Richard Holmes
Richard „Groove“ Holmes (2. května 1931 Camden, New Jersey, USA – 29. června 1991 St. Louis, Missouri, USA) byl americký jazzový varhaník. 

Své první album nazvané Groove vydal v roce 1961 na značce Pacific Jazz Records. Během své kariéry spolupracoval i s dalšími hudebníky, mezi které patří Ben Webster, Jimmy McGriff, Gene Ammons nebo Ernie Watts. Zemřel po dlouhém boji s rakovinou prostaty ve svých šedesáti letech. V roce 1992 po něm skupina Beastie Boys pojmenovala píseň „Groove Holmes“ na svém albu Check Your Head.

Diskografie

Jako leader 
 Groove (Les McCann Presents the Dynamic Jazz Organ of Richard "Groove" Holmes) [také vydáno jako That Healin' Feelin' ] (Pacific Jazz Records, 1961) – s Benem Websterem
 Groovin' s Jug (Pacific Jazz Records, 1961) – s Gene Ammonsem
 Somethin' Special (Pacific Jazz Records, 1962) – s Les McCannem
 After Hours (Pacific Jazz Records, 1961–1962)
 Tell It Like It Tis (Pacific Jazz Records, 1961–1962)
 Book of the Blues Vol. 1 (Warner Bros., 1964) – s Onzy Matthews' orchestra
 A Bowl of Soul (Loma/WB, 1966) – s Onzy Matthews' orchestra
 Blues For Spoon And Groove (Surrey, 1965) – s Jimmy Whitherspoonem
 Soul Message (Prestige Records, 1965
 Living Soul (Recorded Live! at Count Basie's) (Prestige Records, 1966)
 On Basie's Bandstand [live] (Prestige Records, 1966)
 Soul Mist! (Prestige Records, 1966)
 Misty (Prestige Records, 1965–1966)
 Spicy! (Prestige Records, 1966)
 Super Soul (Prestige Records, 1967) – s Richardem Evansem
 Get Up & Get It! (Prestige Records, 1967)
 Soul Power! (Prestige Records, 1967)
 The Groover! (Prestige Records, 1968)
 That Healin' Feelin' (Prestige Records, 1968) – s Rusty Bryantem
 Welcome Home (World Pacific, 1968)
 Workin' on a Groovy Thing (World Pacific, 1968)
 X–77: Richard "Groove" Holmes Recorded Live at the Lighthouse (World Pacific, 1969)
 Come Together (World Pacific, 1970) – s Erniem Wattsem
 Comin' on Home (Blue Note, 1971)
 American Pie (Groove Merchant, 1972)
 Night Glider (Groove Merchant, 1973)
 Giants of the Organ Come Together (Groove Merchant, 1973) – s Jimmy McGriffem
 Giants of the Organ in Concert (Groove Merchant, 1973) – s Jimmy McGriffem
 New Groove (Groove Merchant, 1974)
 Onsaya Joy [live] (Flying Dutchman Records Records, 1975)
 Theme from 'Six Million Dollar Man' and Other Selections (Flying Dutchman Records, 1975)
 I'm in the Mood for Love (Flying Dutchman Records, 1976)
 Shippin' Out (Muse Records, 1977)
 Good Vibrations (Muse Records, 1977) – s Houstonem Personem, Bob DeVos, Idris Muhammad
 Dancing in the Sun (Versatile Records, 1978)
 Star Wars/Close Encounters (Versatile Records, 1978)
 Broadway (Muse Records, 1980; reissue: 32 Jazz, 1998) – Houstonem Personem
 Swedish Lullaby (Sison, 1984)
 Blues All Day Long (Muse Records, 1988; reissue: 32 Jazz, 1999) – s Cecilem Bridgewaterem, Houstonem Personem, Jimmy Ponderem
 African Encounter (Muse Records, 1988)
 Hot Tat (Muse Records, 1989) – s Cecilem Bridgewaterem, Houstonem Personem, Jimmy Ponderem

LP/CD kompilace 
 Richard "Groove" Holmes: Jazz Milestone Series (Pacific Jazz Records, 1966)
 The Best of Richard "Groove" Holmes (Prestige Records, 1969)
 The Best of Richard "Groove" Holmes: For Beautiful People
 Hunk–a–Funk (Groove Merchant, 1975)
 Supa Cookin'  (Groove Merchant, 1975) – s Jimmy McGriff
 Groovin' S Groove (LRC [Lester Radio Corporation], 1994)
 Blue Groove (Prestige Records, 1994)
 After Hours (Pacific Jazz Records, 1996)
 Legends of Acid Jazz: Richard "Groove" Holmes (Prestige Records, 1997)
 Groove's Groove (32 Jazz, 1998)
 Legends of Acid Jazz: Richard "Groove" Holmes – Spicy (Prestige Records, 1999)
 The Best of the Pacific Jazz Years (Pacific Jazz Records/EMI, 2001)
 Timeless: Richard "Groove" Holmes (Savoy Jazz/Denon, 2003)
 Super Soul (Prestige Records, 2004)

Jako spoluhráč 
S Earlem Bosticem
 Jazz As I Feel It (King, 1963; reissued as Complete Quintet Recordings on Lone Hill Jazz in 2006) -with Joe Pass
 A New Sound (King, 1964; reissued as Complete Quintet Recordings on Lone Hill Jazz in 2006) -with Joe Pass

S Willisem Jacksonem
 In Chateauneuf-du-Pape 1980 [also released as Ya Understand Me?] (Disques Black And Blue, 1980; Muse, 1984)S Ericem Klossem
 Love and All That Jazz (Prestige Records, 1966)

S Les McCannem
 Les McCann Sings (Pacific Jazz Records, 1961)

S Lou Rawlsem
 Black and Blue (Capitol, 1963)

S Dakota Stationem
 Madame Foo-Foo (Groove Merchant, 1972)

S Geraldem Wilsonem
 You Better Believe It! (Pacific Jazz Records, 1961)
 Eternal Equinox'' (Pacific Jazz Records, 1969)

Reference 

Američtí varhaníci
Jazzoví varhaníci
Afroameričané
Narození v roce 1931
Úmrtí v roce 1991
Zemřelí na karcinom prostaty
Muži
Narození 2. května
Úmrtí 29. června
Narození v Camdenu (New Jersey)
Úmrtí v St. Louis