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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Soul Message
| name = Soul Message
| Type = Studio
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[Richard Holmes (organist)|Richard "Groove" Holmes]]
| artist = [[Richard Holmes (organist)|Richard "Groove" Holmes]]
| Cover = Soul Message.jpg
| cover = Soul Message.jpg
| Released = 1965
| alt =
| released = January 1966<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ew8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=billboard+richard+holmes+soul+message&pg=PA40|title=Billboard|date=February 5, 1966}}</ref>
| Recorded = August 3, 1965<br><small>[[Van Gelder Studio]], Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| Genre = [[Jazz]]
| recorded = August 3, 1965
| Length = 34:33
| venue =
| Label = [[Prestige Records|Prestige]]<br><small>PR 7435
| studio = [[Van Gelder Studio]], Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| Producer = [[Cal Lampley]]
| genre = [[Jazz]]
| length = 34:33
⚫
| Chronology = [[Richard Holmes (organist)|Richard "Groove" Holmes]]
| label = [[Prestige Records|Prestige]]<br><small>PR 7435</small>
⚫
| Last album = ''[[Book of the Blues Vol. 1]]''<br>(1964)
| producer = [[Cal Lampley]]
| This album = '''Soul Message'''<br>(1965)
⚫
| chronology = [[Richard Holmes (organist)|Richard "Groove" Holmes]]
⚫
| Next album = ''[[Living Soul]]''<br>(1966)
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| prev_title = [[Book of the Blues Vol. 1]]
| prev_year = 1964
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| next_title = [[Living Soul]]
| next_year = 1966
}}
}}


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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
|rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| page = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/105 105]
}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev3score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=720}}</ref>
}}
}}
[[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".<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-message-mw0000267654 Allmusic listing] accessed May 3, 2013</ref>
[[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".<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-message-mw0000267654 Allmusic listing] accessed May 3, 2013</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
''All compositions by Richard "Groove" Holmes except as indicated''
All compositions by Richard "Groove" Holmes except as noted
# "Groove's Groove" - 7:06
# "Groove's Groove" - 7:06
# "Daahoud" ([[Clifford Brown]]) - 5:41
# "Daahoud" ([[Clifford Brown]]) - 5:41
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# "Song for My Father" ([[Horace Silver]]) - 6:08
# "Song for My Father" ([[Horace Silver]]) - 6:08
# "[[The Things We Did Last Summer]]" ([[Sammy Cahn]], [[Jule Styne]]) - 6:06
# "[[The Things We Did Last Summer]]" ([[Sammy Cahn]], [[Jule Styne]]) - 6:06
# "Soul Message" - 3:25
# "Soul Message" - 3:25


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
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*Gene Edwards - [[guitar]]
*Gene Edwards - [[guitar]]
*[[Jimmie Smith]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Jimmie Smith]] - [[drum kit|drums]]

== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Richard Holmes (organist) albums]]
[[Category:Richard Holmes (organist) albums]]

Latest revision as of 23:44, 17 March 2024

Soul Message
Studio album by
Richard "Groove" Holmes
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
Allmusic[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[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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  1. ^ "Billboard". February 5, 1966.
  2. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed May 3, 2013
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic listing accessed May 3, 2013
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 105. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 720. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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