Richard "Groove" Holmes: Six Million Dollar Man [FLYING DUTCHMAN]

Why you'll love it

The organ great at his funkiest: Groove Holmes over arrangements by Oliver Nelson and Tom Scott, with David T. Walker on guitar, Chuck Rainey on bass and Jimmy Gordon on drums. "Disc-O-Mite" and "Salsa De Alma" open it up, and the title theme is pure 70s TV cool.

This edition

• Reissue of the 1975 album
• 8 tracks

About the album

Bob Thiele produced Six Million Dollar Man for his Flying Dutchman label in 1975, setting Holmes's Hammond in front of a full LA studio band with brass and woodwinds. Most of the tunes come from Oliver Nelson, with Holmes adding the long closing "Mama's Groove".

It's a jazz record that clearly spent some time on the dance floor, and better for it.

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Tracklist

1. Disc-O-Mite
2. Salsa De Alma
3. Once Is Not Enough
4. Dumpy Mama
5. Six Million Dollar Man Theme
6. Double Scale
7. 125th St. And 7th Avenue
8. Mama's Groove

On Flying Dutchman (cat# HIQLP171), a reissue of the 1975 album.