Blue Mode

Blue Mode
Studio album by Reuben Wilson
Released	July 1970[1]
Recorded	December 12, 1969
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Soul jazz
Length	41:34
Label	Blue Note BST 84343
Producer	Francis 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

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
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

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. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010