| Blue Mode | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 19701 | |||
| Recorded | December 12, 1969 | |||
| Studios | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Soul jazz | |||
| Length | 41:34 | |||
| Labels | Blue Note BST 84343 | |||
| Producer | Francis Wolff | |||
| Reuben Wilson chronology | ||||
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Blue Mode is the third album by American organist Reuben Wilson recorded in 1969 and released by the Blue Note label the following year.2 The album was also released by Vee-Jay Records as Organ Talk in 1974.34
Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "If Love Bug skirted the edges of free jazz and black power, Blue Mode embraces soul-jazz and Memphis funk in no uncertain terms... they know how to work a groove, and that's what makes Blue Mode a winner".5
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   5 |
Track listing
All compositions by Reuben Wilson except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bambu" (Melvin Sparks) | 8:03 |
| 2. | "Knock on Wood" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd) | 6:09 |
| 3. | "Bus Ride" | 6:19 |
| 4. | "Orange Peel" | 6:36 |
| 5. | "Twenty-Five Miles" (Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, Edwin Starr) | 7:11 |
| 6. | "Blue Mode" | 7:26 |
Personnel
- Reuben Wilson – organ
- John Manning – tenor saxophone
- Melvin Sparks – guitar
- Tommy Derrick – drums
References
References
- Billboard July 25, 1970
- Blue Note Records discography accessed December 1, 2010
- Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 3: Jazz Series (1959-1978) accessed July 23, 2019
- Jazzlists: Reuben Wilson discography accessed July 23, 2019
- Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010