Richard "Groove" Holmes & Ernie Watts
The seemingly-nebulous line between rock and jazz, through it probably neve… Read Full Bio ↴The seemingly-nebulous line between rock and jazz, through it probably never will be erased, is getting fainter all the time. As the two musical genres fuse and come together, their individual labels... "jazz" and "rock" ... lose some of their distinctive meaning and become "good music."

This is such an album

It's a jazz album, if the backgrounds of the musicians involved dictates such a label. The keyboard pyrotechnics of Richard "Groove" Holmes have been known to jazz audiences for more than a decade. The jazz reputations of Wilton Felder, Dick Berk, Freedy Robinson, King Errison and Robert Norris are equally self-evident.

But, then again, the musical flow here transcends the nitche in which jazz is usually placed. It's, indeed, a grand "coming together" of both talent and technique; a true "super-session" of musical spontaneity ... not over-inflated egos.

"Come Together," the title track, sets the standard for the rest of the album; hip deep in infectious percussion, flowing rhythms and unusual colorings. Credit for the later can be attributed to the pioneering usage by Holmes and Watts of electronics; Holmes, with his Gibson Maestro System, which gives his organ the added sounds of fuzztone, split octaves and wah-wah and Watts with his Fender Orchestration-Plus unit on sax, giving him virtually the same choice of sounds, but with the addition of tape-delayed echo. The final result emerges not as an exercise in electronic gadgetry (as happens so often in rock) but as exciting, ever-changing "structured" improvisation.

The music here isn't for analyzation or intellectualization. It's for enjoyment. The musicians enjoyed the recording sessions (which, incidentally, went remarkably fast ... just two sessions) and as the listener, you can't help but swing to the beat. Even get up and dance.

When's the last time you danced to contemporary jazz?
Pete Senoff

Produced by Richard Block
Arranged by Ernie Watts
Engineer: John Anderson
Art Direction and Design: Ron Wolin
Photography: Howard Risk

Come Together Cover

Track Listing
1. Come Together 5:49
2. Boo 5:20
3. Hurt So Bad 3:40
4. Evil Ways 2:52
5. Can't Take My Eyes Off You 5:13
6. Wedding Bell Blues 4:10
7. Beer Can Alley 5:42
Musicians
• Ernie Watts - Tenor Sax
• Richard "Groove" Holmes - Organ
• Dick Berk - Drums
• King Errison - Conga Drums
• Willton Felder - Fender Bass
• Robert Norris - Percussion
• Freddy Robinson - Guitar
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We have lyrics for these tracks by Richard "Groove" Holmes:


Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Blue Moon Blue moon you saw me standing alone Without a dream in…
Body and Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Deep Purple Woo, Wo-o-oo-wo-wo, Wo-o-oo-wo-wo, Wo-o-oo-wo-wo When…
Don't Mess With Me Don't mess with me I said yeah don't mess with me Say…
Go Away Little Girl Won't you go away (little girl) Wish you wouldn't stay (lit…
Groovin' For Mr. G Beatles Miscellaneous Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! (ta…
Hallelujah I Love Her So Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know She is…
I'll Remember April This lovely day will lengthen into evening We'll sigh goodb…
I'm In The Mood For Love I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
It Might as Well Be Spring I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm I'm as…
It's Going To Take Some Time It's gonna take some time this time To get myself in…
Just Friends Just friends, lovers no more Just friends, but not like befo…



Laura You know the feeling of something half remembered Of someth…
Man I Love The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an…
More Each time I look at you is like the first…
My One and Only Love The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an…
On Green Dolphin St It seems like a dream, yet I know it happened A…
Over The Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high There's a land that…
Pennies From Heaven Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven Don't you…
Polka Dots and Moonbeams A country dance was being held in a garden I felt…
Second Time Around Love is lovelier the second time around Just as wonderful w…
Secret Love Once I had a secret love, That lived within the heart…
Song For My Father If there was ever a man Who was generous, gracious and…
Speak Low Speak low when you speak, love, Our summer day withers away…
Strangers in the Night Strangers in the night, Exchanging glances Wandering the …
The Girl From Ipanema Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema…
The More I See You Each time I look at you is like the first…
The Shadow of Your Smile The shadow of your smile When you have gone Will color all…
There Is No Greater Love There is no greater love Than what I feel for you No…
These Foolish Things Oh! Will you never let me be? Oh! Will you never…
Where or When It seems we stood and talked like this before We looked…


We have lyrics for these tracks by Ernie Watts:


'Round Midnight It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty we…
Good Morning Heartache Good morning heartache, you old gloomy sight Good morning h…
In a Sentimental Mood In A Sentimental Mood I can see the stars come…
Lamento Não posso esquecer O teu olhar Longe dos olhos meus Ai,…
Lost In The Stars Before Lord God made the sea and the land He held…
Meditation Dentro de si mesmo Mesmo que lá fora Fora de si mesmo Mes…
On Green Dolphin Street It seems like a dream, yet I know it happened A…
One Love The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an…
Oriente Se oriente, rapaz Pela constelação do Cruzeiro do Sul Se…
Round Midnight It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty well…
Urban Renewal Shiroku fukuranda mune ni Tsukisasaru kuroi toge wa kie me w…
You're My Thrill You're my thrill You do something to me You send chills ri…


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