Soul Message is an album by jazz organist Richard "Groove" Holmes which was recorded in 1965 and released on the Prestige label.[2]

Soul Message
Studio album by Richard "Groove" Holmes
Released	January 1966[1]
Recorded	August 3, 1965
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:33
Label	Prestige PR 7435
Producer	Cal Lampley
Richard "Groove" Holmes chronology
Book of the Blues Vol. 1 (1964) Soul Message (1966) Living Soul (1966)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Organist Richard "Groove" Holmes hit upon a successful formula on this Prestige session mixing together boogaloo rhythms with emotional solos... Groove Holmes shows that it is possible to create music that is both worthwhile and commercially successful".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Richard "Groove" Holmes except as noted

1. "Groove's Groove" - 7:06
2. "Daahoud" (Clifford Brown) - 5:41
3. "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) - 6:03
4. "Song for My Father" (Horace Silver) - 6:08
5. "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 6:06
6. "Soul Message" - 3:25

Personnel

• Richard "Groove" Holmes - organ
• Gene Edwards - guitar
• Jimmie Smith - drums

References