Richard “Groove” Holmes & Gene Ammons - Groovin’ With Jug
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Richard “Groove” Holmes, organ
Gene Ammons, tenor saxophone [click here to see more vinyl featuring Gene Ammons]
Gene Edwards, guitar
Leroy Henderson, drums.
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Pure Pleasure Records
Original Label : Pacific Jazz
Recorded at The Black Orchid on 15th August 1961 (Side A) & Pacific Jazz Studios on 15th August 1961 (Side B)
Produced by Richard Bock
Remastered by Steve Hoffman & Kevin Gray
Originally released in 1961
Reissued in January 2009
Tracks:
Side A:
- Good Vibrations
- Willow Weep For Me
- Juggin’ Around
Side B:
- Groovin’ With Jug
- Morris The Minor
- Hey You, What’s That?
Reviews :
"Ironically, Gene "Jug" Ammons tended to be critical of organists; he was quoted as saying that "organ players don't know any changes." However, as critical the Chicago tenor saxman might have been of organists -- most of them, anyway -- he did some of his best work in their presence. When you united Ammons with Jack McDuff, Johnny "Hammond" Smith and other B-3 masters in the '60s, the sparks would fly. They certainly fly on this excellent album, which finds Ammons and Richard "Groove" Holmes co-leading a soul-jazz/hard bop organ combo that also includes guitarist Gene Edwards and drummer Leroy Henderson. The quartet is heard in two settings on August 15, 1961 -- three of the eight selections were produced by Richard Bock in a Los Angeles studio in the afternoon, while the other five were recorded several hours later an L.A. club called the Black Orchid. Ammons and Holmes prove to be a strong combination in both settings, although their playing is somewhat looser at the Orchid, where the delights include some slow blues (Ammons' "Hittin' the Jug"), a smoky ballad ("Willow Weep for Me") and a lightning-fast barnburner (Ammons' "Juggin' Around"). However critical Ammons might have been of most organists, it's obvious that he and Holmes share a lot of common ground on Groovin' With Jug." AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4,5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,58 / 5