Richard Holmes

Richard „Groove“ Holmes (2. května 1931 Camden, New Jersey, USA – 29. června 1991 St. Louis, Missouri, USA)^[1] byl americký jazzový varhaník.

Své první album nazvané Groove vydal v roce 1961 na značce Pacific Jazz Records. Během své kariéry spolupracoval i s dalšími hudebníky, mezi které patří Ben Webster, Jimmy McGriff, Gene Ammons nebo Ernie Watts. Zemřel po dlouhém boji s rakovinou prostaty ve svých šedesáti letech. V roce 1992 po něm skupina Beastie Boys pojmenovala píseň „Groove Holmes“ na svém albu Check Your Head.

Diskografie

Jako leader

• Groove (Les McCann Presents the Dynamic Jazz Organ of Richard "Groove" Holmes) [také vydáno jako That Healin' Feelin' ] (Pacific Jazz Records, 1961) – s Benem Websterem
• Groovin' s Jug (Pacific Jazz Records, 1961) – s Gene Ammonsem
• Somethin' Special (Pacific Jazz Records, 1962) – s Les McCannem
• After Hours (Pacific Jazz Records, 1961–1962)
• Tell It Like It Tis (Pacific Jazz Records, 1961–1962)
• Book of the Blues Vol. 1 (Warner Bros., 1964) – s Onzy Matthews' orchestra
• A Bowl of Soul (Loma/WB, 1966) – s Onzy Matthews' orchestra
• Blues For Spoon And Groove (Surrey, 1965) – s Jimmy Whitherspoonem
• Soul Message (Prestige Records, 1965
• Living Soul (Recorded Live! at Count Basie's) (Prestige Records, 1966)
• On Basie's Bandstand [live] (Prestige Records, 1966)
• Soul Mist! (Prestige Records, 1966)
• Misty (Prestige Records, 1965–1966)
• Spicy! (Prestige Records, 1966)
• Super Soul (Prestige Records, 1967) – s Richardem Evansem
• Get Up & Get It! (Prestige Records, 1967)
• Soul Power! (Prestige Records, 1967)
• The Groover! (Prestige Records, 1968)
• That Healin' Feelin' (Prestige Records, 1968) – s Rusty Bryantem
• Welcome Home (World Pacific, 1968)
• Workin' on a Groovy Thing (World Pacific, 1968)
• X–77: Richard "Groove" Holmes Recorded Live at the Lighthouse (World Pacific, 1969)
• Come Together (World Pacific, 1970) – s Erniem Wattsem
• Comin' on Home (Blue Note, 1971)
• American Pie (Groove Merchant, 1972)
• Night Glider (Groove Merchant, 1973)
• Giants of the Organ Come Together (Groove Merchant, 1973) – s Jimmy McGriffem
• Giants of the Organ in Concert (Groove Merchant, 1973) – s Jimmy McGriffem
• New Groove (Groove Merchant, 1974)
• Onsaya Joy [live] (Flying Dutchman Records Records, 1975)
• Theme from 'Six Million Dollar Man' and Other Selections (Flying Dutchman Records, 1975)
• I'm in the Mood for Love (Flying Dutchman Records, 1976)
• Shippin' Out (Muse Records, 1977)
• Good Vibrations (Muse Records, 1977) – s Houstonem Personem, Bob DeVos, Idris Muhammad
• Dancing in the Sun (Versatile Records, 1978)
• Star Wars/Close Encounters (Versatile Records, 1978)
• Broadway (Muse Records, 1980; reissue: 32 Jazz, 1998) – Houstonem Personem
• Swedish Lullaby (Sison, 1984)
• Blues All Day Long (Muse Records, 1988; reissue: 32 Jazz, 1999) – s Cecilem Bridgewaterem, Houstonem Personem, Jimmy Ponderem
• African Encounter (Muse Records, 1988)
• Hot Tat (Muse Records, 1989) – s Cecilem Bridgewaterem, Houstonem Personem, Jimmy Ponderem

LP/CD kompilace

• Richard "Groove" Holmes: Jazz Milestone Series (Pacific Jazz Records, 1966)
• The Best of Richard "Groove" Holmes (Prestige Records, 1969)
• The Best of Richard "Groove" Holmes: For Beautiful People
• Hunk–a–Funk (Groove Merchant, 1975)
• Supa Cookin' (Groove Merchant, 1975) – s Jimmy McGriff
• Groovin' S Groove (LRC [Lester Radio Corporation], 1994)
• Blue Groove (Prestige Records, 1994)
• After Hours (Pacific Jazz Records, 1996)
• Legends of Acid Jazz: Richard "Groove" Holmes (Prestige Records, 1997)
• Groove's Groove (32 Jazz, 1998)
• Legends of Acid Jazz: Richard "Groove" Holmes – Spicy (Prestige Records, 1999)
• The Best of the Pacific Jazz Years (Pacific Jazz Records/EMI, 2001)
• Timeless: Richard "Groove" Holmes (Savoy Jazz/Denon, 2003)
• Super Soul (Prestige Records, 2004)

Jako spoluhráč

S Earlem Bosticem

• Jazz As I Feel It (King, 1963; reissued as Complete Quintet Recordings on Lone Hill Jazz in 2006) -with Joe Pass
• A New Sound (King, 1964; reissued as Complete Quintet Recordings on Lone Hill Jazz in 2006) -with Joe Pass

S Willisem Jacksonem

• In Chateauneuf-du-Pape 1980 [also released as Ya Understand Me?] (Disques Black And Blue, 1980; Muse, 1984)

S Ericem Klossem

• Love and All That Jazz (Prestige Records, 1966)

S Les McCannem

• Les McCann Sings (Pacific Jazz Records, 1961)

S Lou Rawlsem

• Black and Blue (Capitol, 1963)

S Dakota Stationem

• Madame Foo-Foo (Groove Merchant, 1972)

S Geraldem Wilsonem

• You Better Believe It! (Pacific Jazz Records, 1961)
• Eternal Equinox (Pacific Jazz Records, 1969)

Reference

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