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| 1. | See See Rider
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| 2. | Organ Grinder
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| 3. | I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
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| 4. | Mean Old Frisco Blues
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| 5. | I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
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| 6. | Your Red Wagon
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| 7. | How Long, How Long Blues
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| 8. | In the Dark
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| 9. | Roll 'Em Pete
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Jazz / Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop
Richard "Groove" Holmes - Organ
The Greatest Jazz Organist of Our Time
Distinctive organist Richard "Groove" Holmes carved out a musical niche of his own playing with jazz greats including Ben Webster, Gene Ammons, Houston Person and Jimmy Smith. This 1964 Warner Bros. album captures his spirited sound and features both mellow ballads and exuberant up-tempo numbers.
* James Lockert - Engineer
* Jim Silke - Cover Photo, Design
* Johnny Mangus - Liner Notes
* Lee Hirshberg - Engineer
* Nick Venet - Director
* Onzy Matthews - Arranger, Conductor
This 1964 date pairs organist Richard "Groove" Holmes with an uncredited studio big band for a set of funky steamers. Onzy Matthews arranged and conducted the band that overdoes it in extremis, making it all sound overly dramatic and cheesy. Holmes, however, was in fine form here and his performance is flawless. Readings of "See See Rider," "Your Old Wagon," and "Roll 'Em Pete," would have been stellar if the accompaniment had been fitting. This disc is for Holmes completists only.
---Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Richard "Groove" Holmes
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: May 02, 1931 in Camden, NJ
Died: Jun 29, 1991 in St. Louis, MO
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Soul-Jazz, Hard Bop
Revered in soul-jazz circles, Richard "Groove" Holmes was an unapologetically swinging Jimmy Smith admirer who could effortlessly move from the grittiest of blues to the most sentimental of ballads. Holmes, a very accessible, straightforward and warm player who was especially popular in the black community, had been well respected on the Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey circuit by the time he signed with Pacific Jazz in the early '60s and started receiving national attention by recording with such greats as Ben Webster and Gene Ammons. Holmes, best known for his hit 1965 version of "Misty," engaged in some inspired organ battles with Jimmy McGriff in the early '70s before turning to electric keyboards and fusion-ish material a few years later. The organ was Holmes' priority in the mid- to late '80s, when he recorded for Muse. Holmes was still delivering high-quality soul-jazz for that label (often featuring tenor titan Houston Person) when a heart attack claimed his life at the age of 60 in 1991.
---Alex Henderson, All Music Guide |
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