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Richard "Groove" Holmes: Spicy
by AAJ Staff
Two sides, one groove. There’s a torrid live set, a bare-bones trio that keeps the crowd going. It’s a basic sound, loose (in the good sense) and very satisfying. Then they go to the studio, with percussion and a second guitar (Boogaloo Joe Jones, in his first session for Prestige.) This is more polished, with varied ...
Richard "Groove" Holmes: Spicy!
by Douglas Payne
Organist Richard “Groove" Homes (1931-91) recorded prolifically over three decades for Pacific Jazz, Loma, Blue Note, Groove Merchant, Flying Dutchman, Versatile and Muse. But it was the dozen records he made for Prestige between 1965 and 1968 that scored him the biggest hits of his career ("Misty") and some of his most memorable music. On this ...
Broadway
Label: 32 Records
Released: 1998
Track listing: Broadway; Everything Must Change; Ode to Larry Young; Moon River; Katherine; Plenty, Plenty Blues.
Groove's Groove
Label: 32 Records
Released: 1998
Track listing: Broadway; Hackensack; Stella By Starlight; Good Vibrations; My One and Only Love; Plenty, Plenty Blues; Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me; Groove's Groove; Where Or When; Blues All Day Long.
Richard "Groove" Holmes: Broadway
by Jim Santella
Orginally released by Muse in 1980, this reissue features organist Groove Holmes, saxophonist Houston Person, guitarist Gerald Smith, percussionist Ralph Dorsey, and drummer Bobby Ward. No bassist is required because the leader provides stellar bass lines himself from the organ. The title track, “Broadway," starts off this album with a blazing tempo and a natural flair ...
Richard "Groove" Holmes: Groove's Groove
by Jim Santella
Based in the blues and gaining popularity early in his career with a 1965 version of “Misty," Groove Holmes was one of the premier artists to employ the Hammond B3 organ. Starting out as a bassist and teaching himself organ as he went along, Holmes found that he could produce a solid bass line with his ...
Blue Groove
Label: Prestige
Released: 1994
Track listing: Get Up & Get It!; Get Up And Get It ; Lee-Ann; Body And Soul; Broadway; Groove's Blues Groove; Pennies From Heaven; Soul Mist!; Autumn Leaves; There Is No Greater Love; Denise; Things Ain't What They Used To Be; Up Jumped Spring;
The Best Of The Jazz Organs
Label: LRC Ltd.
Released: 1990
Track listing: Licks A Plenty; Out Of Nowhere; The Squirrel; Plain Brown Bag; Jumpin' The Blues; Tiki; Night Glider; Fly Jack; Pure Cane Sugar; One Mint Julep; High On You; Good Morning;
