Groovin' with Jug is a live album (with three tracks recorded in the studio) by organist Richard Holmes and saxophonist Gene Ammons recorded in 1961 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[4]
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | August 15, 1961 The Black Orchid, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 54:32 | |||
| Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 32 | |||
| Producer | Richard Bock | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Down Beat |  [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Reception
editThe Allmusic review called it an "excellent album, which finds Ammons and Richard "Groove" Holmes co-leading a soul-jazz/hard bop organ combo... 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".[1]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Gene Ammons except as indicated
- "Good Vibrations" (Art Farmer) - 8:38
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 7:04
- "Juggin' Around" (Frank Foster) - 3:20
- "Hittin' the Jug" - 7:20 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Exactly Like You" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 9:05 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Groovin' With Jug" - 4:19
- "Morris the Minor" (Richard Holmes) - 7:53
- "Hey You, What's That?" - 6:53
- Recorded in studio on the afternoon of August 15, 1961 (tracks 6–8) and at The Black Orchid on the evening of August 15, 1961 (tracks 1–5)
Personnel
edit- Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone
- Richard Holmes - organ
- Gene Edwards - guitar
- Leroy Henderson - drums
References
edit- ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed December 10, 2012
- ^ Down Beat: December 21, 1961 Vol. 28, No. 26
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 105. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Gene Ammons discography accessed December 10, 2012