Tell It Like It Tis
This article is about the album by Richard "Groove" Holmes. For the song by the B52's, see Tell It Like It T-I-Is. For other uses, see Tell It Like It Is.
| 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 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
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| 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
- ↑ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10100/20100 series accessed March 4, 2016
- ↑ Freed., R. Les McCann Discography accessed March 4, 2016
- 1 2 Erlewine, Michael. Tell It Like It Is – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
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