Richard Groove Holmes – After Hours

 

 

 After Hours – Richard Groove Holmes (Pacific Jazz, 1961)

 

 

Pacific Jazz ‎records 1961 – ST-59

 

notes:

After Hours is one of the most soulful and intimate recordings

 by jazz organist Richard “Groove” Holmes, released on the Pacific Jazz

 label in 1961. Blending blues feeling, swinging jazz phrasing and

 late-night club atmosphere, this album stands as a prime example

 of West Coast organ jazz at its most relaxed and expressive.

Recorded in Los Angeles, After Hours captures Holmes in a stripped-down 

trio setting, allowing his Hammond organ to take center stage. 

The result is a warm, smoky soundscape that feels tailor-made 

for late-night listening — true to the album’s title.

credits:

    Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
    Gene Edwards (tracks 1, 2 & 7), 
    Joe Pass (tracks 3−6 & 8) - guitar
    Leroy Henderson (tracks 1, 2 & 7),
    Lawrence Marable (tracks 3−6 & 8) - drums


Recorded at Pacific Jazz Studios in Hollywood, CA in 
1961 (tracks 1, 2 & 7) and 1962 (tracks 3-6 & 8)

Producer & audio – Richard Bock

tracklist:

All compositions by Richard Holmes except as indicated 

A1     Hallelujah, I Love Her So     2:30
written by Ray Charles
A2     After Hours     5:25
written by Avery Parrish
A3     Groove's Bag     6:45
A4     Sweatin'     3:35
B1     Groove Bird     5:32
B2     Minor Surgery     4:13
B3     Do It My Way     4:55
B4     Jeanine     2:54
written by Duke Pearson 

 

 

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