Groove Merchant is an album by saxophonist Jerome Richardson, featuring jazz versions of then-current pop hits, recorded in 1967 and released on the Verve label the following year.Jazzdisco: Verve Records Catalog: 8700 series. Retrieved May 13, 2019Both Sides Now: Verve Label Discography. Retrieved May 13, 2019
Track listing "Groove Merchant" (Jerome Richardson) – 5:58 "To Sir with Love" (Mark London, Don Black) – 3:08 "Gimmie Little Sign" (Alfred Smith, Jerry Winn, Joseph Hooven) – 2:20 "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" (Granville "Sascha" Burland) – 2:27 "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (Neil Diamond) – 2:34 "Knock on Wood" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd) – 2:35 "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 2:58 "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 3:40 "Where Is Love" (Richardson) – 3:30 "Up, Up and Away" (Jimmy Webb) – 3:56
Personnel Jerome Richardson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, bass flute Joe Newman, Snooky Young – trumpet Alan Raph – trombone Buddy Lucas – baritone saxophone, harmonica Ernie Hayes – piano, organ Eric Gale, Carl Lynch – guitar Chuck Rainey – electric bass Grady Tate – drums Warren Smith – percussion Benny Golson – arranger, conductor
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