Elmo Hope Catalog

1953 (age 30)

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

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

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

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

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

** same contents as Blue Note BLP 5029 + BLP 5044.

Elmo Hope Trio And Quintet  (Blue Note CDP 7 84438 2)

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

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

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

BN566-3 tk.4

Crazy (alternate take)

** same contents as Blue Note BLP 5029 + BLP 5044 + 3 bonus tracks.

1955

Elmo Hope Trio - Meditations  (Prestige PRLP 7010)

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

770	All The Things You Are
771	Ghost Of A Chance
772	Falling In Love With Love
773	Quit It
774	Huh
775	My Heart Stood Still
776	It's A Lovely Day Today
777	I'm In The Mood For Love
778	Lucky Strike
779	Blue Moe
780	Elmo's Fire

** also issued on Prestige PR 7675 entitled "The Elmo Hope Memorial Album". Original Jazz Classics OJC-1751, OJCCD-1751-2.

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

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

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

** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7021 (alt.) entitled "Frank Foster - Wail Frank Wail". Original Jazz Classics OJC-1703, OJCCD-1703-2.

1956

Elmo Hope Sextet - Informal Jazz  (Prestige PRLP 7043)

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

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

** also issued on Prestige PRLP 7043 (alt.) entitled "Hank Mobley, John Coltrane - Two Tenors". Prestige PR 7043 entitled "John Coltrane & Hank Mobley - Two Tenors". Prestige PR 7670 entitled "John Coltrane With Hank Mobley - 2 Tenors".
** part of Milestone M-47037, MCD-47037-2.

1957

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

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

	So Nice
	St. Elmo's Fire
	Vaun Ex

1959

Elmo Hope Trio  (HiFi Jazz J 616)

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

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

** also issued on Contemporary S7620; Original Jazz Classics OJC-477, OJCCD-477-2.

1961

Elmo Hope Sextet And Trio - Homecoming!  (Riverside RLP 381)

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

	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.

	La Berthe
	Homecoming
	One Mo' Blues
	Imagination

** also issued on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1810-2.
** part of Milestone M-47037.

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

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

A Kiss For My Love (take 4)

** reissue of Riverside RLP 381 + 2 bonus tracks.

Elmo Hope - The All-Star Sessions  (Milestone M-47037)

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

Moe, Jr. (take 2)

** same contents as Prestige PRLP 7043 + Riverside RLP 381 + 1 bonus track.

Elmo Hope, Bertha Hope - Hope-Full  (Riverside RLP 408)

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

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 issued on Riverside RS 9408; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1872-2.

Elmo Hope - High Hope!  (Beacon LP 401)

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

	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)

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

	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)

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, vocals #6; Marcelle Daniels, vocals #9.

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 issued on Audio Fidelity AFSD 6119.

1966

Elmo Hope - The Final Sessions, Vol. 1  (Specialty SP 2178)

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

	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.

Pam

Elmo Hope - The Final Sessions, Vol. 2  (Specialty SP 2179)

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

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

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

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

Elmo Hope - The Final Sessions, Volume One  (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1765-2)

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

Low Tide (alternate take)

Elmo Hope - The Final Sessions, Volume Two  (Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1766-2)

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

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