{"product_id":"reuben-wilson-blue-mode-e-u-blue-note-records-vinyl-lp","title":"Reuben Wilson – Blue Mode, E.U. Blue Note Records Vinyl LP","description":"\u003ch2\u003eReuben Wilson – Blue Mode\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFactory sealed. New\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBlue Mode Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf Love Bug skirted the edges of free jazz and black power, Blue Mode embraces soul-jazz and Memphis funk in no uncertain terms. Opening with the cinematic, stuttering \"Bambu\" and running through a set of relaxed, funky grooves -- including covers of Eddie Floyd's \"Knock on Wood\" and Edwin Starr's \"Twenty-Five Miles\" -- Blue Mode isn't strictly a jazz album, but its gritty, jazzy vamps and urban soul-blues make it highly enjoyable. Reuben Wilson has a laid-back, friendly style and his supporting band -- tenor saxophonist John Manning, guitarist Melvin Sparks, and drummer Tommy Derrick -- demonstrate a similarly warm sense of tone. While none of them break through with any improvisations that would satiate hardcore jazz purists, they know how to work a groove, and that's what makes Blue Mode a winner.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"LPs New","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48935994720449,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1407\/4970\/files\/reuben-wilson-blue-mode-lp-front.jpg?v=1737669550","url":"https:\/\/hathillrecords.com.au\/products\/reuben-wilson-blue-mode-e-u-blue-note-records-vinyl-lp","provider":"Hat Hill Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}