Reuben Wilson ”Blue Breakbeats”

Reuben Wilson

”Blue Breakbeats”
( LP Blue Note Records, 1998 )
Catalog # BN 94707

Tracklisting & Personnel:
1 Hot Rod (6:25)
Drums – Idris Muhammad
Guitar – Grant Green
Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – George Coleman
Trumpet – Lee Morgan
2 Orange Peel (6:35)
Drums – Tommy Derrick
Guitar – Melvin Sparks
Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – John Manning
3 Ronnie’s Bonnie (9:48)
Drums – Tommy Derrick
Guitar – Malcolm Riddick
Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – Trevor Lawrence
4 Love Bug (8:08)
Drums – Idris Muhammad
Guitar – Grant Green
Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – George Coleman
Trumpet – Lee Morgan
5 Bus Ride (6:08)
Drums – Tommy Derrick
Guitar – Melvin Sparks
Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – John Manning
6 Blue Mode (7:20)
Drums – Tommy Derrick
Guitar – Melvin Sparks
Saxophone [Tenor Sax] – John Manning

Credits:
Artwork By [Art Direction/design] – Patrick Roques
Compiled By – Mark Copeland, Preston Powell
Organ, Written-By – Reuben Wilson
Other [Liner Notes] – Pete Fallico
Photography [Front Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
Producer [Original Sessions Produced By] – Francis Wolff
Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Reissue Producer [Series Producer] – Bob Belden

Notes:
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Track 1 Recorded on May 21, 1969
Originally issued on LOVE BUG
Track 2 Recorded on December 12, 1969
Originally issued on BLUE MODE
Track 3 Recorded on October 4, 1969
Originally issued on ON BROADWAY
Track 4 Recorded on May 21, 1969
Originally issued on LOVE BUG
Track 5 Recorded on December 12, 1969
Originally issued on BLUE MODE
Track 6 Recorded on December 12, 1969
Originally issued on BLUE MODE
Format: LP, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 16 Jun 1998

Review:
Reuben Wilson is undoubtedly the funkiest man to have ever sat behind the bench of the B-3. While the album we all really want to hear (*cough*) is still out of print, this is second best, and features one of his most climatic grooves, Ronnie’s Bonnie among others. – - Reuben is no be-bopper wannabe, nor is this antequated organ lounge Blues and Boogaloo… these are highly danceable rare Blue Note grooves. Like the works of Big John Patton, many of the grooves are deceptively simple with lot’s of surprizes that kinda land you straight in the jaw and go straight for the K.O. After you listen to this album ACCENT ON THE BLUES (John Patton), LEGENDS OF ACID JAZZ (Leon Spencer), FUNK INC., and CHARLES EARLAND (BLACK TALK) and well worth considering.
By Eddie Landsberg (Amazon)

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