The Texas Twister Explained

The Texas Twister
Type:	Album
Artist:	Don Wilkerson
Cover:	The Texas Twister.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	May 19 & 20, 1960
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	41:06
Label:	Riverside
Producer:	Cannonball Adderley
Chronology:	Don Wilkerson
Next Title:	Elder Don
Next Year:	1962

The Texas Twister is the debut album by American saxophonist Don Wilkerson recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

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".^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-300-series/#rlp-12-332 Riverside Records discography
2. Henderson, A. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=the-texas-twister-r150186|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed November 8, 2010