On Broadway (Reuben Wilson album)

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On Broadway
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Studio album by
Released1968
RecordedOctober 4, 1968
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre Jazz
Length39:55
Label Blue Note
BST 84295
Producer Francis Wolff
Reuben Wilson chronology
On Broadway
(1968)
Love Bug
(1969)

On Broadway is the debut album by American organist Reuben Wilson, recorded in 1968 and released on the Blue Note label. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 3 stars and stated "On Broadway is a successful groove record, but in comparison to the two albums that followed, it's a little uneven". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

  1. "On Broadway" (Leiber, Mann, Stoller, Weil) - 8:17
  2. "Baby I Love You" (Jimmy Holiday, Ronnie Shannon) - 5:28
  3. "Ain't That Peculiar" (Moore, Robinson, White, Tarplin) - 6:50
  4. "Ronnie's Bonnie" (Reuben Wilson) - 10:00
  5. "Poinciana" (Nat Simon, Bernier) - 9:20

Personnel

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References

  1. Blue Note Records discography accessed December 1, 2010
  2. 1 2 Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed December 1, 2010