Jack Wilkins - Call Him Reckless (1989).

Considering his talents, guitarist Jack Wilkins has not recorded many sessions as a leader. On this CD he plays an interesting variety of straightahead and post bop material (including three of his originals) in a pianoless trio with bassist Steve LaSpina and drummer Mike Clark. Wilkins’ playing, based in bop but at times more adventurous, is fairly distinctive and highlights of the date include “If I Were a Bell,“ Joe Henderson’s “Isotope,“ Oliver Nelson’s obscure “Butch and Butch“ and Bill Evans’ “B Minor
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