Living Soul

Living Soul
Live album by Richard "Groove" Holmes
Released	1966
Recorded	April 22, 1966 Count Basie's, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:33
Label	Prestige PR 7468
Producer	Cal Lampley
Richard "Groove" Holmes chronology
Soul Message (1965) Living Soul (1966) Soul Mist! (1966)

Living Soul is a live album by jazz organist Richard "Groove" Holmes which was recorded in New York in 1966 and released on the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "this is a decent trio set... The relative lack of original material and the selection of several kinda corny standards to cover holds this back from the upper echelon of Holmes' recordings".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Richard "Groove" Holmes except as indicated

1. "Living Soul" - 8:30
2. "Blues for Yna Yna" (Gerald Wilson) - 5:12
3. "The Girl from Ipanema" (Norman Gimbel, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes) - 5:00
4. "Gemini" (Jimmy Heath) - 9:40
5. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) - 7:00

Personnel

• Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
• Gene Edwards - guitar
• George Randall - drums

References

1. Prestige Records discography accessed May 3, 2013
2. Unterberger, R. Allmusic listing accessed May 3, 2013