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Sounds from Rikers Island is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1963 for the Audio Fidelity label.

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "As a musical document, it is an overwhelming success. Hope surrounds himself with musicians whose reputations are now legendary... 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". - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdaV7_CeNIY&list=OLAK5uy_kOazuMIteS5CZknQuY_zfb4uH2ZvG87Fs

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In the Dark Jan 14

De-Dah – Elmo Hope Trio

I’m in the middle of marking examinations so I will only do a brief post, while I take a short break, to follow up on the one about Hampton Hawes I did a couple of days ago. When I wrote that one it struck me that there are rather a lot of great musicians, especially pianists like Hampton Hawes, who were never appreciated as much as they should have been. Another that springs to mind is Elmo Hope, for whom Thelonious Monk seems to have been a great influence and who therefore provides an interesting contrast with Hampton Hawes who was perhaps more influenced by Bud Powell. Elmo Hope died young, largely because of a bad heroin habit, which also affected his career through his erratic behaviour and the criminal record he acquired for narcotics offences. He was a really fine musician and composer, though, with a very original voice and idiosyncratic sense of time. This track was recorded in 1953 with Paul Chambers on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums, both of whom were to find fame with Miles Davis a few years later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPkK8c-BN0Y

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Carioca – The Hampton Hawes Trio

The tune Carioca was a big hit in 1933 as a result of the film Flying Down to Rio (which, incidentally, saw the first pairing on screen of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers). There is a dance that goe…

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Ogawa Dec 19

Clifford Brown - Memorial Album
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josen Nov 26

Sólo jazz - #radioclasica 📻

#ElmoHope, en busca del acorde preciso.

https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/solo-jazz/elmo-hope-busca-del-acorde-preciso-24-11-25/16828106/
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Sólo jazz - Elmo Hope, en busca del acorde preciso - 24/11/25

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Andi Chorley Jul 8, 2025

Elmo Hope Trio is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1959 and originally released on the Hifijazz label.

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."

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." - Wikipedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47lIMNRhgh8&list=RD47lIMNRhgh8&start_radio=1

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Andi Chorley Mar 24, 2025

Informal Jazz is an album by jazz musician Elmo Hope, released in September or October 1956 on Prestige Records.

In his review for AllMusic, critic Eugene Chadbourne praises each musician's performance individually and by track and comments on the album as a whole: "If this particular session hasn't assumed the legend of a jazz classic, it's because, on the whole, some little spark seems to be missing. If this element could be defined easily, and put into words quickly and efficiently, then record producers and musicians would know exactly how to create the perfect jam session record. The people involved in this record know much more about such a science than the average musician and record producer. These are musicians very far down the road from being average, all of this underscoring the difficulty of creating a spontaneous recording session at which moments of improvisational genius are expected to pop up."

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