Groove Merchant (album)
# Groove Merchant (album)

Groove Merchant is an album by saxophonist Jerome Richardson, featuring jazz versions of then-current pop hits, recorded in 1967 and released on the Verve label the following year.

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## Track listing

* "Groove Merchant" (Jerome Richardson) – 5:58
* "To Sir with Love" (Mark London, Don Black) – 3:08
* "Gimmie Little Sign" (Alfred Smith, Jerry Winn, Joseph Hooven) – 2:20
* "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" (Granville "Sascha" Burland) – 2:27
* "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (Neil Diamond) – 2:34
* "Knock on Wood" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd) – 2:35
* "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 2:58
* "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 3:40
* "Where Is Love" (Richardson) – 3:30
* "Up, Up and Away" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:56

## Personnel

* Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, bass flute
* Joe Newman, Snooky Young – trumpet
* Alan Raph – trombone
* Buddy Lucas – baritone saxophone, harmonica
* Ernie Hayes – piano, organ
* Eric Gale, Carl Lynch – guitar
* Chuck Rainey – electric bass
* Grady Tate – drums
* Warren Smith – percussion
* Benny Golson – arranger, conductor
