Soul Power!
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{{Infobox album
| name = Soul Power!
| type = Studio
| artist = Richard "Groove" Holmes
| cover = Soul Power!.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1968
| recorded = December 19, 1967
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| genre = Jazz
| length = 40:35
| label = Prestige
PR 7543
| producer = Cal Lampley
| chronology = Richard "Groove" Holmes
| prev_title = Get Up & Get It!
| prev_year = 1967
| next_title = The Groover!
| next_year = 1968
}}
Soul Power! is an album by jazz organist Richard "Groove" Holmes, which was recorded in 1967 and released on the Prestige label.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/prestige-records/catalog-7500-series/#pr-7543 Prestige Records discography] accessed May 6, 2013
Reception
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| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}
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Allmusic awarded the album three and a half stars, stating, "It's relaxed and funky, organ-paced small-combo music, Holmes perhaps breaking out less of a sweat than some of his more bop-influenced and frenetic contemporaries."Unterberger, R. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/soul-power%21-mw0000892475 Allmusic listing] accessed May 3, 2013
Track listing
- "Soul Power" (Richard "Groove" Holmes) - 5:50
- "Gimme Little Sign" (Jerry Winn, Alfred Smith, Joe Hooven) - 2:30
- "How Can I Be Sure" (Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere) - 5:00
- "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) - 5:35
- "Since I Fell for You" (Buddy Johnson) - 8:25
- "The Preacher" (Horace Silver) - 7:15
- "Girl Talk" (Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup) - 5:50
Personnel
- Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
- Wally Richardson, Steve Wolfe - guitar
- Jimmy Lewis - electric bass
- Ben Dixon - drums
- Dave Blume - congas
References
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Category:Richard Holmes (organist) albums
Category:Prestige Records albums