Hope-Full

1962 studio album by Elmo Hope From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hope-Full is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1961 for the Riverside label.[1] Hope performs 5 solo piano pieces and three piano duets with his wife Bertha.

Released1962
RecordedNovember 9 & 14, 1961
New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:44
Quick facts Studio album by Elmo Hope, Released ...
Hope-Full
Studio album by
Elmo Hope
Released1962
RecordedNovember 9 & 14, 1961
New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:44
LabelRiverside
RLP 408
Elmo Hope chronology
Homecoming!
(1961)		 Hope-Full
(1962)		 Sounds from Rikers Island
(1963)
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Reception

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "solo albums by the bop musicians were considered a bit unusual, but Elmo Hope (an underrated composer and pianist) fares quite well during this Riverside set".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Elmo Hope except as indicated

  1. "Underneath" - 4:35
  2. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 5:18
  3. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Traditional) - 4:58
  4. "Most Beautiful" - 5:03
  5. "Blues Left and Right" - 6:05
  6. "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) - 3:32
  7. "My Heart Stood Still" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:23
  8. "Moonbeams" - 4:50

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