Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Elder Don
| Recorded | May 3, 1962 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BLP 4121 |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 421074 |
The record
Grant Green's clean, bluesy guitar and Willie Bobo's Latin-flavored drums push this session toward soul jazz, with Johnny Acea comping underneath Wilkerson's raw, R&B-rooted horn. A Blue Note date that deserves more attention than it gets.
Session personnel
- Lloyd Trotman — bass
- Willie Bobo — drums
- Grant Green — guitar
- Johnny Acea — piano
- Don Wilkerson — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1963 | Blue Note · BLP 4121 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp |
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| 1963 | Blue Note · BST 84121 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1967 | Blue Note · BST 84121 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo · RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1993 | Blue Note — STEREO, LIMITED EDITION |
| 1994 | Blue Note · TOCJ-4121 — CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2003 | Blue Note · TOCJ-9525 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve |
| — | Blue Note · TOCJ-4121 — CD, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
Follow the players
Lloyd Trotman also plays on
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Grant Green also plays on