Six Million Dollar Man (album)

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Six Million Dollar Man
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Studio album by
Released1975
Recorded1975
StudioLos Angeles
Genre Jazz, Soul jazz
Length39:39
Label RCA/Flying Dutchman
BDL1-1146
Producer Bob Thiele
Richard "Groove" Holmes chronology
Onsaya Joy
(1975)
Six Million Dollar Man
(1975)
I'm in the Mood for Love
(1976)

Six Million Dollar Man, full title Theme from Six Million Dollar Man and Other Selections, is an album by organist Richard "Groove" Holmes, featuring material arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson, recorded in 1975 and released by the Flying Dutchman label. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Track listing

All compositions by Oliver Nelson except where noted

  1. "Disc-O-Mite" (Richard "Groove" Holmes, Oliver Nelson) − 5:20
  2. "Salsa de Alma" (Holmes) − 5:20
  3. "Once Is Not Enough" (Henry Mancini, Larry Kusic) − 3:26
  4. "Dumpy Mama" − 4:45
  5. "Six Million Dollar Man Theme" − 5:54
  6. "Double Scale" (Tom Scott) − 4:11
  7. "125th St. and 7th Avenue" − 3:37
  8. "Mama's Groove" (Holmes) − 7:06

Personnel

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References

  1. Flying Dutchman Label Discography accessed November 25, 2019
  2. Payne, D., Oliver Nelson discography accessed November 25, 2019
  3. Jazzlists: Richard "Groove" Holmes discography, accessed November 25, 2019