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Richard Arnold “Groove” Holmes, Born Richard Arnold Jackson(Camden, New Jersey, May 2, 1931 – St. Louis, Missouri, June 29, 1991) was an American jazz organist who performed in the hard bop and soul jazz genre. He is best known for his 1965 recording of “Misty,” and is considered a precursor of acid jazz.
Holmes burst onto the music scene in the early 1960s (his first album, on Pacific Jazz with guest Ben Webster was recorded in March 1961). An African-American, literally a heavyweight (approximately 300 pounds) and physically rotund in stature, he gained immediate respect with an inimitable style of his own. His sound was immediately recognizable in the upper register, but even more so because of his virtuosity in creating, undoubtedly, the most rapid, punctuating, and pulsating basslines of all the jazz organists. His Prestige recording of “Live at the Front Room” recorded in Newark, New Jersey is one of the great jazz performances on the Hammond-B3. He (Holmes) seemed to make fire jump from the Hammond organ the night of that live recording. Though his recording years were relatively brief, as he died at the less than advanced age of 60, he established a recognition that is stellar within the community of notable jazz organ giants,i.e. ...
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Top 10 Richard "Groove" Holmes Songs
Groovin' For Mr. G
Misty
No Trouble on the Mountain
Song For My Father
Groove's Groove
Soul Message
Down Home Funk
Red Onion
Grooving with Mr G
This Here
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Soul Message
New Groove
The Best of the Pacific Jazz Years
After Hours
Blues All Day Long
A Bowl Of Soul
Blue Groove
Living Soul
Comin' On Home
Night Glider
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