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Richard 'Groove' Holmes
Richard was born in Camden/NJ in 1931. Starting as a bass player, he later switched
to the organ, teaching himself and developping a style of his own. Remarkable was his
using of the pedal, producing powerful bass lines.
It was in 1960, that the famous pianist Les McCann met Richard in a Pittsburgh club. He was immediately convinced that Richard was a superb organ player, and made a recording with him on the Pacific label. This first recording of Richard led to his nick name 'Groove'. In the following, Groove recorded a series of albums with a trio (guitar and drums). In the 70's, he played together with organist Jimmy McGriff, battling with him on stage a "Hammond Battle". Groove cooperated also with Jimmy Witherspoon, Willis Jackson, Joe Pass and Houston Person. Without doubt, he was one of the leading organ players in jazz. Richard passed away on 29 june 1991 in St. Louis. |
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Tell It Like It 'tis Pacific ST 20105 recorded sept 1961/febr 1962 in Los Angeles, CA/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar Joe Pass, guitar Larance Marable, drums Leroy Henderson, drums |
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That Healin' Feelin' Pacific ST 23 recorded 1961 (??) |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Les McCann, piano Ben Webster, tenor sax Lawrence 'Tricky' Lofton, trombone George Freeman, guitar Ron Jefferson, drums |
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Groovin' With Jug Pacific ST 32 recorded aug 1961 live at The Black Orchid in Los Angeles/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Ammons, tenor sax Gene Edwards, guitar Leroy Henderson, drums |
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You Better Believe It Pacific LN-10097 recorded 1961 (?) in USA |
Big Band c/ by Gerald Wilson Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ |
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Somethin' Special Pacific 72438 55452 2 recorded march 1961/febr 1962/april 1962 in ??? |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Clifford Scott, alto sax, tenor sax Les McCann, piano Joe Pass, guitar Ron Jefferson, drums Gene Edwards, guitar Leroy Henderson, drums Ben Webster, tenor sax Lawrence 'Tricky' Lofton, trombone George Freeman, guitar |
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Welcome Home Pacific ST 20147 recorded ??? |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ, piano Paul Humphrey, drums Chuck Findley, trumpet Teddy Edwards, tenor sax Anthony Ortega, alto sax Wilton Felder, bass, baritone sax Michael Anthony, guitar Joe Sample, piano George Freeman, guitar Tom Scott, alto sax |
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Workin' On A Groovy Thing Pacific ST 20153 recorded ??? |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Paul Humphrey, drums Ernest Watts, alto sax Anthony Ortega, alto sax Richard Aplanald, baritone sax Frank Strong, trombone Thurman Green, trombone Mike Wimberly, bass trombone Jerome Rusch, trumpet Larry McGuire, trumpet Herbert Anderson, trumpet Paul Hubinon, trumpet William Peterson, trumpet Dennis Budimir, guitar Wilton Felder, bass |
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Eternal Equinox Pacific ST-20160 recorded ??? in Hollywood/USA |
Big Band c/ by Gerald Wilson Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Jean-Luc Ponty, violin |
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X-77 Pacific ST 20163 recorded ??? live at the Lighthouse/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, Hammond X77 organ Thornel Schwartz, guitar Bob West, bass Paul Humphrey, drums |
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After Hours Pacific PJ 59 recorded 1962 in USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Joe Pass, guitar Joe Jones, guitar Lawrence Marable, drums |
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Jazz As I Feel It King 846 recorded 1963 in USA |
Earl Bostic, alto sax Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Joe Pass, guitar Herbert Gardy, bass Shelly Manne, drums Charles Blackwell, drums |
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Book Of The Blues Vol. 1 WB 75442 recorded 1964 (?) in USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Big Band c/ by Onzy Matthews |
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Soul Message Prestige PR 7435 recorded aug 1965 in Englewood Cliffs/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar Jimmie Smith, drums |
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Living Soul Prestige BJS 40112 recorded april 1966 live at Count Basies's in New York/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar George Randall, drums |
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On Basie's Bandstand Prestige PRCD 11028-2 recorded april 1966 live at Count Basies's in New York/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar George Randall, drums |
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Misty Prestige PR 7485 recorded 1966 (?) |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar George Randall, drums |
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Get Up And Get It! Prestige 7514 recorded july 1966 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Teddy Edwards, tenor sax Pat Martino, guitar Paul Chambers, bass Billy Higgins, drums |
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Soul Mist! Prestige 7741 recorded march/july 1966 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Blue Mitchell, trumpet Harold Vick, tenor sax Gene Edwards, guitar George Randle, drums Freddie Waits, drums |
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Spicy Prestige PR 7493 recorded 1967 (?) |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar Joe Jones, guitar George Randall, drums Richard Landrum, conga |
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Super Soul Prestige PR 7497 recorded 1967 (?) |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Super Soul Big Band c/ by Richard Evans |
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Soul Power! Prestige PR 7543 recorded 1968 (?) |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Wally Richardson, guitar Steve Wolfe, guitar Jimmy Lewis, bass Ben Dixon, drums Dave Blume, conga, drums |
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The Groover! Prestige 7570 recorded 1968 in Englewood/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ George Freeman, guitar Earl Maddox, guitar Billy Jackson, drums |
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That Healin' Feelin' Prestige 7601 recorded august 1968 in Englewood/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Rusty Bryant, alto sax, tenor sax Billy Butler, guitar Herbie Lovelle, drums |
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Los Grandes Del Jazz Sarpe 87 recorded 1972 in ??? |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Dakota Staton, vocals Horace Ott, electric piano Cornell Dupree, guitar Paul Martinez, bass Bernard Purdie, drums |
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Giants Of The Organ Come Together Groove Merchant GM 520 recorded 1973 (?) |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Jimmy McGriff, organ O'Donel Levy, guitar George Freeman, guitar Bernard Purdie, drums Kwasi Jayourba, conga |
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Giants Of The Organ In Concert Groove Merchant DP 24 recorded 1973 live at Paul's Mall in Boston/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Jimmy McGriff, organ O'Donel Levy, guitar Leon Cook, guitar Mark Elf, guitar Mike Moss, drums Kwasi Jayourba, percussion |
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Double Exposure LRC CDC 9042 recorded 1973 in USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Kwasi Jay Ourba, bongos, conga Garald Hubbard, guitar Jerry Jemmott, bass Larry Willis, electric piano |
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'Spoon & Groove Tradition TCD 1015 recorded 1974 (?) |
Jimmy Witherspoon, vocals Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Teddy Edwards, tenor sax Frank Butler, drums Jimmy Bond, bass Herman Mitchell, guitar Paul Moer, piano |
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In Blues Karussell recorded 1974 (?) |
Jimmy Witherspoon, vocals Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Teddy Edwards, tenor sax Frank Butler, drums Jimmy Bond, bass |
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Onsaya Joy Flying Dutchman BDL1-0827 recorded 1975 live at The Halfnote in New York/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Orville Saunders II, guitar Thomas Washington jr., drums |
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I'm In The Mood For Love Flying Dutchman BDL1-1537 recorded 1976 (?) |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ, synthesizer Kenneth Moss, electric piano Jon Faddis, trumpet Lew Soloff, trumpet George Opalisky, tenor sax Buddy Terry, tenor sax Babe Clarke, baritone sax Charles collins, drums Gordon Edwards, bass Eric Gale, guitar Cornell Dupree, guitar Leopoldo Franco, percussion Guilherme Franco, percussion |
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Nobody Does It Better Manhattan Records recorded 1977 |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ, synthesizer Manob E. Sprouse, piano Khalid Moos, piano Wayne Morrison, guitar Jose J. Sprouse jr., vibes Karen Joseph, flute Alex Foster, alto sax Jeff Gordon, tenor sax Stanley Lindguist, baritone sax Doug Wilson, drums Philip Mason, percussion |
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Dancing In The Sun Versatile P798 recorded dec 1977 in New York/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ, mini Korg Mariob E. Sprouse, piano Wayne Morrison, guitar Doug Wilson, drums Philip Mason, percussion Jose J. Sprouse jr., vibes Karen Joseph, flute Alex Foster, alto sax Jeff Gordon, tenor sax Stanley Lindquist, baritone sax Khalid Moss, piano |
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Shippin' Out Muse MR 5134 recorded june 1977 in Englewood/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Dave Schnitter, tenor sax Steve Giordano, guitar Idris Muhammad, drums Buddy Caldwell, conga |
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Good Vibrations Muse MR 5167 recorded dec 1977 in Englewood Cliffs/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Houston Person, tenor sax Bob DeVos, guitar Idris Muhammad, drums Buddy Caldwell, conga |
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Broadway Muse MR 5239 recorded dec 1980 in Englewood Cliffs/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Houston Person, tenor sax Gerald Smith, guitar Bobby Ward, drums Ralph Dorsey, percussion, congas |
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Ya Understand Me? Muse MR 5316 recorded jan 1980 in Chateauneuf du Pape/France |
Willis Jackson, tenor sax Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Steve Giordano, guitar Roger Lee Humphrey, drums |
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Blues All Day Long Muse MR 5358 recorded febr 1988 in Englewood Cliffs/USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Houston Person, tenor sax Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet Jimmy Ponder, guitar Cecil Brooks III, drums Ralph Dorsey, congas, percussion |
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Hot Tat Muse MCD 5395 recorded sept 1989 in USA |
Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Houston Person, tenor sax Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet Jimmy Ponder, guitar Wilbur Bascomb, bass Greg Bandy, drums Ralph Dorsey, conga, percussion |
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As Blue As They Can Be RTV CD-21038 recorded 1991 (?) |
Jimmy Witherspoon, vocals Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Odetta, vocals |
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