Groove Merchant (album)

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.

Track listing

 * 1) "Groove Merchant" (Jerome Richardson) – 5:58
 * 2) "To Sir with Love" (Mark London, Don Black) – 3:08
 * 3) "Gimmie Little Sign" (Alfred Smith, Jerry Winn, Joseph Hooven) – 2:20
 * 4) "No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)" (Granville "Sascha" Burland) – 2:27
 * 5) "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (Neil Diamond) – 2:34
 * 6) "Knock on Wood" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd) – 2:35
 * 7) "Ode to Billie Joe" (Bobbie Gentry) – 2:58
 * 8) "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) – 3:40
 * 9) "Where Is Love" (Richardson) – 3:30
 * 10) "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