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a r t i s t : Richard "Groove" Holmes
t i t l e : Groove's Groove (reissue)
d a t e : 2003
l a b e l : Savoy Jazz
g e n r e : Jazz
r l s. d a t e : Aug/2003
t r a c k s : 10
b i t r a t e : 192kbps
s i z e : 95,0 MB
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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 bass player and
teaching himself organ as he went along, Holmes found that he could
produce a solid bass line with his foot while creating new and
interesting sounds at the keyboard. These days, when a trip to your
local record store may reveal items in the jazz bins that are a far
cry from your true feel for jazz, it's refreshing to know that you're
apt to find a divider in front of you with a handful of CDs by Groove
Holmes.
He recorded with saxophonists Gene Ammons, Ben Webster, and Houston
Person; on Groove's Groove, the organist teams with Person for eight
of the ten tracks. The material is from four Muse recordings: 1977's
Shippin' Out and Good Vibrations, 1980's Broadway, and 1988's Blues
All Day Long. Other artists included in this compilation include
trumpeter Cecil Bridgewater, drummer Idris Muhammad, percussionist
Buddy Caldwell, guitarists Jimmy Ponder, Steve Giordano, & Bob DeVos,
and tenor saxophonist Dave Schnitter.
Most of the selections are performed uptempo with a running bassline
provided by the organist's foot. Holmes incorporates teamwork with a
variety of sounds. On "Stella By Starlight" the organist trades fours
with drummer Muhammad at a blazing tempo, and each is able to say his
fill. Monk's "Hackensack" features staccato single-note repeated
figures from the organ that, when observed, normally reveal the
performer jabbing a key with both his index fingers, alternating, as
if he were a lightweight boxer wreaking havoc on his opponent. On the
title track, one which features a modified boogie-woogie rhythmic
approach with built-in excitement, Holmes sustains with the left hand
to add tension, while wailing with the right. Tenor saxophonists
Person and Schnitter offer loose, likable solo work and team well with
the leader; the latter on "Stella By Starlight" and "Where Or When."
Bridgewater's composition "Blues All Day Long" begins with a basic
bebop tool, the saxophone-trumpet unison melody, and continues with
relaxed and confident solo work by the trumpeter, Person, Ponder, and
Holmes. Recommended. ~ Jim Santella
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01-Broadway [06:57]
02-Hackensack [05:47]
03-Stella By Starlight [05:32]
04-Good Vibrations [08:51]
05-My One and Only Love [04:51]
06-Plenty, Plenty Blues [06:03]
07-Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me [08:53]
08-Groove's Groove [04:48]
09-Where Or When [10:15]
10-Blues All Day Long [07:11]
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69:08 min
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