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The Texas Twister

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Released
  
1960

Length
  
41:06

Artist
  
Don Wilkerson

Producer
  
Cannonball Adderley

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
May 19 & 20, 1960

The Texas Twister (1960)
  
Elder Don (1962)

Release date
  
1960

Label
  
Riverside Records

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Similar
  
Don Wilkerson albums, Jazz albums

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

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 3 stars and stated "The Texas Twister is recommended to anyone who admires the Lone Star school of soulful, hard-blowing tenor".

Track listing

All compositions by Don Wilkerson except as indicated
  1. "The Twister" (Cannonball Adderley) - 6:32
  2. "Morning Coffee" (Barry Harris) - 7:52
  3. "Idiom" (Jim Martin) - 5:21
  4. "Jelly Roll" - 7:44
  5. "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 4:38
  6. "Where or When" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:02
  7. "Media" (Martin) - 4:57
  • Recorded in San Francisco, California on May 19 (tracks 2, 3 & 7) and May 20 (tracks 1 & 4-6), 1960.

    • Personnel

  • 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

    • Songs

    1The Twister6:32
    2Morning Coffee7:52
    3Idiom5:21

    References

    The Texas Twister Wikipedia
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