Richard ‘Groove’ Holmes | The Classic Albums (4cd) | 4CD

Richard "Groove" Holmes was an American jazz organist, born on 2 May 1931 in Camden, New Jersey, who died on 29 June 1991 in St. Louis, Missouri. He teamed up with Jimmy McGriff for organ battles on the Groove Merchant label and recorded for Muse from 1977 to 1989 with, among others, Houston Person and Melvin Sparks. He also made some straight jazz sessions with Ben Webster, Gene Ammons and Houston Person.

This is a 4 CD compilation titled The Classic Albums Collection, released by Enlightenment on 5 July 2024. It has a running time of 288 minutes and gathers eight albums dated from 1961 to 1966, originally issued on Pacific Jazz, Warner Bros and Prestige. The set includes Living Soul, a live album recorded at Count Basie's.

Track List

Disc 1

1. Them That's Got
2. That Healin' Feelin'
3. Seven Come Eleven
4. Deep Purple
5. Good Groove
6. Good Vibrations
7. Willow Weep For Me
8. Juggin' Around
9. Groovin' With Jug
10. Morris The Minor
11. Hey You, What's That?

Disc 2

1. Somethin' Special
2. Black Groove
3. Me & Groove
4. Comin' Through The Apple
5. I Thought I Knew You
6. Carma
7. Hallelujah, I Love Her So
8. After Hours
9. Groove's Bag
10. Sweatin'
11. Groove Bird
12. Minor Surgery
13. Do It My Way
14. Jeannine

Disc 3

1. Hittin' The Jug
2. Blow The Man Down
3. Denice
4. Later
5. This Here
6. Secret Love
7. It Might As Well Be Spring
8. Licks A Plenty
9. See See Rider
10. Organ Grinder
11. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water
12. Mean Old Frisco Blues
13. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
14. Your Red Wagon
15. How Long, How Long Blues
16. In The Dark
17. Roll 'Em Pete

Disc 4

1. Groove's Groove
2. Daahoud
3. Misty
4. Song For My Father
5. The Things We Did Last Summer
6. Soul Message
7. Living Soul
8. Blues For Yna Yna
9. The Girl From Ipanema
10. Gemini
11. Over The Rainbow