Richard "Groove" Holmes - After Hours (1962)

Artist: Richard Holmes
Title Of Album: After Hours
Year Of Release: 1962
Label: Pacific Jazz Records
Genre: Soul-Jazz
Format: FLAC (Tracks)
Quality: Lossless
Total Time: 01:00:48
Total Size: 391 mb

Richard "Groove" Holmes was one of the first jazz organists to emerge after the rise of Jimmy Smith (who would remain a lifelong influence). Holmes had a lighter tone on the more up-tempo pieces, but on the ballads (such as "Denise" on this set) his organ could give the impression of weighing a ton. This CD reissue combines together most of the music from Holmes' two early albums : After Hours and Tell It like It 'Tis. These trio renditions (with either Joe Pass or Gene Edwards on guitar and Larance Marable or Leroy Henderson on drums) give one a strong sampling of the organist's talents on a variety of blues, bop standards, and obscure originals.
Scott Yanow

Tracks:

1 Sweatin' (Holmes) 4:34
2 Jeannine (Pearson) 2:55
3 Minor Surgery (Holmes) 4:11
4 This Here [*] (Timmons) 4:06
5 It Might as Well Be Spring [*] (Hammerstein, Rodgers) 5:14
6 Moose the Mooche (Parker) 5:20
7 Groove's Bag (Holmes) 6:44
8 Hallelujah, I Love Her So (Charles) 2:32
9 After Hours (Hawkins, Parrish) 5:23
10 Later [*] (Austin, Bradshaw, Glover) 4:32
11 Do It My Way (Holmes) 5:00
12 Secret Love [*] (Fain, Webster) 6:42
13 Denise [*] (Holmes) 3:16

Personnel:

Richard "Groove" Holmes - org
Joe Pass - g [#1-7]
Gene Edwards - g [#8-13]
Larance Marable - dr [#1-7]
Leroy Henderson - dr [#8-13]

Recorded at Pacific Jazz Studios in 1961 [#8-13] and 1962 [#1-7]

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