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Richard “Groove” Holmes – The Groover! (1968)
Prestige label, soul jazz trio. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February 14, 1968.
Richard Holmes – organ
George Freeman – guitar (tracks 1-4)
Billy Jackson – drums
Earl Maddox – guitar (tracks 5,6)
192
::The Groover!::
Richard "Groove" Holmes – New Groove (1974)
A funky ’74 release by Holmes, arranged by Manny Albam. The bumpin’ intro “Red Onion” is an original along with “Good Vibrations” and “Chu-Chu.” “How Sensitive” is a rendition of Jobim’s bossa nova standard. “No Trouble on the Mountain”" has vocals but the singer is uncredited. One thing is for sure….Purdie’s drums are money!!
1. Red Onion – 3:44
2. No Trouble on the Mountain – 3:57
3. Meditation – 6:11
4. Good Vibrations – 4:40
5. You’ve Got It Bad – 5:22
6. Chu-Chu – 5:36
7. How Insensitive – 5:43
Richard “Groove” Holmes – organ
Burt Collins – trumpet
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Ernie Royal – trumpet
Marvin Stamm – trmpet
Leon Cook – guitar
O’Donel Levy – guitar
Eddie Daniels – flute, piccolo, tenor sax
Kwasi Jayourba – percussion
Bernard “Pretty” Purdie – drums
320 kbps
::New Groove::
Richard "Groove" Holmes – Soul Mist! (1966)
A 1966 Prestige release, swingin’ Hammond soul jazz. “Up Jumped Spring” is a Freddie Hubbard composition, “Denise” is a Holmes tune, and the rest are standards.
1. Up Jumped Spring
2. Denise
3. Autumn Leaves
4. There Is No Greater Love
5. Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
Richard “Groove” Holmes – organ
Gene Edwards – guitar
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Harold Vick – tenor sax
Frederick Waits – drums
George Randall – drums
320 kbps
::Soul Mist::
