Soul Message

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Soul Message
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1966[1]
RecordedAugust 3, 1965
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length34:33
LabelPrestige
PR 7435
ProducerCal Lampley
Richard "Groove" Holmes chronology
Book of the Blues Vol. 1
(1964)
Soul Message
(1966)
Living Soul
(1966)

Soul Message is an album by jazz organist Richard "Groove" Holmes which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.[2]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record GuideStarStarStar[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Organist Richard "Groove" Holmes hit upon a successful formula on this Prestige session mixing together boogaloo rhythms with emotional solos... Groove Holmes shows that it is possible to create music that is both worthwhile and commercially successful".[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Richard "Groove" Holmes except as noted

  1. "Groove's Groove" - 7:06
  2. "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown) - 5:41
  3. "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) - 6:03
  4. "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) - 6:08
  5. "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 6:06
  6. "Soul Message" - 3:25

Personnel

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References

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  2. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 3, 2013
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 3, 2013
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