| Groove Merchant | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | December 8, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:08 | |||
| Label | Verve V/V6 8729 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Groove Merchant is an album by saxophonist Jerome Richardson, featuring jazz versions of then-current pop hits, recorded in 1967 and released on the Verve label the following year. [1] [2]
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