Night Glider is a solid early-'70s funk-jazz set from organist
Richard "Groove" Holmes. Propelled by the catchy title track written by fellow keyboardist
Horace Ott (who appears here), the album features mostly groove-oriented originals. However, two
Carole King-penned tunes, "It's Going to Take Some Time" and "Go Away Little Girl," also add period flair with their mix of R&B soulfulness and singer/songwriter melodicism. Joining
Holmes are such soul-jazz regulars as drummer
Bernard Purdie, trombonist
Garnett Brown, and saxophonist
Seldon Powell. Rounding out the group are guitarist
Lloyd Davis, bassist
Paul Martinez, and conga/bongo player Kwasi Jayourba. ~ Matt Collar