Elder Don is an album by American saxophonist Don Wilkerson recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.[1] It was recorded a month before Preach Brother!, but released later.

Elder Don
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedMay 3, 1962
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length34:45
LabelBlue Note
BST 84121
ProducerAlfred Lion
Don Wilkerson chronology
The Texas Twister
(1960)
Elder Don
(1962)
Preach Brother!
(1962)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat     [2]
Allmusic     [3]

Jazz critic Harvey Pekar had this to say in his May 23, 1963 review for Down Beat magazine: "Though not an innovator, the leader is a respectable musician. His style is an amalgam of many sources..."[2]

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "records like this go a long way in proving that Wilkerson was one of the great underrated saxophonists of his time".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Don Wilkerson except as indicated
  1. "Señorita Eula" - 4:52
  2. "San Antonio Rose" (Bob Wills) - 7:45
  3. "Scrappy" - 4:51
  4. "Lone Star Shuffle" - 6:52
  5. "Drawin' a Tip" - 4:44
  6. "Poor Butterfly" (John Golden, Raymond Hubbell) - 5:41

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 8, 2010
  2. ^ a b Down Beat: May 23, 1963 Vol. 30, No. 12
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed November 8, 2010