Album Info
| Artist: | The Roy Hargrove Presents RH Factor |
| Album: | Hard Groove |
| Released: | USA, 2023 |
Tracklist:
| A1 | Hardgroove | 5:34 |
| A2 | Common Free Style | 5:58 |
| A3 | I'll Stay | 7:51 |
| B1 | Interlude | 1:00 |
| B2 | Pastor "T" | 5:45 |
| B3 | Poetry | 5:49 |
| B4 | The Joint | 5:40 |
| C1 | Forget Regret | 3:53 |
| C2 | Out Of Town | 3:58 |
| C3 | Liquid Streets | 4:59 |
| C4 | Kwah/Home | 5:59 |
| D1 | How I Know | 4:58 |
| D2 | Juicy | 6:35 |
| D3 | The Stroke | 4:28 |
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Description
The taut ghost-note snare lift into the first hook of Poetry says everything about Hard Groove’s mission: hip-hop pocket welded to burnished brass. Roy Hargrove’s RH Factor leans into early-2000s neo-soul and rap without losing jazz bite, so the title cut Hardgroove struts rather than blares, and Common Free Style rides a head‑nod break while the horns answer like a second MC. Keyboards and bass smear into a humid, lived‑in texture, then those trumpet lines slice through with just enough sting.
Pressed across 2LP, this edition gives the band room to breathe. The low end sits deeper and the imaging opens up, so you can trace the Rhodes, synth bass and kit as discrete layers instead of a single thump. It’s a smart companion for shelves that already hold D’Angelo’s Voodoo era, bridging Sunday soul and weeknight improvisation.
If you’d rather order online, you can buy RH Factor records online with us.
File this for small parties, late drives or a focused sit-down; it rewards all three. The artwork looks sharp at full spread, and the sequencing feels more natural with the extra side breaks. Melbourne heads who came up on jazz-hop will clock how contemporary this still sounds, but the playing is pure tradition, just wearing new shoes. Buy RH Factor records online today or visit us in Preston to grab a copy.
