Soul Groove
Soul Groove is an album by saxophonist Johnny Griffin and trombonist Matthew Gee recorded in 1963 and released on the Atlantic label.
Reception
awarded the album 3 stars stating "The music seldom reaches ignition point on this undistinguished 1965 session... Soul Groove disappoints in several areas, including the writing that seldom surpasses head-arrangement status... The co-leaders' contributions also pass in a blur. Tenor and trombone front lines can work, but here the tone of the two instruments is too similar; Griffin and Gee's solos tend to drift and smear over one another".Track listing
All compositions by Matthew Gee except as indicated- "Oh Gee" - 2:21
- "Here" - 5:10
- "At Sundown" - 4:51
- "The Swingers Get the Blues, Too" - 8:00
- "Twist City" - 5:22
- "Poor Butterfly" - 4:59
- "Mood for Cryin'" - 4:42
- "Renee" - 5:18
Personnel
- Johnny Griffin - tenor saxophone
- Matthew Gee - trombone
- "Big" John Patton - organ
- Hank Jones - piano, organ
- Aaron [Bell |Aaron Bell] - bass, tuba
- Art Taylor - drums
- Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas, bongos