Soul Message
| Soul Message | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Richard "Groove" Holmes | ||||
| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded |
August 3, 1965 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:33 | |||
| Label |
Prestige PR 7435 | |||
| Producer | Cal Lampley | |||
| Richard "Groove" Holmes chronology | ||||
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Soul Message is an album by jazz organist Richard "Groove" Holmes which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Organist Richard "Groove" Holmes hit upon a successful formula on this Prestige session mixing together boogaloo rhythms with emotional solos... Groove Holmes shows that it is possible to create music that is both worthwhile and commercially successful".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Richard "Groove" Holmes except as indicated
- "Groove's Groove" - 7:06
- "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown) - 5:41
- "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) - 6:03
- "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) - 6:08
- "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 6:06
- "Soul Message" - 3:25
Personnel
- Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
- Gene Edwards - guitar
- Jimmie Smith - drums
References
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed May 3, 2013
- 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 3, 2013
- ↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 105. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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