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28/01/2025

Don Wilkerson ‎– The Texas Twister

 

Don Wilkerson ‎– The Texas Twister, Riverside Records ‎– RLP 332 Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono

Riverside Records 1960 ‎– RLP 332

 
notes:

The Texas Twister is the debut album by American saxophonist
Don Wilkerson recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.

credits:
    Don Wilkerson - tenor saxophone
    Nat Adderley - cornet (tracks 1-4 & 7)
    Barry Harris - piano
    Sam Jones - bass (tracks 1, 4–6)
    Leroy Vinnegar - bass (tracks 2, 3, 7)
    Billy Higgins - drums


Producer – Cannonball Adderley
Recorded By – Wally Heider
Recorded May 19 and 20, 1960, San Francisco, CA.


Mastered By – Jack Matthews
Photography By – Jerry Stoll

tracklist:
A1        The Twister
Written-By – Julian Adderley
6:29
A2        Morning Coffee
Written-By – Barry Harris
7:48
A3        Idiom
Written-By – Jim Martin
5:14
B1        Jelly-Roll
Written-By – Don Wilkerson
7:40
B2        Easy To Love
Written-By – Cole Porter
4:34
B3        Where or When
Written-By – Rodgers And Hart
3:58
B4        Media
Written-By – Jim Martin
4:55







Don Wilkerson Preach Brother!

 

Don Wilkerson  Preach Brother!, Blue Note records  BST 84107 Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo

Blue Note records 1962  BST 84107

notes:
Preach Brother! is an album by American saxophonist
Don Wilkerson recorded in 1962 and released on the Blue Note label.
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded
the album 4 stars and stated, "The result is another fine record
that proves Wilkerson was one of the best, hardest-hitting
 soul-jazz saxophonists of the early '60s"


credits:

    Don Wilkerson - tenor saxophone, tambourine
    Sonny Clark - piano
    Grant Green - guitar
    Butch Warren - bass
    Billy Higgins - drums
    Jual Curtis - tambourine (tracks 3-4)

recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 18, 1962
Recorded By  Rudy Van Gelder

tracklist:

All compositions by Don Wilkerson

A1 Jeanie-Weenie - 5:01         
A2 Homesick Blues - 6:40         
A3 Dem Tambourines - 5:38        
B1 Camp Meetin' - 4:44         
B2 The Eldorado Shuffle - 6:28         
B3 Pigeon Peas - 8:35
 
 
 

 
 

21/01/2025

Roland Alphonso And The Beverley's All-Stars – Guantanamara

 

Roland Alphonso And The Beverley's All-Stars  – Guantanamara, Beverley's Records – S.R. 007 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM

Beverley's Records 1967  – S.R. 007


A    Roland Alphonso And The Beverley's All-Stars–    Guantanamera
B    The Spanishtonians,  Suffer Me Not







18/01/2025

Don Drummond – Jazz Ska Attack 1964


Don Drummond – Jazz Ska Attack 1964, Jet Set Records – JET SET 44 438-2 CD, Compilation

Jet Set Records 1999– JET SET 44 438-2


cd compilation


credits:

Written-By – Don Drummond
Alto Saxophone – Lester Sterling
Backing Band – Skatalites, The
Double Bass – Lloyd Brevett
Drums – Lloyd Knibb
Guitar – Harold McKenzie, Jerome Hinds
Piano, Organ – Jackie Mittoo
Tenor Saxophone – Rolando Alphonso*
Tenor Saxophone [Lead] – Tommy McCook
Trombone – Don Drummond
Trumpet – Johnny Moore, Rupert Dillon


Recorded at:
Treasure Isle recording studio
Kingston jamaica
Producer – Arthur 'Duke Reid'*
Engineer – Byron Smith


tracks list:

1     Alipang     3:05
2     Thoroughfare 2:53
3     Burning Torch 2:39
4     Corner Stone 2:23
5     Musical Communion     2:39
6     Rocket Ship     2:32
7     Musical Storeroom 2:23
8     Don-De-Lion 2:20
9     Cool Smoke     2:52
10     Eastern Standard Time 2:41
11     Mesopotamia 2:47
12     Stampede 2:37
13     Silver Dollar     2:58
14     Knockout Punch     3:13
15     Dr. Dekker 2:49
16     Occupation 2:58
17     Garden Of Love 3:06
18     Feeling Fine 2:56
19     Street Corner 3:02
20     Don Drummond Memorial     2:34









17/01/2025

The Skatalite

 

The Skatalite, Treasure Isle records‎– LP 101 Vinyl, LP, Album

Treasure Isle records‎ 1969– LP 101

Crédits

Featuring – Don Drummond, Justin Hinds & The Dominoes,
Roland Alfonso, Tommy McCook

Recorded At – Treasure Isle Recording Studio
Engineer – Byron Smith
Producer – Arthur "Duke" Reid

tracklist:

A1 Yard Broom
Featuring [Uncredited] – Roland Alphonso    
A2 Carry-Go-Bring-Come
Vocals [Uncredited] – Justin Hinds & The Dominoes    
A3 Twelve Minutes To Go
Featuring [Uncredited] – Tommy McCook    
A4 Magic
Featuring [Uncredited] – Johnny Moore, Rico Rodriguez, Roland Alphonso    
A5 Strolling In
Featuring [Uncredited] – Tommy McCook    
A6 Dan-De-Lion
Featuring [Uncredited] – Don Drummond    
B1 Apanga
Featuring [Uncredited] – Tommy McCook    
B2 Eastern Standard Time
Featuring [Uncredited] – Don Drummond    
B3 Rough & Tough
Vocals – Stranger Cole    
B4 Musical Store Room
Featuring [Uncredited] – Frank Anderson, Roland Alphonso    
B5 When You Call My Name
Vocals – Stranger & Patsy    
B6 River Bank
Featuring [Uncredited] – Baba Brooks