Jimmy Witherspoon & Groove Holmes • Spoon & Groove

 

Review by Richie Unterberger
This was originally released as Groovin' & Spoonin' on Olympic (7107). It's a decent if unremarkable set of blues-jazz, heavier on the blues, with organist Groove Holmes being Witherspoon's most important sideman on this date (which also features tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards). Several of the numbers are shopworn standards like "Take This Hammer," "Key to the Highway," "Please Send Me Someone to Love," and "Since I Fell for You," though everything's performed with taste. If you're looking for Witherspoon blues-jazz with an organ groove, the 1963 album Evenin' Blues (1963) is more highly recommended, though 'Spoon & Groove has no serious flaws.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/spoon-groove-mw0000188057

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Reseña de Richie Unterberger
Esto fue originalmente lanzado como Groovin' & Spoonin' en Olympic (7107). Es un decente aunque poco llamativo conjunto de blues-jazz, más pesado en el blues, con el organista Groove Holmes siendo el sideman más importante de Witherspoon en esta fecha (que también cuenta con el saxofonista tenor Teddy Edwards). Varios de los números son estándares de la tienda como "Take This Hammer", "Key to the Highway", "Please Send Me Someone to Love" y "Since I Fell for You", aunque todo está interpretado con gusto. Si buscas el blues-jazz de Witherspoon con un ritmo de órgano, el álbum de 1963 Evenin' Blues (1963) es más recomendable, aunque 'Spoon & Groove no tiene graves defectos.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/spoon-groove-mw0000188057

  

Tracklist:
1 - Take This Hammer, Part One -
2 - Goin' To Chicago Blues -
3 - In Blues -
4 - Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You -
5 - Losers Blues -
6 - Please Send Me Someone To Love -
7 - Key To The Highway -
8 - Cry The Blues -
9 - Out Blues (For Big Joe) -
10 - Since I Fell For You -
11 - Everything -
12 - Take This Hammer, Part Two

 

Credits:
    Bass – Jimmy Bond
    Drums – Frank Butler
    Guitar – Herman Mitchell
    Organ – Groove Holmes
    Piano – Paul Moer
    Tenor Saxophone – Teddy Edwards
    Vocals – Jimmy Witherspoon


1964
https://www.discogs.com/master/view/540534

 

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