The 17 Piece Orchestra Of Gerald Wilson ‎– You Better Believe It!

Pacific Jazz Records 1961 – PJ 34

notes:

You Better Believe It! is an album by Jazz musician and bandleader
 Gerald Wilson. Recorded in 1961 for the Pacific Jazz label,
it featuring a 17 piece orchestra, the music is arranged, directed
and mainly composed by Wilson. The orchestra is made up of
 west coast-based musicians such as Richard "Groove" Holmes,
Harold Land, and Carmell Jones.


credits:

Alto Saxophone [Soloist] – Joe Maini (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B3)
Bass – Jimmy Bond
Drums – Mel Lewis
Guitar – Gene Edwards (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B3)
Organ – Richard Holmes
Reeds – Buddy Collette, Don Raffell (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B3),
Harry Klee (tracks: A1, A4, B1), Jack Nimitz (tracks: A1, A4, B1)
Tenor Saxophone [Soloist] – Harold Land (tracks: A1, A4, B1),
Teddy Edwards, Walter Benton (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B3)
Trombone – Bob Edmonson*, Frank Strong (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B3),
John Ewing, Kenny Shroyer, Lester Robinson (tracks: A1, A4, B1)
Trumpet – Al Porcino (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B3),
Gerald Wilson, Jack Trainor* (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B3),
Jimmy Zito* (tracks: A1, A4, B1), Johnny Audino*,
Ray Triscari (tracks: A1, A4, B1)
Trumpet [Soloist] – Carmell Jones

recorded :

Recorded    September 9 & 30, 1961
Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, California



tracklist:

A1    Blues For Yna Yna
Written-By – Gerald Wilson
6:51   
A2         Jeri
Written-By – Gerald Wilson
3:40   
A3    Moody Blue
Written-By – Gerald Wilson
3:05   
A4    Straight Up And Down
Written-By – Gerald Wilson
3:49   
B1  The Wailer
Written-By – Gerald Wilson
7:16   
B2     You Better Believe It
Written-By – Gerald Wilson, Richard "Groove" Holmes
5:16   
B3     Yvette
Written-By – Gerald Wilson
3:33   

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 Richard "Groove" Holmes – Groove

Pacific Jazz RECORDS 1961 – PJ-23

 Groove (1961) (Pacific Jazz) (also released as

 "That Healin' Feelin'") (with Les McCann)


notes:
"Groove" (full title Les McCann Presents the Dynamic Jazz Organ
of Richard "Groove" Holmes with Ben Webster, Les McCann,
Tricky Lofton, Ron Jefferson & George Freeman) is the debut
 led by organist Richard "Groove" Holmes
 recorded in 1961 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.

credits:
    Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
    Les McCann - piano
    Ben Webster - tenor saxophone
    Lawrence "Tricky" Lofton - trombone
    George Freeman - guitar
    Ron Jefferson - drums

    Recorded    March 1961
    Pacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Tracklist:

A1        Them That's Got
Written-By – Ricci Harper
6:20
A2        That Healin' Feelin'
Written-By – Les McCann
5:35
A3        Seven Come Eleven
Written-By – Goodman*, Christian*
4:03
B1        Deep Purple
Written-By – Parish*, DeRose*
9:09
B2        Good Groove
Written-By – Richard Holmes*
8:10

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Richard "Groove" Holmes ‎– Tell It Like It Is

Pacific Jazz Records 1966         ‎– ST-20105 

notes:
Tell It Like It Tis is an album led by organist Richard "Groove" Holmes
recorded in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Pacific Jazz label in 1966

credits:

    Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
    Tricky Lofton - trombone (track 8)
    Gene Ammons (track 1), Ben Webster (track 8) - tenor saxophone
    Les McCann - piano (track 8)
    Gene Edwards (tracks 1-4 & 6), George Freeman (track 8),
     Joe Pass (tracks 5 & 7) - guitar
    Leroy Henderson (tracks 1-4 & 6), Ron Jefferson (track 8),
     Lawrence Marable (tracks 5 & 7) - drums




Producer – Richard Bock

A1        Hittin' The Jug
Written-By – Gene Ammons
7:15
A2        Blow The Man Down
Arranged By – R. Holmes*
5:38
A3        Denice
Written-By – Richard Holmes*
3:18
A4        Later
Written-By – Glover*, Bradshaw*
4:32
B1        This Is Here
Written-By – R. Dorough*, Bobby Timmons
3:30
B2        Secret Love
Written-By – Paul F. Webster*, Sammy Fain
6:35
B3        It Might As Well Be Spring
Written-By – O. Hammerstein II-R. Rogers*
5:15
B4        Licks A Plenty
Written-By – Davis*
4:05

Recorded    March 1961, August 15, 1961 and 1962
"The Black Orchid", Los Angeles, CA, night, August 15, 1961
Studio    Pacific Jazz Studios, The Black Orchid and
other unidentified studio, Los Angeles, CA

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Richard "Groove" Holmes – Workin' On A Groovy Thing

WORLD PACIFIC JAZZ RECORDS 1969     STST-20153 

credits:

Richard

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"Groove" Holmes With Gerald Wilson Orchestra
Herbert Anderson, Paul Hubinon, Larry McGuire, Jerry Rusch (trumpet)
William Peterson (electric trumpet)
Thurman Green, Frank Strong (trombone)
Mike Wimberly (bass trombone)
Anthony Ortega, Ernie Watts (alto saxophone)
Richard Aplanalp (baritone saxophone)
Richard "Groove" Holmes (organ)
Dennis Budimir (guitar)
Wilton Felder (electric bass)
Paul Humphrey (drums)
Gerald Wilson (arranger, conductor)
Los Angeles, CA, 1969

tracks list:


A1 Isola Natale    4:05   
A2 Do You Know The Way To San Jose 3:52   
A3 Workin' On A Groovy Thing    2:46   
A4 Oklahoma Toad 2:30   
A5 High Blues Pressure    4:35   
B1 Listen Here    3:58   
B2 In And Out    3:27   
B3 Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife 2:42   
B4 Rhythm & Groove 4:25   
B5 I Can't Stop Dancing

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RICHARD "GROOVE" HOLMES GET UP AND GET IT!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1967                                 PR7514

credits:

 Bass – Paul Chambers
    Drums – Billy Higgins
    Guitar – Pat Martino
    Organ – Richard "Groove" Holmes
    Tenor Saxophone – Teddy Edwards

recorded at:

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, May 29, 1967

Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder

tracks list:

A1 Get Up And Get It
Written-By – Edwards*
A2 Lee-Ann
Written-By – Edwards*
A3 Body And Soul
Written-By – Green*
B1 Broadway
Written-By – McRae*
B2 Groove's Blues Groove
Written-By – Holmes*
B3 Pennies From Heaven
Written-By – Johnstone*, Burke*

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RICHARD GROOVE HOLMES COMIN' ON HOME

      BLUE NOTE RECORDS 1971                         BST 84372    

 

 

   credits:

 Art Direction – John Van Hamersveld
    Bass [Electric] – Jerry Jemmott
    Congas – Ray Armando
    Drums – Darryh Washington*
    Electric Piano – Weldon Irvine
    Guitar – Gerald Hubbard
    Organ – Richard Groove Holmes
    Producer – George Butler
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio,
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 19, 1971.

track list:

A1 Groovin' For Mr. G.
Written-By – R. G. Holmes*
A2 Theme From Love Story
Bass [Electric] – Chuck Rainey
Written-By – Francis Lai
A3 Mr. Clean
Written-By – W. J. Irvine, Jr.*
A4 Down Home Funk
Written-By – W. J. Irvine, Jr.*
B1 Don't Mess With Me
Percussion, Vocals – James Davis
Written-By – R. G. Holmes*
B2 Wave
Written-By – A. C. Jobim*
B3 This Here
Written-By – R. Timmons*, J. Hendricks*

 

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RICHARD "GROOVE" HOLMES SOUL MESSAGE

  

  PRESTIGE RECORDS 1965                       PR 7435  

         

credits :

Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
Gene Edwards - guitar
Jimmie Smith - drums

Recorded: August 3, 1965
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Producer – Cal Lampley

Tracks list:

A1 Groove's Groove
Written-By – Holmes
A2 Dahoud
Written-By – Brown
A3 Misty
Written-By – Garner
B1 Song For My Father
Written-By – Silver
B2 The Things We Did Last Summer
Written-By – Styne
B3 Soul Message
Written-By – Holmes

 

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RICHARD "GROOVE" HOLMES SUPER SOUL

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1967                             PR 7497 

credits:

          Richard "Groove" Holmes (org)

   Richard Evans (arr)

         The Super Soul Big Band    

recorded in:

   Chicago, IL, April 26 & 27, 1967

tracks listing:

A1 Why Don't You Do Right 3:40

A2 Ain't That Peculiar 3:10

A3 In Between The Heartaches 3:20

A4 Function At The Junction 3:11

A5 Green Dolphin Street 6:40

B1 I Will Wait For You 4:00

B2 Back Home Again In Indiana 5:08

B3 Tennessee Waltz 2:40

B4 Bluesette 4:10

B5 Super Soul 3:05

  

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RICHARD "GROOVE" HOLMES SOUL POWER!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1967                      PR 7543 

crédits:

Bass  Jimmy Lewis


Congas  Dave Blume


Drums  Ben Dixon


Guitar  Steve Wolfe, Wally Richardson


Organ  Richard "Groove" Holmes

 recorded at:

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ,

December 19, 1967

tracks list:

A1 Soul Power 5:50    

A2 Gimme Little Sign 2:30    

A3 How Can I Be Sure 5:00    

A4 Sunny 5:35    

B1 Since I Fell For You 8:25    

B2 The Preacher 7:15    

B3 Girl Talk 5:50  

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RICHARD GROOVE HOLMES WELCOME HOME

WORLD PACIFIC JAZZ RECORDS 1968             ST-20147

credits:

Bass [Fender], Saxophone [Baritone] – Wilton Felder

Drums – Paul Humphrey

Guitar – George Freeman, Michael Anthony (5)

Organ, Piano – Richard "Groove" Holmes

Saxophone [Alto] – Anthony Ortega, 

Tom Scott (tracks: A2, B2, B3)

Saxophone [Tenor], Arranged By – Teddy Edwards

Trumpet – Chuck Findley

Arranged By, Piano – Joe Sample

Art Direction – Woody Woodward

Artwork By [Illustration] – Jon Dahlstrom

Design – Gabor Halmos

Producer – Richard Bock

Engineer – Bruce Ellison

tracks list:

A1 Groovin' Time

Written-By – Richard "Groove" Holmes

7:20

A2 Oklahoma Toad

Written-By – Dave Frishberg

2:11

A3 Upward Bound

Written-By – Joe Sample

4:56

B1 The Madison Time

Written-By – Eddie Morrison, Ray Bryant

5:35

B2 The Odd Couple (From The Motion Picture "The Odd Couple")

Written-By – Neal Hefti, Sammy Cahn

2:45

B3 I'm In The Mood For Love

Written-By – Dorothy Fields - Jimmy McHugh*

2:46

B4 98.6 - Lazy Day

Written-By – George Fischoff, Tony Powers

2:26

B5 Sunday Mornin'

Written-By – Margo Guryan

2:27

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RICHARD GROOVE HOLMES SPICY!

PRESTIGE RECORDS 1967                       PRST 7493

credits:

Richard "Groove" Holmes (organ)

Gene Edwards,Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones (guitar)

George Randall (drums)

Richie "Pablo" Landrum (congas)

recorded at:

Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 28, 1966

tracks list:

A1 If I Had A Hammer 4:30

A2 Never On Sunday 2:50

A3 A Day In The Life Of A Tool 5:30

A4 1-2-3 3:40

B1 Boo-D-Doo 3:30

B2 Work Song 6:05

B3 When Lights Are Low 4:03

B4 Old Folks 8:25

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RICHARD GROOVE HOLMES A BOWL OF SOUL

LOMA RECORDS 1966                                  LS 5902 

Loma Records Founded in 1964 as an R&B unit of Warner Bros. Records; 

active until 1968 when its roster and back catalog were 

folded into the parent label. Its president was Bob Krasnow,

who soon founded Blue Thumb Records after Loma was shut 

down and later led Elektra/Asylum Records in its most 

profitable period (ca. 1974-82).  

credits:

Arranged By, Conductor – Onzy Matthews

Producer – Nick Venet

Personnel: 

Richard "Groove" Holmes (organ); Ray Crawford (guitar); 

Clifford Scott (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); 

Gabe Baltazar (alto saxophone); 

Curtis Amy, Alex Nelson (tenor saxophone); 

Jay Migliori (baritone saxophone); 

Bob Rolfe, John Anderson , Melvin Moore, 

Bobby Bryant , Bud Brisbois (trumpet); 

Dave Wells (bass trumpet, trombone); 

Peter Myers, Lou Blackburn, Dick Leith (trombone); 

Chiz Harris (drums). 

tracks list:

A1 A Bowl Of Soul 5:30

A2 In The Dark 3:40

A3 I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town 3:22

A4 Night Train 4:40

B1 R.F.K. Flies Home 4:45

B2 How Long How Long Blues 6:12

B3 Roll 'Em Pete 5:56

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JIMMY MCGRIFF & GROOVE HOLMES GIANTS OF THE ORGAN COME TOGETHER

GROOVE MERCHANT RECORDS                      GM520

credits:

 Art Direction – Sam Alexander
    Congas – Kwasi Jayourba
    Drums – Bernard Purdie
    Guitar – George Freeman, O'Donel Levy
    Organ – Jimmy McGriff, Groove Holmes*
 
Lacquer Cut At – Bell Sound Studios
Engineer [Recording] – Malcolm Addey
Producer – Sonny Lester

tracks listing:

 A1 Licks A' Plenty 6:57
A2 Out Of Nowhere 8:51
A3 The Squirrel 5:19
B1 Finger Lickin' Good    6:17
B2 How High The Moon 7:00
B3 Things Ain't What They Used To Be 6:48

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JIMMY MCGRIFF AND RICHARD GROOVE HOLMES GIANTS OF THE ORGAN IN CONCERT

GROOVE MERCHANT 1973                        GM3300

2 × Vinyl, LP, Gatefold Sleeve 

credits:

Drums – Mike Moss 

Guitar – Leon Cook, Mark Elf, O'Donel Levy

Organ – Jimmy McGriff, Groove Holmes

Percussion – Kwasi Jayourba

Written-By – J. McGriff, G. Holmes

Recorded Live at:

 Paul's Mall; Boston, Massachusetts: 1973

Engineer [Recording] – Malcolm Addey

Mastered By – Sam Feldman

Producer – Sonny Lester

tracks list:

A1 The Preacher's Tune 11:05

A2 Bean's 6:47

B1 Mozambique 15:52

B2 Closing Theme 2:32

C1 Brown Bread 9:45

C2 Talk To Me 10:52

D1 Boston Whaler 12:52

D2 Chopper 8:53

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