Groove Holmes - I'm In The Mood For Love (Vinyl LP)

Groove Holmes – I'm In The Mood For Love is an album by organist Richard "Groove" Holmes, released in April 1976 on Bob Thiele's label Flying Dutchman (cat. no. BDL1-1537), distributed by RCA. Bob Thiele produced it, with arrangements and conducting by Horace Ott. Holmes plays organ and synthesizer in front of a large group with horns, strings and session guitarists Cornell Dupree and Eric Gale; the repertoire ranges from the title track and Caravan to disco-leaning pieces with singer Brenda Jones. This copy is the 1976 US original pressing with original inner sleeve and insert.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Flying Dutchman BDL1-1537
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album
• Pressing: US original
• Country: USA
• Year of this pressing: 1976
• Genre: Jazz, Soul & Funk, Jazz-funk
• Extras: Original inner sleeve and insert

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG, cut-out

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. I'm In The Mood For Love (Jimmy McHugh/Dorothy Fields)
2. This Is The Me Me (Not The You You) (Kenneth Moss)
3. I've Got Love For You (Horace Ott)
4. Non Kulu Léku (Kenneth Moss)

Side B

1. Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben Bernie/Kenneth Casey/Maceo Pinkard)
2. Morning Children (Brenda Jones)
3. Reachin' The Preacher (Horace Ott)
4. Caravan (Duke Ellington/Irving Mills/Juan Tizol)

Personnel

Groove Holmes (organ, synthesizer), Kenneth Moss (electric piano), Cornell Dupree and Eric Gale (electric guitar), Gordon Edwards (bass), Charles Collins and Melvin Roach (drums), Guilherme Franco and Leopoldo (percussion), Jon Faddis and Lew Soloff (trumpet), Buddy Terry and George Opalisky (tenor saxophone), Babe Clarke (baritone saxophone, flute), strings; Brenda Jones and Breathless (vocals).

Produced by Bob Thiele; arranged and conducted by Horace Ott; engineer: Harvey Goldberg; mastering: Mike Posner.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. This is the 1976 US first edition on Flying Dutchman, cat. no. BDL1-1537, pressed by RCA.

What does cut-out mean?
A cut-out is a record that was taken out of regular stock as remainder and marked with a hole, cut or clipped corner in the sleeve. The record itself is not affected.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. VG (Very Good) for the sleeve means clear signs of wear such as edge or corner wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Groove Holmes records?
At the moment this is our only Groove Holmes record. Similar music is in our Soul & Funk collection and our Jazz collection.