New Groove (Groove Holmes album)

New Groove is an album by American jazz organist Groove Holmes recorded in 1974 and released on the Groove Merchant label.[1][2][3]

New Groove
Studio album by
Released1974
Recorded1974
StudioNew York, NY
GenreJazz
Length35:08
LabelGroove Merchant
GM 527
ProducerSonny Lester
Groove Holmes chronology
Giants of the Organ in Concert
(1973)
New Groove
(1974)
Onsaya Joy
(1975)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic     [4]

Allmusic's Matt Collar said: "New Groove is an enjoyable if minor early-'70s soul-jazz outing from organist Richard "Groove" Holmes. Featuring a mix of originals, standards, and pop tunes, the album revolves around Holmes' funky organ chops".[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Richard "Groove" Holmes except where noted.

  1. "Red Onion" (Manny Albam, Richard "Groove" Holmes) – 3:44
  2. "No Trouble on the Mountain" (Leon Cook) – 3:57
  3. "Meditation" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Norman Gimbel) – 6:11
  4. "Good Vibrations" – 4:40
  5. "You've Got It Bad" (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 5:22
  6. "Chu-Chu" – 5:36
  7. "How Insensitive" (Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Gimbel) – 5:43

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jazzlists: Richard "Groove" Holmes discography, accessed April 6, 2018
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed April 6, 2018
  3. ^ Jazzlists: Album details, accessed April 6, 2018
  4. ^ a b Collar, Matt. New Groove – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 6, 2018.