New Groove (Groove Holmes album)
# New Groove (Groove Holmes album)

New Groove is an album by American jazz organist Groove Holmes recorded in 1974 and released on the Groove Merchant label.

## Reception

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| Allmusic | |

Allmusic's Matt Collar said: "New Groove is an enjoyable if minor early-'70s soul-jazz outing from organist Richard "Groove" Holmes. Featuring a mix of originals, standards, and pop tunes, the album revolves around Holmes' funky organ chops".

## Track listing

All compositions by Richard "Groove" Holmes except where noted.

* "Red Onion" (Manny Albam, Richard "Groove" Holmes) – 3:44
* "No Trouble on the Mountain" (Leon Cook) – 3:57
* "Meditation" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça, Norman Gimbel) – 6:11
* "Good Vibrations" – 4:40
* "You've Got It Bad" (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright) – 5:22
* "Chu-Chu" – 5:36
* "How Insensitive" (Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Gimbel) – 5:43

## Personnel

* Groove Holmes – organ
* Burt Collins, Jon Faddis, Ernie Royal, Marvin Stamm − trumpet
* Eddie Daniels − flute, tenor saxophone, piccolo
* Leon Cook, O'Donel Levy − guitar
* Bernard Purdie − drums
* Kwasi Jayourba – percussion
* Manny Albam − arranger
