Elmo Hope Catalog

1953 (age 30)

Elmo Hope Trio/Elmo Hope Quintet   Blue Note (J) K18P-9271   1983

Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 18, 1953

BN495-1 tk.2Happy Hour
BN496-2 tk.5Freffie
BN497-2 tk.8Carvin' The Rock
BN498-0 tk.9Host Sauce
BN499-0 tk.10Mo Is On
BN500-1 tk.13Stars Over Marrakesh
BN501-1 tk.19I Remember You
BN502-2 tk.23Sweet And Lovely

Freeman Lee, trumpet; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 9, 1954

BN566-2 tk.3Crazy
BN567-3 tk.8Later For You
BN568-1 tk.10Abdullah
BN569-1 tk.12Chips
BN570-2 tk.15Maybe So
BN571-2 tk.18Low Tide

** same as New Faces-New Sounds, Blue Note BLP 5029 in 1953 + Elmo Hope Quintet Vol. 2 - New Faces-New Sounds, BLP 5044 in 1954.

Elmo Hope Trio And Quintet   Blue Note CDP 7 84438 2   1991

Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; "Philly" Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 18, 1953

BN499-1 tk.11Mo Is On (alternate take)
tk.20It's A Lovely Day Today

Freeman Lee, trumpet; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 9, 1954

BN566-3 tk.4Crazy (alternate take)

** same as New Faces-New Sounds, Blue Note BLP 5029 in 1953 + Elmo Hope Quintet Vol. 2 - New Faces-New Sounds, BLP 5044 in 1954 + 3 bonus tracks.

1955

Elmo Hope Trio - Meditations   Prestige PRLP 7010   1955

Elmo Hope, piano; John Ore, bass; Willie Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 28, 1955

770All The Things You Are
771I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance
772Falling In Love With Love
773Quit It
774Huh
775My Heart Stood Still
776It's A Lovely Day Today
777I'm In The Mood For Love
778Lucky Strike
779Blue Mo
780Elmo's Fire

** also released on The Elmo Hope Memorial Album, Prestige PRST 7675 in 1969. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1751 in 1990, OJCCD-1751-2 in 1990.

Elmo Hope Quartet And Quintet Featuring Frank Foster - Hope Meets Foster   Prestige PRLP 7021   1956

Freeman Lee, trumpet #1-3; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; John Ore, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 4, 1955

1. 798Zarou
2. 799Fosterity
3. 800Shutout
4. 801Wail Frank, Wail
5. 802Yaho
6. 803Georgia On My Mind

** also released on Frank Foster - Wail Frank Wail, Prestige PRLP 7021 (later) in 1957+. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1703 in 1985, OJCCD-1703-2 in 1991.

1956

Elmo Hope Sextet - Informal Jazz   Prestige PRLP 7043   1956

Donald Byrd, trumpet; John Coltrane, Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 7, 1956

884Weeja
885Polka Dots And Moonbeams
886On It
887Avalon

** also released on Hank Mobley, John Coltrane - Two Tenors, Prestige PRLP 7043 (later) in 1957+. and on John Coltrane & Hank Mobley - Two Tenors, Prestige PR 7043 in 1964. and on John Coltrane With Hank Mobley - 2 Tenors, Prestige PRST 7670 in 1969.
** part of The All-Star Sessions, Milestone M-47037 in 1976, MCD-47037-2 in 1989.

1957

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers/The Elmo Hope Quintet Featuring Harold Land   Pacific Jazz PJ-33   1962

Stu Williamson, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Leroy Vinnegar, bass; Frank Butler, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, October 31, 1957

So Nice
St. Elmo's Fire
Vaun Ex

1959

Elmo Hope With Frank Butler And Jimmy Bond   Hifijazz J 616   1959

Elmo Hope, piano; Jimmy Bond, bass; Frank Butler, drums.

Radio Recorders Studio B, Los Angeles, CA, February 8, 1959

B's A-Plenty
Barfly
Eejah
Boa
Something For Kenny
Like Someone In Love
Minor Bertha
Tranquility

** also released on Hifijazz SJ 616 in 1959. and on Elmo Hope Trio With Jimmy Bond & Frank Butler, Contemporary S7620 in 1970; Original Jazz Classics OJC-477 in 1990, OJCCD-477-2 in 1990.

1961

Elmo Hope Sextet And Trio - Homecoming!   Riverside RLP 381   1961

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Frank Foster, Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums; Elmo Hope, arranger.

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, June 22, 1961

Moe, Jr. (take 4)
Eyes So Beautiful As Yours
A Kiss For My Love (take 5)

Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums; Elmo Hope, arranger.

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, June 29, 1961

La Berthe
Homecoming
One Mo' Blues
Imagination

** also released on Riverside RLP 9381 in 1961; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1810-2 in 1992.
** part of The All-Star Sessions, Milestone M-47037 in 1976.

Elmo Hope Sextet And Trio - Homecoming!   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1810-2   1992

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Frank Foster, Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums; Elmo Hope, arranger.

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, June 22, 1961

A Kiss For My Love (take 4)

** originally released on Riverside RLP 381 in 1961 + 2 bonus tracks.

Elmo Hope - The All-Star Sessions   Milestone M-47037   1976

same session.

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, June 22, 1961

Moe, Jr. (take 2)

** same as Elmo Hope Sextet - Informal Jazz, Prestige PRLP 7043 in 1956 + Elmo Hope Sextet And Trio - Homecoming!, Riverside RLP 381 in 1961 + 1 bonus track.

Elmo Hope Solo Piano And Duo Piano With Bertha Hope - Hope-full   Riverside RLP 408   1962

Elmo Hope, piano; Bertha Hope, piano #2,5,7.

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, November 9 and 14, 1961

1.Underneath
2.Yesterdays
3.When Johnny Comes Marching Home
4.Most Beautiful
5.Blues Left And Right
6.Liza
7.My Heart Stood Still
8.Moonbeams

** also released on Riverside RLP 9408 in 1962; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1872-2 in 1995.

Elmo Hope - High Hope!   Beacon LP 401   1961

Elmo Hope, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

NYC, 1961

Chips
Happy Hour

Elmo Hope, piano; Edward Warren, bass; Granville Hogan, drums.

Mo's Bluff
Maybe So
Mo Is On
Crazy

Elmo Hope - Here's Hope!   Celebrity LP 209   1962

Elmo Hope, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

NYC, 1961

Hot Sauce
When The Groove Is Low
De-Dah
Abdula
Freffie
Stars Over Marakesh

1963 (age 40)

Elmo Hope Ensemble - Sounds From Rikers Island   Audio Fidelity AFLP 2119   1963

Lawrence Jackson, trumpet #1,2,4-6,9; Freddie Douglas, alto, soprano sax #1,2,4-6,9; John Gilmore, tenor sax #1,2,4-6,8,9; Elmo Hope, piano; Ronald Boykins, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal #6; Marcelle Daniels, vocal #9.

Riker's Island, NY, August 19, 1963

1.One For Joe
2.Ecstasy
3.Three Silver Quarters
4.A Night In Tunisia
5.Trippin'
6.It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream
7.Kevin
8.Monique
9.Groovin' High

** also released on Audio Fidelity AFSD 6119 in 1963.

1966

Elmo Hope Trio - The Final Sessions Vol. 1   Specialty SP 2178

Elmo Hope, piano; John Ore, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

A-1 Sound Studios, NYC, March 8, 1966

Roll On
Low Tide (aka Bird's View)
Toothsome Threesome
Something For Kenny (aka If I Could, I Would)
Grammy
Vi-Ann
Punch That

Elmo Hope, piano; John Ore, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

A-1 Sound Studios, NYC, May 9, 1966

Pam

Elmo Hope Trio - The Final Sessions Vol. 2   Specialty SP 2179

Elmo Hope, piano; John Ore, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

A-1 Sound Studios, NYC, March 8, 1966

Somebody Loves Me
A Kiss For My Love (aka Bertha, My Dear)

Elmo Hope, piano; John Ore, bass; Clifford Jarvis, drums.

A-1 Sound Studios, NYC, May 9, 1966

I Love You
A Night In Tunisia
Stellations
Elmo's Blues

Elmo Hope 1. - The Final Sessions Volume One   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1765-2   1991

Elmo Hope, piano; John Ore, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.

A-1 Sound Studios, NYC, March 8, 1966

Low Tide (alternate take)

Elmo Hope 2. - The Final Sessions Volume Two   Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1766-2   1991

same session.

A-1 Sound Studios, NYC, March 8, 1966

Roll On (alternate take)
Vi-Ann (alternate take)