The Texas Twister
{{for|the album by Johnny Copeland|Texas Twister (album)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = The Texas Twister
| type = Album
| artist = Don Wilkerson
| cover = The Texas Twister.jpg
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| released = 1960
| recorded = May 19 & 20, 1960
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| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 41:06
| label = Riverside
| producer = Cannonball Adderley
| chronology = Don Wilkerson
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| 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.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/riverside-records/catalog-300-series/#rlp-12-332 Riverside Records discography] accessed November 9, 2010
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1501}}
}}
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".Henderson, A. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=the-texas-twister-r150186|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed November 8, 2010
Track listing
:All compositions by Don Wilkerson except as indicated
- "The Twister" (Cannonball Adderley) - 6:32
- "Morning Coffee" (Barry Harris) - 7:52
- "Idiom" (Jim Martin) - 5:21
- "Jelly Roll" - 7:44
- "Easy to Love" (Cole Porter) - 4:38
- "Where or When" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:02
- "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
References
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