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Groove Merchant was an American jazz and R&B record label during the 1970s known for releasing such recordings as Groove Grease (1971) by Jimmy McGriff featuring the composition "The Bird".

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Overview

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.

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Discography

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500 Series

The Groove Merchant 500 Series consisted of 34 albums released between 1971 and 1974.

Catalog Artist Album Notes
GM 501 Template:Sortname Black Velvet
GM 502 Template:Sortname You Don't Have To Be Black To Love The Blues UK title: Blue Shadows Falling
GM 503 Template:Sortname Groove Grease
GM 504 Template:Sortname Joy of Cookin'
GM 505 Template:Sortname American Pie
GM 506 Template:Sortname Let's Stay Together
GM 507 Template:Sortname Breeding of Mind
GM 508 Template:Sortname Goodbye Yesterday
GM 509 Template:Sortname Fly Dude
GM 510 Template:Sortname Madame Foo-Foo
GM 511 Template:Sortname The Sweet Life
GM 512 Template:Sortname Night Glider
GM 513 Template:Sortname Love Ain't Nothin' But a Business Goin' On originally released as The Outside Man on Capitol
GM 514 Template:Sortname Inner Crisis
GM 515 Template:Sortname / Lucky Thompson + George Freeman + O'Donel Levy Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail Live split album
GM 516 Template:Sortname Sweet Sister Funk
GM 517 Template:Sortname I Offer You
GM 518 Template:Sortname Dawn of a New Day
GM 519 Template:Sortname New Improved Funk
GM 520 Template:Sortname and Groove Holmes Giants of the Organ Come Together
GM 521 Template:Sortname I Want a Country Man
GM 522 Template:Sortname It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling
GM 523 Template:Sortname The Cisco Kid
GM 524 No release issued for this part number
GM 525 Template:Sortname Funkia
GM 526 Template:Sortname Simba
GM 527 Template:Sortname New Groove
GM 528 Template:Sortname The Roar of '74
GM 529 Template:Sortname 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 Template:Sortname Sundance Reissue of GM 2202
GM 531 Template:Sortname Ms. Jazz
GM 532 Template:Sortname Ms. Soul
GM 533 Template:Sortname and Bucky Pizzarelli + Buddy Rich Nirvana
GM 534 Template:Sortname The Main Squeeze
GM 535 Template:Sortname Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky
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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.

Catalog Artist Album Notes
GM 2201 Template:Sortname Evergreens originally released as Basic Basie on MPS.
GM 2202 Template:Sortname Sundance previously unreleased tracks from the 'Is' recording sessions for Solid State.
GM 2203 Template:Sortname Black and Blues double LP of previously unreleased material recorded circa 1963.
GM 2204 Template:Sortname Fusion double LP featuring tracks originally released as Energy on Capitol, along with a whole LP (=7 tracks) of previously unreleased material.
GM 2205 Template:Sortname and Junior Parker Good Things Don't Happen Every Day originally released as The Dudes Doin' Business on Capitol.
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3300 Series

The 3300 Series consisted of sixteen albums released between 1973 and 1976.

Catalog Artist Album Notes
GM 3300 Template:Sortname and Groove Holmes Giants of the Organ in Concert Live 2LP set
GM 3301 Template:Sortname Very Live at Buddy's Place
GM 3302 Template:Sortname and Lionel Hampton Transition
GM 3303 Template:Sortname The Last Blues Album Volume 1 Later issued on LRC as Loot To Boot under Illinois Jacquet's name.
GM 3304 Template:Sortname 900 Shares of the Blues
GM 3305 Template:Sortname Man & Woman
GM 3306 Template:Sortname Chicago 'n All That Jazz
GM 3307 Template:Sortname Big Band Machine
GM 3308 Template:Sortname Afro–desia
GM 3309 Template:Sortname Stump Juice
GM 3310 Template:Sortname Masada
GM 3311 Template:Sortname The Mean Machine
GM 3312 Template:Sortname Keep on Lovin' Reissued in 1977 on LRC/T.K. 9312
GM 3313 Template:Sortname Windows Reissued in 1977 on LRC/T.K. 9313
GM 3314 Template:Sortname Red Beans Reissued in 1977 on LRC/T.K. 9314
GM 3315 Template:Sortname Feelin's from Within Reissued in 1977 on LRC/T.K. 9315
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4000 Series

The 4000 Series, released in 1974–1975, consisted of twelve double LP compilations of previously issued material.


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