Bagpipe Blues

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Bagpipe Blues
Bagpipe Blues.jpg
Studio album by
Released1965
Recorded1965
New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Atlantic
SD 3001
Producer Joel Dorn
Rufus Harley chronology
Bagpipe Blues
(1965)
Scotch & Soul
(1966)

Bagpipe Blues is the first album by the piper and saxophonist Rufus Harley, recorded in 1965 and released on the Atlantic label. [1]

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Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Bagpipe Blues" (Rufus Harley) - 2:41
  2. "Kerry Dancers" (traditional) - 5:34
  3. "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 3:58
  4. "More" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Norman Newell) - 6:39
  5. "Chim Chim Cher-ee" (Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman) - 2:26
  6. "Sportin'" (Rufus Harley) - 5:04
  7. "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (traditional) - 5:34

Personnel

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References

  1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 8800, 3000 series. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Allmusic listing. Retrieved October 8, 2015.