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Blue Mode

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Blue Mode
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1970[1]
RecordedDecember 12, 1969
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreSoul jazz
Length41:34
LabelBlue Note
BST 84343
ProducerFrancis Wolff
Reuben Wilson chronology
Love Bug
(1969)
Blue Mode
(1970)
A Groovy Situation
(1970)

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.[3][4]

Reception

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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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

Track listing

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All compositions by Reuben Wilson except where noted

No.TitleLength
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

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard July 25, 1970
  2. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed December 1, 2010
  3. ^ Both Sides Now: Vee-Jay Album Discography, Part 3: Jazz Series (1959-1978) accessed July 23, 2019
  4. ^ Jazzlists: Reuben Wilson discography accessed July 23, 2019
  5. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010