New Groove is an album by American jazz organist Groove Holmes recorded in 1974 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2][3]
| New Groove | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | New York, NY | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:08 | |||
| Label | Groove Merchant GM 527 | |||
| Producer | Sonny Lester | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
Allmusic's Matt Collar said: "New Groove is an enjoyable if minor early-'70s soul-jazz outing from organist Richard "Groove" Holmes. Featuring a mix of originals, standards, and pop tunes, the album revolves around Holmes' funky organ chops".[4]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Richard "Groove" Holmes except where noted.
- "Red Onion" (Manny Albam, Richard "Groove" Holmes) – 3:44
- "No Trouble on the Mountain" (Leon Cook) – 3:57
- "Meditation" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Norman Gimbel) – 6:11
- "Good Vibrations" – 4:40
- "You've Got It Bad" (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 5:22
- "Chu-Chu" – 5:36
- "How Insensitive" (Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Gimbel) – 5:43
Personnel
edit- Groove Holmes – organ
- Burt Collins, Jon Faddis, Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm − trumpet
- Eddie Daniels − flute, tenor saxophone, piccolo
- Leon Cook, O'Donel Levy − guitar
- Bernard Purdie − drums
- Kwasi Jayourba – percussion
- Manny Albam − arranger
References
edit- ^ Jazzlists: Richard "Groove" Holmes discography, accessed April 6, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed April 6, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: Album details, accessed April 6, 2018
- ^ a b Collar, Matt. New Groove – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2018.