Search results for "Richard 'Groove' Holmes"

Richard "Groove" Holmes: Misty (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music December 17, 08

Richard "Groove" Holmes's version of "Misty" is certainly sunnier than most renditions of the classic tune. Its infec...

Richard 'Groove' Holmes: Indiana (Rating: 98/100) posted in Music November 16, 07

Now here is a burning number. Richard “Groove” Holmes pulls out all the stops in leading his trio through a riot...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TO B-3 OR NOT B-3 . . . A GUIDE TO JAZZ ORGAN TRIOS

Despite the undisputed genius of its most famous player, “The Incredible” Jimmy Smith, the organ has always had to fi...

Richard 'Groove' Holmes: Mr. Clean (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music January 29, 08

Less overtly R&B than other rare grooves, the psychedelic “Mr. Clean” is more Bitches Brew than it is James Brown. Th...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: 12 CLASSIC BLUE NOTE GROOVES

Alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson’s 1970 Blue Note recording Everything I Play Is Funky opens with a corny but telling d...

Gerald Wilson: Blues for Yna Yna (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music April 03, 08

Gerald Wilson led bands on and off during the 1950s, but except for a group of recordings for the King label in '54, ...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: ESSENTIAL GERALD WILSON

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McGriff, Jimmy (James Harrell) posted in Encyclopedia July 14, 09

Organist Jimmy McGriff had an open mind, and would set up his bench in the midst of any conglomeration of musicians. ...

DeVos, Bob posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

DeVos, Bob (Robert Wayne), guitarist, composer, teacher; b. Paterson, NJ, 2 February 1946. The son of Roger (1912-197...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

Dixon, Ben (Harold) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Dixon, Ben (Harold), drummer, composer, arranger, teacher, clinician; b. Gaffney, SC, 25 December 1934.  As an i...

Person, Houston posted in Encyclopedia July 18, 08

Saxophonist Houston Person is often portrayed as a “working man’s” tenor, most at home in soul-jazz or the blues. In...

Jazz Classics That Aren't Kind of Blue posted in The Jazz.com Blog April 23, 09

Did you hear that there was an anniversary for Miles Davis's Kind of Blue? Of course you did. The jazz world ...

Ulmer, James "Blood" posted in Encyclopedia July 16, 09

Guitarist James “Blood” Ulmer's visceral performance style combines influences from blues, funk, jazz and rock in a t...

Elf, Mark posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Elf, Mark, guitarist, composer, educator; b. Queens, NY, 13 December 1949. He lived in Queens and Long Island, NY unt...

Don't Gonna Play That Kling-Kling Jazz: A Prehistory of Jazz-Rock posted in Features and Interviews June 18, 09

By Geoff Wills When rock and roll emerged in the mid 1950s, many jazz musicians were witheringly scornful about ...

Higgins, Billy posted in Encyclopedia April 21, 08

Nearly all of the thousands of sessions Billy Higgins recorded contain swinging jazz at its highest level. Equally at...

Bona, Richard posted in Encyclopedia March 19, 09

Bassist Richard Bona has combined the music of his native Cameroon with reggae and jazz to create a personal hybrid. ...

Monaco, Tony (Anthony Guy) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Monaco, Tony (Anthony Guy), organist; b. Columbus, OH, 14 August 1959. Monaco is a Hammond B3 Endorser, Clinician ...

Jones, Carmell (Carmell William Jones, Jr.) posted in Encyclopedia April 16, 09

Trumpeter Carmell Jones stepped out of the riff-based traditions of Kansas City swing into hard bop. Equally at home ...

Final Chorus (2008) posted in The Jazz.com Blog December 30, 08

The jazz community knew that Freddie Hubbard's health was precarious after the heart attack he suffered the day befor...

Pat Martino: Waltz for Geri (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music March 27, 09

Since the vast majority of Martino’s recordings as a leader are outside the realm of organ-jazz, his solo debut El Ho...

Watts, Ernie (James Ernest) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Watts, Ernie (James Ernest), soprano and tenor saxophones; b. Norfolk, VA, 23 October 1945. His mother's maiden name ...

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