The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 2½ stars stating "The title notwithstanding, Blues for We largely abandons all pretense of conventional blues idioms to couch Brown in a series of soul-jazz contexts that draw heavily on mainstream R&B formulas; the problem is the material, which spans from avant-garde jazz to bubblegum pop and stretches even a player of Brown's considerable range far past the point of no return. Sometimes a record can be too ambitious for its own good, and the reach of Blues for We definitely exceeds its grasp – given the choice to pursue any number of directions, Brown sets off in all of them, and loses himself in the process".[2]
^Impulse! Records discography accessed April 15, 2011
^ abAnkeny, J. Allmusic Review accessed April 15, 2011
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blues, third, album, american, blues, guitarist, brown, recorded, 1969, impulse, label, studio, album, brownreleased1969recordedmarch, 1969genreblueslabelimpulse, producerbob, thielemel, brown, chronologythe, wizard, 1967, 1969, rather, suck, thumb, 1969, cont. Blues for We is the third album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown recorded in 1969 for the Impulse label 1 Blues for WeStudio album by Mel BrownReleased1969RecordedMarch 3 1969GenreBluesLabelImpulse ProducerBob ThieleMel Brown chronologyThe Wizard 1967 Blues for We 1969 I d Rather Suck My Thumb 1969 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 ReferencesReception editThe Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 2 stars stating The title notwithstanding Blues for We largely abandons all pretense of conventional blues idioms to couch Brown in a series of soul jazz contexts that draw heavily on mainstream R amp B formulas the problem is the material which spans from avant garde jazz to bubblegum pop and stretches even a player of Brown s considerable range far past the point of no return Sometimes a record can be too ambitious for its own good and the reach of Blues for We definitely exceeds its grasp given the choice to pursue any number of directions Brown sets off in all of them and loses himself in the process 2 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Track listing editAll compositions by Mel Brown except as indicated Twist amp Shout Phil Medley Bert Russell Blues For We Ob La Di Ob La Da John Lennon Paul McCartney Son of a Preacher Man John Hurley Ronnie Wilkins Set Me Free Freaky Zeke Indian Giver Stranger on the Shore Acker Bilk Recorded in Los Angeles California on March 3 1969Personnel editMel Brown guitar vocals Abraham Miller drums Artie Butler arranger conductor Unidentified horns and stringsReferences edit Impulse Records discography accessed April 15 2011 a b Ankeny J Allmusic Review accessed April 15 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blues for We amp oldid 1164600218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
