The Groover!

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The Groover!
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Studio album by
Richard "Groove" Holmes
Released1968
RecordedFebruary 14, 1968
Studio Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre Jazz
Length36:22
Label Prestige
PR 7570
Producer Cal Lampley
Richard "Groove" Holmes chronology
Soul Power!
(1967)		The Groover!
(1968)		 That Healin' Feelin'
(1968)

The Groover! is an album by jazz organist Richard "Groove" Holmes which was recorded in 1968 and released on the Prestige label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Holmes acquits himself well, if with few surprises, on this trio session". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Speak Low" (Ogden Nash, Kurt Weill) - 7:02
  2. "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:05
  3. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) - 6:15
  4. "The Walrus" (George Freeman) - 8:20
  5. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) - 5:35
  6. "My Scenery" (Freeman) - 4:05

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed May 6, 2013
  2. 1 2 Unterberger, R. Allmusic listing accessed May 6, 2013
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