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Richard Arnold "Groove" Holmes (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",^[1] and is considered a precursor of acid jazz.^{[citation needed]}

Holmes' first album, on Pacific Jazz with guest Ben Webster, was recorded in March 1961.

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.^{[citation needed]} His Prestige recording Live at the Front Room recorded in Newark, New Jersey is one of the great jazz performances on the Hammond-B3.^{[citation needed]}

Though he died at the age of 60, he established a recognition within the community of jazz organ giants of Jimmy Smith (The Sermon!), Brother Jack McDuff (A Real Good 'Un), Jimmy McGriff (I've Got a Woman).

He recorded many albums for Pacific Jazz, Prestige Records, Groove Merchant and Muse Records, many of which featured Houston Person.^[1]

Holmes died after a long struggle with prostate cancer, having performed his last concerts in a wheelchair. One of his last gigs was at the 1991 Chicago Blues Festival with his longtime friend, singer Jimmy Witherspoon.

Discography

After Hours (1961) (Pacific Jazz)
Groovin' with Jug (1961) (Pacific Jazz)
Somethin' Special (1962) (Pacific Jazz)
Soul Message (1965) (Prestige)
Misty (1965) (Prestige)
Spicy (1966) (with Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones)
A Bowl of Soul (1967) (Loma)
Get Up and Get It! (1967) (Prestige)
Blue Groove (1967)
Soul Power (1967) (Prestige)
That Healin' Feelin' (1968)
The Groover! (1968)
Welcome Home (1969)
Workin' on a Groovy Thing (1969)
Come Together (1970) (with Ernie Watts)
Night Glider (1973) (Groove Merchant)
New Groove (1974) (Groove Merchant)
Onsa Joy (1974) (Live) (Flying Dutchman)
Six Million Dollar man (1975) (Flying Dutchman)
I'm in the Mood for Love (19??) (Flying Dutchman)
Shippin' Out (1977) (Muse)
Good Vibrations (1977) (Muse)
Broadway (1980)
Swedish Lullaby (1984)
Blues All Day Long (1988)
Hot Tat (1989)
Groove's Groove (1991)

References

^ ^a ^b Henderson, Alex & Leggett, Steve at allmusic

External links

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 ==Discography==
-*''After Hours'' (Pacific Jazz) (1961)
+*''After Hours'' (1961) (Pacific Jazz)
-*''Groovin' with Jug'' (Pacific Jazz) (1961))
+*''Groovin' with Jug'' (1961) (Pacific Jazz)
-*''Somethin' Special'' (Pacific Jazz) (1962)
+*''Somethin' Special'' (1962) (Pacific Jazz)
-*''Soul Message (Prestige)'' (1965)
+*''Soul Message'' (1965) (Prestige)
+*''Misty'' (1965) (Prestige)
 *''Spicy'' (1966) (with [[Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones]])
-*''A Bowl of Soul ''(1966)
+*''A Bowl of Soul ''(1967) (Loma)
-*''Get Up and Get It!'' (1967)
+*''Get Up and Get It!'' (1967) (Prestige)
+*''Blue Groove'' (1967)
+*''Soul Power'' (1967) (Prestige)
 *''That Healin' Feelin''' (1968)
+*''The Groover!'' (1968)
 *''Welcome Home ''(1969)
+*''Workin' on a Groovy Thing'' (1969)
+*''Come Together'' (1970) (with [[Ernie Watts]])
 *''Night Glider'' (1973) (Groove Merchant)
 *''New Groove'' (1974)  (Groove Merchant)
+*''Onsa Joy'' (1974) (Live) (Flying Dutchman)
+*''Six Million Dollar man'' (1975) (Flying Dutchman)
+*''I'm in the Mood for Love'' (19??) (Flying Dutchman)
+*''Shippin' Out'' (1977) (Muse)
+*''Good Vibrations'' (1977) (Muse)
 *''Broadway'' (1980)
 *''Swedish Lullaby'' (1984)