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Groove Pacific ST 23 released 1961	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Les McCann, piano Ben Webster, tenor sax Lawrence 'Tricky' Lofton, trombone George Freeman, guitar Ron Jefferson, drums
Groovin' With Jug Pacific ST 32 released 1961 recorded August 1961 live at The Black Orchid in Los Angeles, CA/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Ammons, tenor sax Gene Edwards, guitar Leroy Henderson, drums
You Better Believe It Pacific ST 34 released 1961	Gerald Wilson, trumpet, conductor Joe Maini, alto sax Harold Land, tenor sax Teddy Edwards, , tenor sax Walter Benton, tenor sax Bob Edmondson, trombone Frank Strong, trombone John Ewing, trombone Kenny Shroyer, trombone Lester Robertson, trombone Carmell Jones, trumpet Al Porcino, trumpet Jack Trainor, trumpet Jimmy Zito, trumpet Johnny Audino, trumpet Ray Triscari, trumpet Buddy Collette, reeds Don Raffell, reeds Harry Klee, reeds Harold Land, reeds Jack Nimitz, reeds Joe Maini, reeds Walter Benton, reeds Gene Edwards, guitar Richard Holmes, organ Jimmy Bond, bass Mel Lewis, drums
Somethin' Special Pacific ST 51 released 1962 recorded March 1961/February 1962/April 1962	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Clifford Scott, alto sax, tenor sax Les McCann, piano Joe Pass, guitar Ron Jefferson, drums Gene Edwards, guitar Leroy Henderson, drums Ben Webster, tenor sax Lawrence 'Tricky' Lofton, trombone George Freeman, guitar
Back In Town! Pacific ST 54 released 1962 recorded 1962 in Hollywood, CA/USA	Bumble Bee Slim, vocals, guitar Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Joe Pass, guitar Les McCann, piano Curtis Amy, tenor sax Lou Blackburn, trombone Ron Jefferson, drums Leroy Vinnegar, bass
After Hours Pacific ST 59 released 1962	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Joe Pass, guitar Joe Jones, guitar Lawrence Marable, drums
Black And Blue Capitol Records ST 1824 released 1963 recorded October/November 1962 in Los Angeles, CA/USA	Lou Rawls, vocals Curtis Amy, soprano sax, tenor sax Charlie Kennedy, alto sax Alexander Nelson, alto sax Jay Migliori, tenor sax Lou Ciottitenor, tenor sax Jack Nimitz, baritone sax Lou Blackburn, trombone Les Robertson, trombone Horace Tapscott, trombone Charles Wilson, trombone Bob Knight, bass trombone Bobby Bryant, trumpet Bud Brisbois, trumpet Bob Rolfe, trumpet George Graham, trumpet Irving Ashby, guitar Gene Edwards, guitar Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Joe Sample, organ Onzy Matthews, piano Jim Crutcher, bass Curtis Counce, bass Leroy Henderson, drums Frank Butler, drums
Jazz As I Feel It King 846 released 1963 recorded August 1963 in Hollywood, CA/USA	Earl Bostic, alto sax Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Joe Pass, guitar Herbert Gardy, bass Shelly Manne, drums Charles Blackwell, drums
Book Of The Blues Vol. 1 Warner Brothers 1553 released 1964	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Big Band c/ by Onzy Matthews
Tobacco Road Capitol Records ST 2042 released 1964 recorded July/August 1963 in Los Angeles, CA/USA	Lou Rawls, vocals Onzy Matthews, conductor Bud Brisbois, trumpet Bob Rolfe, trumpet James Dalton Smith, trumpet Freddie Hill, trumpet Horace Tapscott, trombone Lou Blackburn, trombone Dick "Slyde" Hyde, trombone Ron Smith, trombone Joe Maini, alto sax Curtis Amy, soprano sax, tenor sax Clifford Solomon, tenor sax Clifford Scott, tenor sax, flute Jay Migliori, tenro sax, flute Sidney Miller, baritone sax Onzy Matthews, piano Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar Leroy Johnson, drums
Soul Message Prestige PR 7435 released 1965 recorded August 1965 in Englewood Cliffs/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar Jimmie Smith, drums
Misty Prestige PR 7485 released 1965	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar George Randall, drums
Blues For Spoon and Groove Surrey Records SS 1006 released 1965 also released as In Blues, Karussell 635 108; Sings The Blues, Society SOC 968 ; Spoon & Groove, Tradition TCD 1015	Jimmy Witherspoon, vocals Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Teddy Edwards, tenor sax Frank Butler, drums Jimmy Bond, bass
Tell It Like It 'tis Pacific ST 20105 released 1966 recorded September 1961/February 1962 in Los Angeles, CA/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar Joe Pass, guitar Larance Marable, drums Leroy Henderson, drums
A Bowl Of Soul Loma LS 5902 released 1966 re-issued 2009 on Groove Hut Records recorded July 1964 in Los Angeles, CA/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ big band c/ Onzy Matthews no further details known
Living Soul Prestige PRST 7468 released 1966 recorded April 1966 live at Count Basies's in New York/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar George Randall, drums
Spicy Prestige PR 7493 released 1967	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar Joe Jones, guitar George Randall, drums Richard Landrum, conga
Super Soul Prestige PR 7497 released 1967 recorded April 1967 in Chicago, IL/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Super Soul Big Band c/ by Richard Evans
Get Up And Get It! Prestige 7514 released 1967 recorded May 1967 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Teddy Edwards, tenor sax Pat Martino, guitar Paul Chambers, bass Billy Higgins, drums
Soul Power! Prestige PR 7543 released 1968 recorded December 1967 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Wally Richardson, guitar Steve Wolfe, guitar Jimmy Lewis, bass Ben Dixon, drums Dave Blume, conga, drums
The Groover! Prestige 7570 released 1968 recorded 1968 in Englewood/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ George Freeman, guitar Earl Maddox, guitar Billy Jackson, drums
That Healin' Feelin' Prestige 7601 released 1968 recorded August 1968 in Englewood/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Rusty Bryant, alto sax, tenor sax Billy Butler, guitar Herbie Lovelle, drums
Welcome Home Pacific ST 20147 released 1968	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ, piano Paul Humphrey, drums Chuck Findley, trumpet Teddy Edwards, tenor sax Anthony Ortega, alto sax Wilton Felder, bass, baritone sax Michael Anthony, guitar Joe Sample, piano George Freeman, guitar Tom Scott, alto sax
Workin' On A Groovy Thing Pacific ST 20153 released 1969	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Paul Humphrey, drums Ernest Watts, alto sax Anthony Ortega, alto sax Richard Aplanald, baritone sax Frank Strong, trombone Thurman Green, trombone Mike Wimberly, bass trombone Jerome Rusch, trumpet Larry McGuire, trumpet Herbert Anderson, trumpet Paul Hubinon, trumpet William Peterson, trumpet Dennis Budimir, guitar Wilton Felder, bass
Eternal Equinox Pacific ST-20160 released 1969 recorded June 1969 in Hollywood/USA	Big Band c/ by Gerald Wilson Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Jean-Luc Ponty, violin
X-77 Pacific ST 20163 released 1969 recorded 1969 live at the Lighthouse/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, Hammond X77 organ Thornel Schwartz, guitar Bob West, bass Paul Humphrey, drums
Come Together World Pacific ST-20171 released 1970	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Ernie Wattds, tenor sax Wilton Felder, bass King Errison, congas Dick Berk, drums Freddie Robinson, guitar Robert Norris, percussion
Soul Mist! Prestige 7741 released 1970 recorded March/July 1966 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Blue Mitchell, trumpet Harold Vick, tenor sax Gene Edwards, guitar George Randle, drums Freddie Waits, drums
Comin' On Home Blue Note BST 84372 released 1971 recorded May 1971 in New York City/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Weldon Irvice, piano Gerald Hubbard, guitar Chuck Rainey, bass Jerry Jemmott, bass Darryl Eashington, drums Ray Armando, congas James Davis, percussion
American Pie Groove Merchant GM 505 released 1972	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Jerry Jemmott, bass Kwasi Jay Ourba, congas Larry Willis, piano Garald Hubbard, guitar
Giants Of The Organ In Concert Groove Merchant GM 3300 released 1973 recorded 1973 live at Paul's Mall in Boston/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Jimmy McGriff, organ O'Donel Levy, guitar Leon Cook, guitar Mark Elf, guitar Mike Moss, drums Kwasi Jayourba, percussion
Night Glider Groove Merchant GM 512 released 1973	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Paul Martinez, bass Kwasi Jayourba, congas Bernard Purdie, drums Lloyd Davis, guitar Horace Ott, piano Seldon Powell, tenor sax Garnett Brown, trombone
Giants Of The Organ Come Together Groove Merchant GM 520 released 1973	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Jimmy McGriff, organ O'Donel Levy, guitar George Freeman, guitar Bernard Purdie, drums Kwasi Jayourba, conga
'Spoon & Groove Tradition TCD 1015 released 1973 also as Groovin' And Spoonin' (Olympic Records OL-7107)	Jimmy Witherspoon, vocals Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Teddy Edwards, tenor sax Frank Butler, drums Jimmy Bond, bass Herman Mitchell, guitar Paul Moer, piano
New Groove Groove Merchant GM 527 released 1974	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Burt Collins, trumpet Leon Cook, guitar Eddie Daniels, flute, tenor sax Jon Faddis, trumpet Kwasi Jayourba, percussion O'Donel Levy, guitar Bernard Purdie, drums Ernie Royal, trumpet Marvin Stamm, trumpet
Supa Cookin' Groove Merchant GM 4409 released 1974	blend of the LPs "Giants Of The Organ Come Together" and "Giants Of The Organ In Concert"
Onsaya Joy Flying Dutchman BDL1-0827 released 1975 reissued 2018 Solid Records CDSOL-45746 recorded August 1975 live at The Halfnote in New York City/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Orville Saunders II, guitar Thomas Washington jr., drums
Hunk A Funk Groove Merchant GM 4402 released 1975	reissue of the LPs "Night Glider" and "New Groove"
Six Million Dollar Man Flying Dutchman BDL1-1146 released 1975	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ big band c/ by Oliver Nelson, Tom Scott
I'm In The Mood For Love Flying Dutchman BDL1-1537 released 1976	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ, synthesizer Kenneth Moss, electric piano Jon Faddis, trumpet Lew Soloff, trumpet George Opalisky, tenor sax Buddy Terry, tenor sax Babe Clarke, baritone sax Charles collins, drums Gordon Edwards, bass Eric Gale, guitar Cornell Dupree, guitar Leopoldo Franco, percussion Guilherme Franco, percussion
Star Wars Close Encounters Versatile MSG 6000 released 1977	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Philip Read Mason, percussion Wayne Morrison, guitar Charles Stephens, trombone Doug Wilson, drums Mario E. Sprouse, piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer Karen Joseph, flute, piccolo Jim Buffington, French horn Ray Alonge, French horn Lollie Bienenfeld, trumpet Lew Soloff, trumpet
Dancing In The Sun Versatile P798 released 1977 recorded December 1977 in New York/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ, mini Korg Mariob E. Sprouse, piano Wayne Morrison, guitar Doug Wilson, drums Philip Mason, percussion Jose J. Sprouse jr., vibes Karen Joseph, flute Alex Foster, alto sax Jeff Gordon, tenor sax Stanley Lindquist, baritone sax Khalid Moss, piano
Shippin' Out Muse MR 5134 released 1978 recorded June 1977 in Englewood/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Dave Schnitter, tenor sax Steve Giordano, guitar Idris Muhammad, drums Buddy Caldwell, conga
Moonglow 51 West Q 16073 released 1979	Dakota Staton, vocals Peter Loeb, soprano sax, tenor sax Lloyd Davis, guitar Cornell Dupree, guitar Richard "Groove" Holmes, organ Horace Ott, piano Norman Simmons, piano Bob Cunningham, bass Paul Martinez, bass Bobby Hamilton, drums Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums Kwasi Jayourba, bongos, congas
Good Vibrations Muse MR 5167 released 1980 recorded December 1977 in Englewood Cliffs/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Houston Person, tenor sax Bob DeVos, guitar Idris Muhammad, drums Buddy Caldwell, conga
Nobody Does It Better Manhattan Records MAN 5005 released 1980	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ, synthesizer Manob E. Sprouse, piano Khalid Moos, piano Wayne Morrison, guitar Jose J. Sprouse jr., vibes Karen Joseph, flute Alex Foster, alto sax Jeff Gordon, tenor sax Stanley Lindguist, baritone sax Doug Wilson, drums Philip Mason, percussion
Live On Stage Black & Blue 957 released 1980 also released as Ya Understand Me?, Muse MR 5316 recorded January 1980 in Châteauneuf du Pape/France	Willis Jackson, tenor sax Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Steve Giordano, guitar Roger Lee Humphrey, drums
Los Grandes Del Jazz Sarpe 87 released 1982	Dakota Staton, vocals Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Horace Ott, electric piano Cornell Dupree, guitar Paul Martinez, bass Bernard Purdie, drums
Broadway Muse MR 5239 released 1982 recorded December 1980 in Englewood Cliffs/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Houston Person, tenor sax Gerald Smith, guitar Bobby Ward, drums Ralph Dorsey, percussion, congas
African Encounter Roots ROTC 102 released 1988 recorded 1988 in South Africa	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Barney Rachabane, tenor sax Johnny Fourie, guitar Vic Higgins, drums "Pops" Mohammad Ismael, piano
Blues All Day Long Muse MR 5358 released 1989 recorded February 1988 in Englewood Cliffs/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Houston Person, tenor sax Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet Jimmy Ponder, guitar Cecil Brooks III, drums Ralph Dorsey, congas, percussion
Hot Tat Muse MCD 5395 released 1991 recorded September 1989 in Rutherford, NJ/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Houston Person, tenor sax Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet Jimmy Ponder, guitar Wilbur Bascomb, bass Greg Bandy, drums Ralph Dorsey, conga, percussion
Double Exposure LRC CDC 9042 released 1992 recorded 1973 in USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Kwasi Jay Ourba, bongos, conga Garald Hubbard, guitar Jerry Jemmott, bass Larry Willis, electric piano
As Blue As They Can Be RTV CD-21038 released 1993 recorded February 1991 in New York City/USA	Jimmy Witherspoon, vocals Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Odetta, vocals Henry Taylor jr, guitar Boss Townsend, piano Greg Bandy, drums
Relationships Rhino Records S22 17294 released 1993 compilation of recordings between 1960 and 1972	Les McCann, keyboards, piano, vocals Eddie Harris, tenor sax Ben Webster, tenor sax Teddy Edwards, tenor sax Wilton Felder, tenor sax Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax Wayne Henderson, trombone Benny Bailey, trumpet Blue Mitchell, trumpet Yusef Lateef, woodwind George Freeman, guitar Dennis Budimir, guitar David Spinozza, guitar Joe Pass, guitar Richard 'Groove' Holmes", organ Joe Sample, organ, piano Jodie Christian, piano Corky Hale, harp string section Victor Gaskin, bass Robert Haynes, bass Herbie Lewis, bass Leroy Vinnegar, bass Bill Salter, bass Donald Dean, drums Otis Finch, drums Stix Hooper, drums Paul Humphrey, drums Ron Jefferson, drums Buck Clarke, drums, percussion Ralph MacDonald, drums, percussion Alphonse Mouzon, drums, percussion Jimmy Rowser, bass, drums, percussion Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums, percussion Lou Rawls, vocals
Groovin' With Groove LRC Ltd. CDC 9084 released 1994 recorded 1978-79, compilation	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ, keyboards Eddie Daniels, flute, tenor sax band c/by Manny Albam
Legends Of Acid Jazz Prestige PRCD 24187-2 compilation	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ no further details known
Tougher Than Tough Blue Moon CDBM 123 Tracks 01-10 recorded live 1959 at Ben Shapiro's Renaissance Club in Hollywood, CA/USA Tracks 11-16 recorded 1963 in Los Angeles, CA/USA	Jimmy Witherspoon, guitar, vocals Gerry Mulligan, sax Ben Webster, sax Herman Burell Mitchell, guitar Richard "Groove" Holmes, organ Paul Moer, piano Leroy Vinnegar, bass Frank Butler, drums Mel Lewis, drums Teddy Edwards, vocals
Troubadours Of Groove Pickwick / Simitar Distribution 1131 compilation	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Jimmy McGriff, organ Junior Parker, vocals, harmonica Horace Ott, piano Everett Barksdale, guitar Wynne Bennett, guitar Kliff Davis, tenor sax, flute Johnny Board, baritone sax, flute Murray Watson, trumpet Lawrence Killian, percussion Richard Evans, bass Marion J. Booker, drums
Somethin' Special Pacific CDP 7243 8 55452 2 1 (Reissue) recorded March 1961/February 1962/April 1962	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Clifford Scott, alto sax, tenor sax Les McCann, piano Joe Pass, guitar Ron Jefferson, drums Gene Edwards, guitar Leroy Henderson, drums Ben Webster, tenor sax Lawrence 'Tricky' Lofton, trombone George Freeman, guitar
The Best Of Joe Pass: Pacific Years Pacific Jazz 54944 compilation, recorded February 1961 - September 1964	Joe Pass, guitar Gerald Wilson, conductor Joe Maini, alto sax Bud Shank, alto sax Teddy Edwards, tenor sax Harold Land, tenor sax Clifford Scott, tenor sax Greg Dykes, baritone sax Jack Nimitz, baritone sax Don Raffell, baritone sax Bob Edmondson, trombone Bobby Knight, trombone Lester Robertson, trombone Kenny Shroyer, trombone Frank Strong, trombone Dave Allen, trumpet John Audino, trumpet Lou Blackburn, trumpet Jules Chaikin, trumpet Freddie Hill, trumpet Carmell Jones, trumpet Al Porcino, trumpet John Pisano, guitar Clare Fischer, piano Les McCann, piano Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Arnold Ross, piano Jack Wilson, piano Jimmy Bond, bass Ronald Clark, bass Jim Hughart, bass Ralph Pena, bass Leroy Vinnegar, bass Colin Bailey, drums Larry Bunker, drums Bill Crawford, drums Ron Jefferson, drums Mel Lewis, drums Candy Patson, bongos
Groove's Groove 32 Jazz 32047 recorded between 1977 and 1988, compilation	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ, synthesizer Houston Person, tenor sax David Schnitter, tenor sax Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet Jimmy Ponder, guitar Gerald "Eli" Smith, guitar Gerald Smith, guitar Henry Taylor, guitar Bross Townsend, piano Idris Muhammad, drums Cecil Brooks III, drums Greg Bandy, drums Bobby Ward, drums Buddy Caldwell, percussion, congas Ralph Dorsey, percussion, congas Jimmy Witherspoon, vocals
Spicy - Legends Of Acid Jazz Prestige PRCD 24222-2 compilation	tracks 1 to 5: originally released as Living Soul (Prestige 7468) Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar George Randall, drums tracks 6 to 13: originally released as Spicy (Prestige 7493) Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar Joe Jones, guitar George Randall, drums Richard Landrum, congas
A Little Houston On The Side 32 Jazz 32159	Houston Person, tenor sax Cecil Bridgewater, tenor sax, trumpet Ron Bridgewater, tenor sax Teddy Edwards, tenor sax Philip Harper, trumpet Paul Bollenback, guitar Danny Caron, guitar John Hart, guitar Jimmy Ponder, guitar Gerald "Eli" Smith, guitar Charles Brown, piano, vocals Joey DeFrancesco, Hammond organ Benny Green, piano Richard "Groove" Holmes, organ Stan Hope, piano Jack McDuff, organ Sonny Phillips, keyboards, organ Richard Wyands, piano George Devens, vibes Red Callender, bass Ron Carter, bass Milt Hinton, bass Christian McBride, bass Rufus Reid, bass Peter Washington, bass Gaylord Birch, drums Vernel Fournier, drums Winard Harper, drums Byron Landham, drums Idris Muhammad, drums Grady Tate, drums Bobby Ward, drums Kenny Washington, drums Ralph Dorsey, percussion Sammy Figueroa, percussion Lawrence Killian, percussion Etta Jones, vocals
The Best Of The Pacific Jazz Years Pacific Jazz 7243 5 30829 2 5 compilation	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ no further details known
Congratulations To Someone Lester Recording Catalog 20041 compilation, recorded 1973-1974	Dakota Staton, vocals Eddie Daniels, tenor sax Frank Wess, tenor sax Pepper Adams, baritone sax Eddie Bert, trombone Garnett Brown, trombone Bill Watrous, trombone Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet Burt Collins, trumpet Joe Newman, trumpet Lew Soloff, trumpet Marvin Stamm, trumpet Lloyd Davis, guitar Cornell Dupree, guitar Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Horace Ott, piano Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums Kwasi Jayourba, bongos, congas
Timeless Savoy Jazz SVY 17213 recorded December 1980 and February 1988 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Ralph Dorsey, congas, percussion Bobby Ward, drums Cecil Brooks III, drums Gerald Smith, guitar Jimmy Ponder, guitar Houston Person, tenor sax Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet
On Basie's Bandstand Prestige Records PR 11028 recorded April 1966 live at Count Basie's Clubin New York City/USA	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Gene Edwards, guitar George Randall, drums
A Bowl Of Soul Groove Hut Records GH 66707 recorded July 1964 in Los Angeles	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ big band c/ Onzy Matthews no further details known
All That Jazz - The Best Of Richard Holmes HHO Licensing - X5 Music Group compilation	Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ no further details known
The Place To Start P-Vine Records PCD 93740 originally released 1986 recorded live 1986	Billy Wooten, vibraphone Richard 'Groove' Holmes, organ Jimmy Coe, tenor sax Jozelle Carter, drums

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