Elmo Hope Trio

Album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope
Elmo Hope Trio
Studio album by
Elmo Hope
Released1960
RecordedFebruary 8, 1959
StudioRadio Recorders Studio B, Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length43:39
LabelHifijazz
J(S)-616
Elmo Hope chronology
Trio and Quintet
(1953-57) 		Elmo Hope Trio
(1960) 		Here's Hope!
(1961)

Elmo Hope Trio is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1959 and originally released on the Hifijazz label but rereleased on Contemporary Records.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DownBeat[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "The boppish and fairly original Elmo Hope performs seven of his obscure originals, many of which are well worth reviving... Bop and straight-ahead jazz fans wanting to hear a talented pianist play fresh tunes should explore Elmo Hope's valuable music."[2]

John A. Tynan of DownBeat praised the album, writing, "Elmo Hope’s inner story is in this album for anybody who will listen. And a moving story it is."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Elmo Hope except as indicated

  1. "B's A-Plenty" – 5:47
  2. "Barfly" – 6:18
  3. "Eejah" – 3:55
  4. "Boa" – 6:00
  5. "Something for Kenny" – 6:29
  6. "Like Someone in Love" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 7:32
  7. "Minor Bertha" – 4:51
  8. "Tranquility" – 2:58

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Elmo Hope discography Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 27, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed November 27, 2012
  3. ^ a b Tynan, John (December 8, 1960). "Elmo Hope". DownBeat. pp. 42, 44.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 723. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 105. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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