Bagpipe Blues
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{{Infobox album
| name = Bagpipe Blues
| type = Studio
| artist = Rufus Harley
| cover = Bagpipe Blues.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1965
| recorded = 1965
New York City
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| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Atlantic
SD 3001
| producer = Joel Dorn
| chronology = Rufus Harley
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Scotch & Soul
| next_year = 1966
}}
Bagpipe Blues is the first album by the piper and saxophonist Rufus Harley, recorded in 1965 and released on the Atlantic label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-8800-3000-series/#3001 Atlantic Records Catalog: 8800, 3000 series]. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/bagpipe-blues-mw0000873424 Allmusic listing]. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
Track listing
- "Bagpipe Blues" (Rufus Harley) - 2:41
- "Kerry Dancers" (traditional) - 5:34
- "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) - 3:58
- "More" (Riz Ortolani, Nino Oliviero, Norman Newell) - 6:39
- "Chim Chim Cher-ee" (Robert B. Sherman, Richard M. Sherman) - 2:26
- "Sportin'" (Rufus Harley) - 5:04
- "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" (traditional) - 5:34
Personnel
- Rufus Harley - bagpipes, flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Oliver Collins - piano
- James Glenn - double bass
- Billy Abner - drums