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.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 18, 1953
| 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.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 9, 1954
| 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 as Blue Note BLP 5029 entitled "New Faces-New Sounds" + BLP 5044 entitled "Elmo Hope Quintet Vol. 2 - New Faces-New Sounds".
Elmo Hope Trio And Quintet (Blue Note CDP 7 84438 2)
Elmo Hope, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 18, 1953
| 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.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 9, 1954
| BN566-3 tk.4 | Crazy (alternate take) |
** same as Blue Note BLP 5029 entitled "New Faces-New Sounds" + BLP 5044 entitled "Elmo Hope Quintet Vol. 2 - New Faces-New Sounds" + 3 bonus tracks.
1955
Elmo Hope Trio - Meditations (Prestige PRLP 7010)
Elmo Hope, piano; John Ore, bass; Willie Jones, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 28, 1955
| 770 | All The Things You Are |
| 771 | I Don't Stand A 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 Mo |
| 780 | Elmo's Fire |
** also released on Prestige PRST 7675 as "The Elmo Hope Memorial Album". on 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; Arthur Taylor, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 4, 1955
| 1. 798 | Zarou |
| 2. 799 | Fosterity |
| 3. 800 | Shutout |
| 4. 801 | Wail Frank, Wail |
| 5. 802 | Yaho |
| 6. 803 | Georgia On My Mind |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7021 (later) as "Frank Foster - Wail Frank Wail". on 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.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 7, 1956
| 884 | Weeja |
| 885 | Polka Dots And Moonbeams |
| 886 | On It |
| 887 | Avalon |
** also released on Prestige PRLP 7043 (later) as "Hank Mobley, John Coltrane - Two Tenors". on Prestige PR 7043 as "John Coltrane & Hank Mobley - Two Tenors". on Prestige PRST 7670 as "John Coltrane With Hank Mobley - 2 Tenors".
** part of Milestone M-47037, MCD-47037-2 as "The All-Star Sessions".
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.
Los Angeles, CA, October 31, 1957
| 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.
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 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; 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; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1810-2.
** part of Milestone M-47037 as "The All-Star Sessions".
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; Elmo Hope, arranger.
Bell Sound Studios, NYC, June 22, 1961
| A Kiss For My Love (take 4) |
** originally released on 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; Elmo Hope, arranger.: same session.
Bell Sound Studios, NYC, June 22, 1961
| Moe, Jr. (take 2) |
** same as Prestige PRLP 7043 entitled "Elmo Hope Sextet - Informal Jazz" + Riverside RLP 381 entitled "Elmo Hope Sextet And Trio - Homecoming!" + 1 bonus track.
Elmo Hope Solo Piano And Duo Piano With Bertha Hope - Hope-full (Riverside RLP 408)
Elmo Hope, piano; Bertha Hope, piano #2,5,7.
Bell Sound Studios, NYC, November 9 & 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; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1872-2.
Elmo Hope - High Hope! (Beacon LP 401)
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)
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)
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.
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.
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)
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)
Elmo Hope, piano; John Ore, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.: same session.
A-1 Sound Studios, NYC, March 8, 1966
| Roll On (alternate take) | |
| Vi-Ann (alternate take) |