Soul Message
1966 studio album by Richard "Groove" Holmes
Soul Message is an album by jazz organist Richard "Groove" Holmes which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.[2]
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| Released | January 1966[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 3, 1965 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:33 | |||
| Label | Prestige PR 7435 | |||
| Producer | Cal Lampley | |||
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Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Organist Richard "Groove" Holmes hit upon a successful formula on this Prestige session mixing together boogaloo rhythms with emotional solos... Groove Holmes shows that it is possible to create music that is both worthwhile and commercially successful".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Richard "Groove" Holmes except as noted
- "Groove's Groove" - 7:06
- "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown) - 5:41
- "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) - 6:03
- "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) - 6:08
- "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 6:06
- "Soul Message" - 3:25
Personnel
- Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
- Gene Edwards - guitar
- Jimmie Smith - drums
References
- ^ "Billboard". February 5, 1966.
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 3, 2013
- ^ 3.0 3.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 3, 2013
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 105. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 720. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.