Tell It Like It Tis

This article is about the album by Richard "Groove" Holmes. For the song by the B52's, see Tell It Like It T-I-Is. For other uses, see Tell It Like It Is.
Tell It Like It Tis
Studio album by
Richard "Groove" Holmes
Released1966
RecordedMarch 1961, August 15, 1961 and 1962
StudioPacific Jazz Studios, The Black Orchid and other unidentified studio(s), Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
Length40:18
LabelPacific Jazz
PJ 10105
ProducerRichard Bock
Richard "Groove" Holmes chronology
After Hours
(1961-62) 		Tell It Like It Tis
(1966) 		Book of the Blues Vol. 1
(1964)

Tell It Like It Tis is an album led by organist Richard "Groove" Holmes recorded in 1961 and 1962 and released on the Pacific Jazz label in 1966.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine states: "this is classy soul jazz".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Hittin' the Jug" (Gene Ammons) - 7:15
  2. "Blow the Man Down" (Traditional) - 5:38
  3. "Denice" (Richard "Groove" Holmes) - 3:18
  4. "Later" (Sil Austin, Tiny Bradshaw, Henry Glover) - 4:32
  5. "This Here" (Bobby Timmons, Bob Dorough) - 3:30
  6. "Secret Love" (Sammy Fain, Paul Francis Webster) - 6:35
  7. "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:15
  8. "Licks A Plenty" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) - 4:05
  • Recorded at Pacific Jazz Studios in Hollywood, CA in March, 1961 (track 8), The Black Orchid in Los Angeles, CA, on August 15, 1961 (track 1), unidentified studios in Los Angeles, CA in 1961 (tracks 2-4 & 6) and 1962 (tracks 5 & 7).

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10100/20100 series accessed March 4, 2016
  2. ^ Freed., R. Les McCann Discography accessed March 4, 2016
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, Michael. Tell It Like It Is – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2016.