Don Wilkerson

Artist:  Don Wilkerson
Born:   In 1932.  Moreauville, Louisiana, USA
Died:  July 18, 1986 (Aged 54).  Houston, Texas, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz. R&B, Hard Bop, Modern Creative
Occupation:  Musician, Saxophonist, Bandleader
Instruments:  Tenor Saxophone

Don Wilkerson was an American Soul Jazz Tenor Saxophonist born in Moreauville, Louisiana, probably better known for his Blue Note Records in the 1960s as bandleader with guitarist Grant Green.  He worked with Cannonball Adderley, also recordings were done  as a sideman for Amos Milburn and Ray Charles, and played in the Sonny Frankin Big Band with Tom Archia, Arnett Cobb, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown.

Title:   Preach Brother (Limited Edition) (2020)
Genre:  Jazz, Soul Jazz. R&B, Hard Bop, Modern Creative
Label:  Culture Factory
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD:

Tracks:

 1.  Jeanie-Wennie  (4:58)
 2.  Homesick Blues  (6:37)
 3.  Dem Tambourines  (5:36)
 4.  Camp Meetin'  (4:40)
 5.  The Eldorado Shuffle  (6:23)
 6.  Pigeon Peas  (8:31)

Format:  LP. 

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Jeanie-Wennie  (4:58)
 2.  Homesick Blues  (6:37)
 3.  Dem Tambourines  (5:36)

Side B:

 1.  Camp Meetin'  (4:40)
 2.  The Eldorado Shuffle  (6:23)
 3.  Pigeon Peas  (8:31)

Personnel:

Don Wilkerson:  Tenor Saxophone Tambourine
Sonny Clark:  Piano
Grant Green:  Guitar
Butch Warren:  Bass
Billy Higgins:  Drums

Additional Musician:

Jual Curtis:  Tambourine on Tracks:  3, 4

Preach Brother is an album by Don Wilkerson, originally released in 1962 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on January 31, 2020 by Culture Factory, featuring Sonny Clark, Grant Green, Butch Warren and Billy Higgins.