Tell It Like It Tis
1966 studio album by Richard "Groove" Holmes
Tell It Like It Tis | ||||
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Studio album by Richard "Groove" Holmes | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | March 1961, August 15, 1961 and 1962 | |||
Studio | Pacific Jazz Studios, The Black Orchid and other unidentified studio(s), Los Angeles, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:18 | |||
Label | Pacific Jazz PJ 10105 | |||
Producer | Richard Bock | |||
Richard "Groove" Holmes chronology | ||||
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Tell It Like It Tis is an album led by organist Richard "Groove" Holmes recorded in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Pacific Jazz label in 1966.[1][2]
Reception
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Allmusic | [3] |
The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine states: "this is classy soul jazz".[3]
Track listing
- "Hittin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons) - 7:15
- "Blow the Man Down" (Traditional) - 5:38
- "Denice" (Richard "Groove" Holmes) - 3:18
- "Later" (Sil Austin, Tiny Bradshaw, Henry Glover) - 4:32
- "This Here" (Bobby Timmons, Bob Dorough) - 3:30
- "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 6:35
- "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:15
- "Licks A Plenty" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) - 4:05
- Recorded at Pacific Jazz Studios in Hollywood, CA in March, 1961 (track 8), The Black Orchid in Los Angeles, CA, on August 15, 1961 (track 1), unidentified studios in Los Angeles, CA in 1961 (tracks 2-4 & 6) and 1962 (tracks 5 & 7).
Personnel
- Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
- Tricky Lofton - trombone (track 8)
- Gene Ammons (track 1), Ben Webster (track 8) - tenor saxophone
- Les McCann - piano (track 8)
- Gene Edwards (tracks 1-4 & 6), George Freeman (track 8), Joe Pass (tracks 5 & 7) - guitar
- Leroy Henderson (tracks 1-4 & 6), Ron Jefferson (track 8), Lawrence Marable (tracks 5 & 7) - drums
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Groove (1961)
- After Hours (1961 & 1962)
- Tell It Like It Tis (1961 & 1962)
- Somethin' Special (with Les McCann, 1962)
- Soul Message (1965)
- Misty (1965 & 1966)
- Soul Mist! (1966)
- Spicy! (1966)
- Super Soul (1967)
- Get Up & Get It! (1967)
- Soul Power! (1967)
- The Groover! (1968)
- That Healin' Feelin' (1968)
- Welcome Home (1968)
- Comin' On Home (1971)
- American Pie (1972)
- Night Glider (1973)
- Giants of the Organ Come Together (with Jimmy McGriff, 1973)
- New Groove (1974)
- Six Million Dollar Man (1975)
- Shippin' Out (1977)
- Groovin' with Jug (with Gene Ammons, 1961)
- Living Soul (1966)
- Giants of the Organ in Concert (with Jimmy McGriff, 1973)
- Onsaya Joy (1974)