''Preach Brother!'' is an album by American saxophonist

Don Wilkerson Don Wilkerson (c. 1932 – 18 July 1986) was an American soul jazz / R&B tenor saxophonist born in Moreauville, Louisiana, probably better known for his Blue Note Records recordings in the 1960s as bandleader with guitarist Grant Green. Prior t ...

recorded in 1962 and released on the

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Reception

The

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review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated "The result is another fine record that proves Wilkerson was one of the best, hardest-hitting soul-jazz saxophonists of the early '60s".Erlewine, S. T.

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Track listing

All compositions by Don Wilkerson # "Jeanie-Weenie" - 5:01 # "Homesick Blues" - 6:40 # "Dem Tambourines" - 5:38 # "Camp Meetin'" - 4:44 # "The Eldorado Shuffle" - 6:28 # "Pigeon Peas" - 8:35

Personnel

tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

tambourine The tambourine is a musical instrument in the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zills". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though ...

Sonny Clark Conrad Yeatis "Sonny" Clark (July 21, 1931 – January 13, 1963) was an American jazz pianist and composer who mainly worked in the hard bop idiom. Early life Clark was born and raised in Herminie, Pennsylvania, a coal mining town east of Pi ...

- piano *

Grant Green Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms ...

- guitar * Butch Warren - bass *

Billy Higgins Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001) was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop. Biography Higgins was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. Higgins played on Ornette Coleman's first records, ...

- drums *Jual Curtis - tambourine (tracks 3-4)

References

{{Authority control Blue Note Records albums Don Wilkerson albums 1962 albums Albums produced by Alfred Lion Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio