blue Note BLP 4107 |
| 3. tk.6 | The Eldorado Shuffle | - |
| 4. tk.8 | Homesick Blues | Blue Note 45-1864, BLP 4107 |
| 5. tk.9 | Camp Meetin' | - |
| 6. tk.13 | Dem Tambourines | Blue Note 45-1865, BLP 4107, (J) BNJ-71106 |
* Blue Note BLP 4107, BST 84107 Don Wilkerson - Preach Brother! 1962
= Blue Note 7243 5 24555 2 2 Don Wilkerson - The Complete Blue Note Sessions 2001
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-71106 Various Artists - Soho Blue
* Blue Note 45-1865 Don Wilkerson - Jeanie-Weenie / Dem Tambourines not released
* Blue Note 45-1864 Don Wilkerson - Camp Meetin' / Homesick Blues 1962
1963
Don Wilkerson Quartet
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 | Blue Note BLP 4145 |
| tk.8 | Cookin' With Clarence | - |
| tk.12 | Movin' Out | - |
| tk.13 | Happy Johnny | - |
| tk.17 | Easy Living | - |
| tk.21 | Blues For J | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4145, BST 84145 Don Wilkerson - Shoutin' 1965
= Blue Note 7243 5 24555 2 2 Don Wilkerson - The Complete Blue Note Sessions 2001
1979 (age 47)
Don Wilkerson / From Album IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLUES
John D. Wilkerson as Don Wilkerson, vocal, alto sax.
Los Angeles, CA?, late 1970s?
| Low Down Dirty Shame (Prt.1) | Tomel Records 101 | |
| Low Down Dirty Shame (Prt.2) | - |
* Tomel Records 101 Don Wilkerson - Low Down Dirty Shame Parts 1 & 2 late 1970s?