Artist: Richard "Groove" Holmes
Album: Night Glider
Genre: Jazz-Funk, Soul
Label: Solid Records/Ultra-Vybe/Groove Merchant
Released: 1973/2019
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Night Glider (Ott) - 5:19
- Flyjack (Ott) - 3:35
- It's Going to Take Some Time (King-Stern) - 4:31
- Pure Cane Sugar (Holmes) - 5:02
- Go Away Little Girl (Goffin-King) - 5:33
- One Mint Julep (Toombs) - 4:53
- Young and Foolish (Horwitt-Hague) - 4:20
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- Personnel:
- Groove Holmes - organ
- Garnett Brown - trombone
- Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone
- Lloyd Davis - guitar
- Paul Martinez - bass
- Horace Ott - electric piano
- Bernard Purdie - drums
- Kwasi Jayourba - congas, bongos
Night Glider is a solid early-'70s funk-jazz set from organist Richard "Groove" Holmes. Propelled by the catchy title track written by fellow keyboardist Horace Ott (who appears here), the album features mostly groove-oriented originals. However, two Carole King-penned tunes, "It's Going to Take Some Time" and "Go Away Little Girl," also add period flair with their mix of R&B soulfulness and singer/songwriter melodicism. Joining Holmes are such soul-jazz regulars as drummer Bernard Purdie, trombonist Garnett Brown, and saxophonist Seldon Powell. Rounding out the group are guitarist Lloyd Davis, bassist Paul Martinez, and conga/bongo player Kwasi Jayourba.
Review by Matt Collar