Richard "Groove" Holmes - Legends of Acid Jazz

Title: Legends of Acid Jazz Artist: Richard "Groove" Holmes Release Date: 6/23/1997 Re-Released On: 6/24/1997 Label: Prestige Records Duration: 77:50 Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPC: 025218518727 Genre: Jazz Style: Soul Jazz Moods: Gutsy, Amiable/Good-Natured, Confident, Earthy, Energetic, Exuberant, Fiery, Freewheeling, Hypnotic, Laid-Back/Mellow, Organic, Party/Celebratory, Passionate, Rollicking, Elegant, Gritty, Joyous, Playful, Sophisticated Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Speak Low
2. Blue Moon
3. I'll Remember April
4. The Walrus
5. Just Friends
6. My Scenery
7. That Healin' Feelin'
8. See See Rider
9. Irene Court
10. Castle Rock
11. Laura
12. On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)

Year Type Label Catalog # 1997 CD Prestige Records 24187

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Other than the fact that it features Richard "Groove" Holmes' groovin' organ, the music on this 1997 CD reissue (which contains all of the selections from the LPs The Groover and That Healin' Feelin') has little to do with acid jazz, but certainly qualifies as superior soul-jazz. The last in a long string of Prestige recordings that Holmes had initiated in 1965 is a consistently hard-swinging set. The earlier date matches the organist with either George Freeman or Earl Maddox on guitar and drummer Billy Jackson, while the later date has notable playing by Rusty Bryant (on tenor and alto), the highly expressive guitar of Billy Butler, and drummer Herbie Lovelle. More bop-oriented than normal, the reissue includes such numbers as "Speak Low," "Blue Moon," "Just Friends," "On a Clear Day," and the Johnny Hodges/Al Sears hit "Castle Rock." Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Name Credits Al Johnson Photography Billy Butler Guitar Billy Jackson Drums Bob Porter Supervisor Cal Lampley Supervisor Chris Albertson Liner Notes George Freeman Guitar Gilles Margerin Design Herb Lovelle ?, Drums Jamie Putnam Art Direction Kirk Felton Remastering Ralph Berton Liner Notes Richard "Groove" Holmes Organ Rudy Van Gelder Engineer Rusty Bryant Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto)