Groove Holmes - American Pie

Year : 1972
Label : Groove Merchant
Genre : Jazz
Style : Soul Jazz, Jazz Funk

"American Pie" is representative of influences to the British Acid Jazz movement in the nineties, whose the fatherhood could be return to Holmes. An album in the same way as his previous "Comin' On Home" released on Blue Note records, including stoned-soul grooves and heavy funk, his first recording for the label of Sonny Lester, "Groove Merchant". Titles include "American Pie" by Don McLean, the Sonny Rollins' standard, "St. Thomas", the demonstrative "Fingers" and a variation of the Jimmy Van Heusen's "Here's That Rainy Day". 

MUSICIANS : Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ - Larry Willis - electric piano - Gerald Hubbard - guitar - Jerry Jemmott - bass - Kwasi Jay Ourba - drums, congas, bongos

Richard Groove Holmes - Comin' On Home

Year : 1971
Label : Blue Note
Genre : Jazz
Style : Soul Jazz, Jazz Funk

Unique LP for Blue Note by Groove Holmes featuring Ray Armando, Weldon Irvine and guests, bassist Chuck Rainey (Theme from Love Story), percussionist James Davis (percussions and vocal on Don't Mess With Me). Titles include Soul & Jazz Funk tunes, Theme From Love Story by french composer Francis Lai, Bossa Nova standard by Jobim, Wave, two compositions of Weldon Irvine (Mr. Clean & Down Home Funk) and two others from Groove Holmes. Produced by George Butler, recorded by Rudy Van Gelder.

Richard Groove Holmes_organ

Weldon Irvine_electric piano

Jerry Jemmott_bass

Gerald Hubbard_guitar 

Darryl Washington_drums 

Ray Armando_congas 

01. Groovin' for Mr. G.
02. Theme from Love Story
03. Mr. Clean
04. Down Home Funk
05. Don't Mess With Me
06. Wave
07. This Here

Richard "Groove" Holmes - Soul Message

Year : 1965
Label : Prestige
Genre : Jazz
Style : Soul Jazz

Richard 'Groove' Holmes is considered as a precursor of Soul Jazz and a great player of organ Hammond B3. Titles include superb variation of the classic Song for my Father by Horace Silver, the Jazz hit Misty by Erroll Garner and Clifford Brown' Dahoud. Recorded at studio Rudy Van Gelder.

Richard 'Groove' Holmes_organ

Gene Edwards_guitar

Jimmie Smith_drums

01. Groove's Groove
02. Dahoud
03. Misty
04. Song for my Father
05. Things We Did Last Summer
06. Soul Message