St. Elmo Sylvester Hope (June 27, 1923 – May 19, 1967) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, chiefly in the bebop and hard bop genres. He grew up playing and listening to jazz and classical music with Bud Powell, and both were close friends of another influential pianist, Thelonious Monk.
Hope survived being shot by police as a youth to become a New York-based musician who recorded with several emerging stars in the mid-1950s, including trumpeter Clifford Brown, and saxophonists John Coltrane, Lou Donaldson, Jackie McLean, and Sonny Rollins. A long-term heroin user, Hope had his license to perform in New York's clubs withdrawn after a drug conviction, so he moved to Los Angeles in 1957. He was not happy during his four years on the West Coast, but had some successful collaborations there, including with saxophonist Harold Land.
More recordings as leader ensued following Hope's return to New York, but they did little to gain him more public or critical attention. Further drug and health problems reduced the frequency of his public performances, which ended a year before his death, at the age of 43. He remains little known, despite, or because of, the individuality of his playing and composing, which were complex and stressed subtlety and variation rather than the virtuosity predominant in bebop.
Elmo Hope Trio - De-Dah (Kevin) (1961)
Personnel: Elmo Hope (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
from the album 'HERE'S HOPE!' (Celebrity Records)
published: 25 Nov 2012
Elmo Hope Trio — Here's Hope!
published: 17 Mar 2022
ELMO HOPE Monique (1963)
album : SOUNDS FROM RIKERS ISLAND.
Kudos to Spain's Fresh Sound label for digging this one out of its undeserved obscurity. This 1963 session assembled by composer Sid Frey, pianist and composer Elmo Hope, and vibist Walt Dickerson (who doesn't appear on the record) is a blowing date centered around the notion of drug addiction and hopelessness for the addict/slave musician who ends up in places like Rikers Island. As a cultural and social critique, it fails other than in its liner notes. As a musical document, it is an overwhelming success. Hope surrounds himself with musicians whose reputations are now legendary: Philly Joe Jones, John Gilmore, Ronnie Boykins, Lawrence Jackson, and Freddie Douglas. Hope and Frey composed six of the set's nine selections, ranging from the breezy hard b...
published: 16 Jan 2012
Brad Mehldau Quartet – De-Dah (Elmo Hope)
Brad Mehldau - piano
Jorge Rossy - drums
Joris Roelofs - bass clarinet
Clemens van der Feen - double bass
Recorded on 26 March 2021, as part of the Transmission-Transition Festival at TivoliVredenburg (Utrecht, the Netherlands).
Sound mix by Clemens van der Feen.
published: 14 Nov 2021
Elmo Hope Trio - Barfly
Elmo Hope - piano
Jimmy Bond - bass
Frank Butler - drums
Recorded in February 1959 for the album "Elmo Hope Trio" on the HiFi label. Produced by David Axelrod.
Carving The Rock by Elmo Hope and Sonny Rollins performed by Grant Stewart
CARVING THE ROCK by Elmo Hope and Sonny Rollins, performed by saxophonists Grant Stewart, Eric Alexander, pianist Ehud Asherie, guitarist Joe Cohn, bassist Joel Forbes, and drummer Phil Stewart. On Grant's album Estaté. Lead sheets and more available on https://jazzleadsheets.com.
published: 25 Jul 2021
Elmo Hope Trio - Crazy (Race for Space)
Elmo Hope Trio - Crazy (Race for Space) (1961)
Personnel: Elmo Hope (piano), Butch Warren (bass), G.T. Hogan (drums)
from the album 'HIGH HOPE!' (Beacon Records)
published: 22 Sep 2013
Crazy
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Crazy · Elmo Hope
Trio And Quintet
℗ 1979 Blue Note Records
Released on: 1991-01-01
Associated Performer, Piano: Elmo Hope
Producer: Alfred Lion
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Associated Performer, Bass ( Vocal): Percy Heath
Associated Performer, Drums: Art Blakey
Associated Performer, Trumpet: Freeman Lee
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone: Frank Foster
Composer: Elmo Hope
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Elmo Hope Trio - De-Dah (Kevin) (1961)
Personnel: Elmo Hope (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
from the album 'HERE'S HOPE!' (Celebrity R...
Elmo Hope Trio - De-Dah (Kevin) (1961)
Personnel: Elmo Hope (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
from the album 'HERE'S HOPE!' (Celebrity Records)
Elmo Hope Trio - De-Dah (Kevin) (1961)
Personnel: Elmo Hope (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
from the album 'HERE'S HOPE!' (Celebrity Records)
album : SOUNDS FROM RIKERS ISLAND.
Kudos to Spain's Fresh Sound label for digging this one out of its undeserved obscurity. This 1963 session assembled by co...
album : SOUNDS FROM RIKERS ISLAND.
Kudos to Spain's Fresh Sound label for digging this one out of its undeserved obscurity. This 1963 session assembled by composer Sid Frey, pianist and composer Elmo Hope, and vibist Walt Dickerson (who doesn't appear on the record) is a blowing date centered around the notion of drug addiction and hopelessness for the addict/slave musician who ends up in places like Rikers Island. As a cultural and social critique, it fails other than in its liner notes. As a musical document, it is an overwhelming success. Hope surrounds himself with musicians whose reputations are now legendary: Philly Joe Jones, John Gilmore, Ronnie Boykins, Lawrence Jackson, and Freddie Douglas. Hope and Frey composed six of the set's nine selections, ranging from the breezy hard bop of "Ode for Joe," which allowed Jones the ability to drive the band from outside the arrangement, to the lushly romantic "Monique" and the waltz-as-turnstile blues of "Kevin." "Trippin'" is a blues that slips through harmonic changes quickly and seamlessly with startling stop-and-start cadences. The high points of the session are "A Night in Tunisia," a stretch-out for everyone, and the amazing rendition of "Groovin' High" that closes the album, featuring Marcelle Daniels on scatted vocals. Veteran Earl Coleman also appears as a singer on the Ellington tune "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream," but even in these two tracks, the level of musical empathy and improvisational reciprocity is inspiring. This is an obscure date but it shouldn't be, as it features some of Hope and Gilmore's finest playing, and shows Jones in rare, lighthearted form.
album : SOUNDS FROM RIKERS ISLAND.
Kudos to Spain's Fresh Sound label for digging this one out of its undeserved obscurity. This 1963 session assembled by composer Sid Frey, pianist and composer Elmo Hope, and vibist Walt Dickerson (who doesn't appear on the record) is a blowing date centered around the notion of drug addiction and hopelessness for the addict/slave musician who ends up in places like Rikers Island. As a cultural and social critique, it fails other than in its liner notes. As a musical document, it is an overwhelming success. Hope surrounds himself with musicians whose reputations are now legendary: Philly Joe Jones, John Gilmore, Ronnie Boykins, Lawrence Jackson, and Freddie Douglas. Hope and Frey composed six of the set's nine selections, ranging from the breezy hard bop of "Ode for Joe," which allowed Jones the ability to drive the band from outside the arrangement, to the lushly romantic "Monique" and the waltz-as-turnstile blues of "Kevin." "Trippin'" is a blues that slips through harmonic changes quickly and seamlessly with startling stop-and-start cadences. The high points of the session are "A Night in Tunisia," a stretch-out for everyone, and the amazing rendition of "Groovin' High" that closes the album, featuring Marcelle Daniels on scatted vocals. Veteran Earl Coleman also appears as a singer on the Ellington tune "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream," but even in these two tracks, the level of musical empathy and improvisational reciprocity is inspiring. This is an obscure date but it shouldn't be, as it features some of Hope and Gilmore's finest playing, and shows Jones in rare, lighthearted form.
Brad Mehldau - piano
Jorge Rossy - drums
Joris Roelofs - bass clarinet
Clemens van der Feen - double bass
Recorded on 26 March 2021, as part of the Transmissio...
Brad Mehldau - piano
Jorge Rossy - drums
Joris Roelofs - bass clarinet
Clemens van der Feen - double bass
Recorded on 26 March 2021, as part of the Transmission-Transition Festival at TivoliVredenburg (Utrecht, the Netherlands).
Sound mix by Clemens van der Feen.
Brad Mehldau - piano
Jorge Rossy - drums
Joris Roelofs - bass clarinet
Clemens van der Feen - double bass
Recorded on 26 March 2021, as part of the Transmission-Transition Festival at TivoliVredenburg (Utrecht, the Netherlands).
Sound mix by Clemens van der Feen.
Elmo Hope - piano
Jimmy Bond - bass
Frank Butler - drums
Recorded in February 1959 for the album "Elmo Hope Trio" on the HiFi label. Produced by David Axelrod....
Elmo Hope - piano
Jimmy Bond - bass
Frank Butler - drums
Recorded in February 1959 for the album "Elmo Hope Trio" on the HiFi label. Produced by David Axelrod.
Elmo Hope - piano
Jimmy Bond - bass
Frank Butler - drums
Recorded in February 1959 for the album "Elmo Hope Trio" on the HiFi label. Produced by David Axelrod.
CARVING THE ROCK by Elmo Hope and Sonny Rollins, performed by saxophonists Grant Stewart, Eric Alexander, pianist Ehud Asherie, guitarist Joe Cohn, bassist Joe...
CARVING THE ROCK by Elmo Hope and Sonny Rollins, performed by saxophonists Grant Stewart, Eric Alexander, pianist Ehud Asherie, guitarist Joe Cohn, bassist Joel Forbes, and drummer Phil Stewart. On Grant's album Estaté. Lead sheets and more available on https://jazzleadsheets.com.
CARVING THE ROCK by Elmo Hope and Sonny Rollins, performed by saxophonists Grant Stewart, Eric Alexander, pianist Ehud Asherie, guitarist Joe Cohn, bassist Joel Forbes, and drummer Phil Stewart. On Grant's album Estaté. Lead sheets and more available on https://jazzleadsheets.com.
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Crazy · Elmo Hope
Trio And Quintet
℗ 1979 Blue Note Records
Released on: 1991-01-01
Associated Performer, Pia...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Crazy · Elmo Hope
Trio And Quintet
℗ 1979 Blue Note Records
Released on: 1991-01-01
Associated Performer, Piano: Elmo Hope
Producer: Alfred Lion
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Associated Performer, Bass ( Vocal): Percy Heath
Associated Performer, Drums: Art Blakey
Associated Performer, Trumpet: Freeman Lee
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone: Frank Foster
Composer: Elmo Hope
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Crazy · Elmo Hope
Trio And Quintet
℗ 1979 Blue Note Records
Released on: 1991-01-01
Associated Performer, Piano: Elmo Hope
Producer: Alfred Lion
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Associated Performer, Bass ( Vocal): Percy Heath
Associated Performer, Drums: Art Blakey
Associated Performer, Trumpet: Freeman Lee
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone: Frank Foster
Composer: Elmo Hope
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Elmo Hope Trio - De-Dah (Kevin) (1961)
Personnel: Elmo Hope (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums)
from the album 'HERE'S HOPE!' (Celebrity Records)
album : SOUNDS FROM RIKERS ISLAND.
Kudos to Spain's Fresh Sound label for digging this one out of its undeserved obscurity. This 1963 session assembled by composer Sid Frey, pianist and composer Elmo Hope, and vibist Walt Dickerson (who doesn't appear on the record) is a blowing date centered around the notion of drug addiction and hopelessness for the addict/slave musician who ends up in places like Rikers Island. As a cultural and social critique, it fails other than in its liner notes. As a musical document, it is an overwhelming success. Hope surrounds himself with musicians whose reputations are now legendary: Philly Joe Jones, John Gilmore, Ronnie Boykins, Lawrence Jackson, and Freddie Douglas. Hope and Frey composed six of the set's nine selections, ranging from the breezy hard bop of "Ode for Joe," which allowed Jones the ability to drive the band from outside the arrangement, to the lushly romantic "Monique" and the waltz-as-turnstile blues of "Kevin." "Trippin'" is a blues that slips through harmonic changes quickly and seamlessly with startling stop-and-start cadences. The high points of the session are "A Night in Tunisia," a stretch-out for everyone, and the amazing rendition of "Groovin' High" that closes the album, featuring Marcelle Daniels on scatted vocals. Veteran Earl Coleman also appears as a singer on the Ellington tune "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream," but even in these two tracks, the level of musical empathy and improvisational reciprocity is inspiring. This is an obscure date but it shouldn't be, as it features some of Hope and Gilmore's finest playing, and shows Jones in rare, lighthearted form.
Brad Mehldau - piano
Jorge Rossy - drums
Joris Roelofs - bass clarinet
Clemens van der Feen - double bass
Recorded on 26 March 2021, as part of the Transmission-Transition Festival at TivoliVredenburg (Utrecht, the Netherlands).
Sound mix by Clemens van der Feen.
Elmo Hope - piano
Jimmy Bond - bass
Frank Butler - drums
Recorded in February 1959 for the album "Elmo Hope Trio" on the HiFi label. Produced by David Axelrod.
CARVING THE ROCK by Elmo Hope and Sonny Rollins, performed by saxophonists Grant Stewart, Eric Alexander, pianist Ehud Asherie, guitarist Joe Cohn, bassist Joel Forbes, and drummer Phil Stewart. On Grant's album Estaté. Lead sheets and more available on https://jazzleadsheets.com.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Crazy · Elmo Hope
Trio And Quintet
℗ 1979 Blue Note Records
Released on: 1991-01-01
Associated Performer, Piano: Elmo Hope
Producer: Alfred Lion
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder
Associated Performer, Bass ( Vocal): Percy Heath
Associated Performer, Drums: Art Blakey
Associated Performer, Trumpet: Freeman Lee
Associated Performer, Tenor Saxophone: Frank Foster
Composer: Elmo Hope
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St. Elmo Sylvester Hope (June 27, 1923 – May 19, 1967) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, chiefly in the bebop and hard bop genres. He grew up playing and listening to jazz and classical music with Bud Powell, and both were close friends of another influential pianist, Thelonious Monk.
Hope survived being shot by police as a youth to become a New York-based musician who recorded with several emerging stars in the mid-1950s, including trumpeter Clifford Brown, and saxophonists John Coltrane, Lou Donaldson, Jackie McLean, and Sonny Rollins. A long-term heroin user, Hope had his license to perform in New York's clubs withdrawn after a drug conviction, so he moved to Los Angeles in 1957. He was not happy during his four years on the West Coast, but had some successful collaborations there, including with saxophonist Harold Land.
More recordings as leader ensued following Hope's return to New York, but they did little to gain him more public or critical attention. Further drug and health problems reduced the frequency of his public performances, which ended a year before his death, at the age of 43. He remains little known, despite, or because of, the individuality of his playing and composing, which were complex and stressed subtlety and variation rather than the virtuosity predominant in bebop.
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