Richard "Groove" Holmes - Groove (1961)

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Artist: Richard "Groove" Holmes
Title: Groove
Year Of Release: 1990
Label: Pacific Jazz [CDP 7 94473 2]
Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 46:09
Total Size: 307 MB(+3%) | 109 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01. Them That's Got (Harper-Charles) - 6:22
02. That Healin' Feelin' (McCann) - 5:33
03. Seven Come Eleven (Goodman-Christian) - 4:03
04. Deep Purple (Parish-DeRose) - 9:10
05. Good Groove (Holmes) - 8:12
06. Just Friends (Klenner-Lewis) - 5:18
07. Licks a Plenty (Davis) - 4:08
08. Next Spring (Jenkins) - 3:23

personnel :

Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
Ben Webster - tenor saxophone
Lawrence "Tricky" Lofton - trombone
Les McCann - piano, vocals (#8)
George Freeman - guitar
Herbie Lewis - bass (#8)
Ron Jefferson - drums

When the participants on this CD reissue gathered together in March 1961, it was with the objective of recording a Les McCann vocal album. However, the band had such a good time during their warmup that McCann and the others agreed that it would be a crime to waste the opportunity. Organist Richard "Groove" Holmes, whom McCann had recently discovered, was made the leader; a few jump tunes and originals were agreed upon, and the result is a loose, enjoyable jam session. In addition to Holmes' appealing organ and McCann's typically funky piano, a major bonus is the brilliant playing of tenor saxophonist Ben Webster, whose tone was at its most gorgeous during this period. The five songs on the original LP are joined by a number that was last on a sampler, a McCann vocal track ("Next Spring"), and a previously unreleased version of "Just Friends." The spontaneous and soulfully swinging music, which also features trombonist Tricky Lofton, guitarist George Freeman and drummer Ron Jefferson, is easily recommended.~Scott Yanow

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