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Groove Merchant was an American jazz and R&B record label during the 1970s. It was run by producer Sonny Lester and distributed by Pickwick Records. Notable artists included Chick Corea, O'Donel Levy, Buddy Rich, Jimmy McGriff, Lonnie Smith and Lionel Hampton. Lester would later close Groove Merchant and restructure it as Lester Radio Corporation, or LRC; TK Records were distributors for a period. Lester still retains the rights to the Groove Merchant/LRC back catalog and independently distributes them on compact disc.
Discography
500 Series
The Groove Merchant 500 Series consisted of 34 albums released between 1971 and 1974.[1]
| Catalog | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GM 501 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Black Velvet | |
| GM 502 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | You Don't Have To Be Black To Love The Blues | UK title: Blue Shadows Falling |
| GM 503 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Groove Grease | |
| GM 504 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Joy of Cookin' | |
| GM 505 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | American Pie | |
| GM 506 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Let's Stay Together | |
| GM 507 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Breeding of Mind | |
| GM 508 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Goodbye Yesterday | |
| GM 509 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Fly Dude | |
| GM 510 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Madame Foo-Foo | |
| GM 511 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | The Sweet Life | |
| GM 512 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Night Glider | |
| GM 513 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Love Ain't Nothin' But a Business Goin' On | originally released as The Outside Man on Capitol |
| GM 514 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Inner Crisis | |
| GM 515 | Script error: No such module "Sort". / Lucky Thompson + George Freeman + O'Donel Levy | Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail | Live split album |
| GM 516 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sweet Sister Funk | |
| GM 517 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | I Offer You | |
| GM 518 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Dawn of a New Day | |
| GM 519 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | New Improved Funk | |
| GM 520 | Script error: No such module "Sort". and Groove Holmes | Giants of the Organ Come Together | |
| GM 521 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | I Want a Country Man | |
| GM 522 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling | |
| GM 523 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | The Cisco Kid | |
| GM 524 | No release issued for this part number | ||
| GM 525 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Funkia | |
| GM 526 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Simba | |
| GM 527 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | New Groove | |
| GM 528 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | The Roar of '74 | |
| GM 529 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | If You're Ready Come Go with Me | Compilation featuring tracks from Soul Sugar, Groove Grease, Let's Stay Together and Fly Dude, plus two previously unreleased tracks. |
| GM 530 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sundance | Reissue of GM 2202 |
| GM 531 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Ms. Jazz | |
| GM 532 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Ms. Soul | |
| GM 533 | Script error: No such module "Sort". and Bucky Pizzarelli + Buddy Rich | Nirvana | |
| GM 534 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | The Main Squeeze | |
| GM 535 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky | |
2200 Series
The 2200 Series, released in 1972, consisted of five albums which feature previously released and/or unissued material produced by Sonny Lester for various other labels.[2]
| Catalog | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GM 2201 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Evergreens | originally released as Basic Basie on MPS. |
| GM 2202 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sundance | previously unreleased tracks from the 'Is' recording sessions for Solid State. |
| GM 2203 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Black and Blues | double LP of previously unreleased material recorded circa 1963. |
| GM 2204 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Fusion | double LP featuring tracks originally released as Energy on Capitol, along with a whole LP (=7 tracks) of previously unreleased material. |
| GM 2205 | Script error: No such module "Sort". and Junior Parker | Good Things Don't Happen Every Day | originally released as The Dudes Doin' Business on Capitol. |
3300 Series
The 3300 Series consisted of sixteen albums released between 1973 and 1976.[3]
| Catalog | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GM 3300 | Script error: No such module "Sort". and Groove Holmes | Giants of the Organ in Concert | Live 2LP set |
| GM 3301 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Very Live at Buddy's Place | |
| GM 3302 | Script error: No such module "Sort". and Lionel Hampton | Transition | |
| GM 3303 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | The Last Blues Album Volume 1 | Later issued on LRC as Loot To Boot under Illinois Jacquet's name. |
| GM 3304 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | 900 Shares of the Blues | |
| GM 3305 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Man & Woman | |
| GM 3306 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Chicago 'n All That Jazz | |
| GM 3307 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Big Band Machine | |
| GM 3308 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Afro–desia | |
| GM 3309 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Stump Juice | |
| GM 3310 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Masada | |
| GM 3311 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | The Mean Machine | |
| GM 3312 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Keep on Lovin' | Reissued in 1977 on LRC/T.K. 9312 |
| GM 3313 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Windows | Reissued in 1977 on LRC/T.K. 9313 |
| GM 3314 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Red Beans | Reissued in 1977 on LRC/T.K. 9314 |
| GM 3315 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Feelin's from Within | Reissued in 1977 on LRC/T.K. 9315 |
4000 Series
The 4000 Series, released in 1974–1975, consisted of twelve double LP compilations of previously issued material.[4]
- GM 4400 Lionel Hampton: The Works! (material later released as the single LPs: Hamp's Big Band Live! on Glad-Hamp, and Good Vibes on 51 West/CBS)
- GM 4401 Carmen McRae: Velvet Soul (compiles It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling and Ms. Jazz)
- GM 4402 Groove Holmes: Hunk–a–Funk (compiles Night Glider and New Groove)
- GM 4403 Jimmy McGriff: Flyin' Time (compiles Fly Dude and Let's Stay Together)
- GM 4404 Reuben Wilson: Bad Stuff! (compiles The Sweet Life and The Cisco Kid)
- GM 4405 Various Artists: Blues in Concert (compiles selections from Jimmy McGriff/Junior Parker, Very Live at Buddy's Place, Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail, Giants of the Organ in Concert, plus two live tracks by Dakota Staton)
- GM 4406 Chick Corea / Mike Longo: Piano Giants (compiles Sundance and Funkia)
- GM 4407 Buddy Rich: Tuff Dude! (compiles The Roar of '74 and Very Live at Buddy's Place)
- GM 4408 O'Donel Levy: Hands of Fire (compiles Black Velvet and Simba)
- GM 4409 Jimmy McGriff and Groove Holmes: Supa Cookin' (compiles Giants of the Organ Come Together and the first LP from the Giants of the Organ in Concert 2LP set)
- GM 4410 Dakota Staton: Confessin' (compiles Madame Foo-Foo and I Want a Country Man)
- GM 4411 Lucky Thompson: Illuminations (compiles Goodbye Yesterday and I Offer You)
References
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- ↑ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 500 Series, accessed March 26, 2018
- ↑ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 2200 Series, accessed March 26, 2018
- ↑ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 3300 Series, accessed March 26, 2018
- ↑ Jazzlists: Groove Merchant Records 4000 Series, accessed March 26, 2018
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