Living Soul

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{{Infobox album

| name = Living Soul

| type = Live album

| artist = Richard "Groove" Holmes

| cover = Living Soul.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1966

| recorded = April 22, 1966
Count Basie's, New York City

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 34:33

| label = Prestige
PR 7468

| producer = Cal Lampley

| chronology = Richard "Groove" Holmes

| prev_title = Soul Message

| prev_year = 1965

| next_title = Soul Mist!

| next_year = 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.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7400-series/#pr-7468 Prestige Records discography] accessed May 3, 2013

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

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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".Unterberger, R. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/living-soul-mw0000370405 Allmusic listing] accessed May 3, 2013

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

References