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"Groove"
| Recorded | Mar 1961 |
|---|---|
| Label | Pacific Jazz |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 348469 |
The record
Early-60s West Coast soul-jazz with a heavyweight guest: Ben Webster's breathy tenor threading through Holmes's churning Hammond, George Freeman's guitar keeping the groove lean and unhurried.
Session personnel
- Ron Jefferson — drums
- George Freeman — guitar
- Richard "Groove" Holmes — organ
- Les McCann — piano, photography by [ben webster photo]
- Ben Webster — tenor saxophone
- Lawrence Lofton — trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 18 pressings on file.
| 1961 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-23 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1961 | Pacific Jazz — MONO |
| 1961 | Pacific Jazz · 3083 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Pacific Jazz · STEREO-23 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Pacific Jazz · STEREO-23 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Red |
| 1961 | Pacific Jazz · STEREO-23 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Yellow |
| 1961 | Pacific Jazz · STEREO-23 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Vogue Records Limited · SEA 5029 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | Vogue Records · LAE.12296 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1963 | Pacific Jazz · 7-101 — Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1967 | Pacific Jazz · STEREO-23 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | Pacific Jazz · PJ-23 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1990 | Pacific Jazz · CDP 7 94473 2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2011 | Pacific Jazz · TOCJ-50136 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
Follow the players
Ron Jefferson also plays on
George Freeman also plays on
Richard "Groove" Holmes also plays on