Elmo Hope

So Nice

Fresh Sound Records

Personnel:
Elmo Hope (p), Stu Williamson, Rolf Ericson (tp), Harold Land (ts), Curtis Counce, Leroy Vinnegar (b), Frank Butler (d)

Reference: FSRCD 194

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Tracklist

01. So Nice (Hope) 6:02
02. St. Elmo's Fire (Hope) 5:30
03. Vaun Ex (Hope) 4:40
04. Head Gear (Hope) 5:37
05. The Coundown (Hope) 4:06
06. Chasin' The Bird (Parker) 6:30
07. Move (Best) 4:17
08. Angel Eyes (Dennis-Brent) 4:00
09. Race For The Space (Hope) 4:34
10. Exploring The Future (Land) 6:19
11. Someone To Watch Over Me (Gershwin) 3:43
12. Into The Orbit (Hope) 4:44
13. So Nice (Hope) 8:38

Album details

Personnel on tracks #1-3:

Elmo Hope (p), Stu Williamson (tp), Harold Land (ts), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Frank Butler (d).

Recorded in Los Angeles, October 31, 1957

Personnel on tracks #4-5:
Elmo Hope (p), Curtis Counce (b), Frank Butler (d).
Recorded in Los Angeles, April 1958
Peronnel on tracks #6-13:

Elmo Hope (p), Rolf Ericson (tp), Harold Land (ts), Curtis Counce (b), Frank Butler (d).
Recorded in Los Angeles, April 1958

Produced for CD release by Jordi Pujol


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Note: Tracks #4 and 5 are different versions of the same theme, but the original tapes were names as above.

Press reviews

Overshadowed throughout his life by his friends Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, Elmo Hope was a talented pianist and composer whose life was cut short by drugs. His first important gig was with Joe Morris' R&B band (1948-1951). He recorded in New York as a leader (starting in 1953) and with Sonny Rollins, Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown, and Jackie McLean, but the loss of his cabaret card (due to his drug use) made it very difficult for him to make a living in New York. After touring with Chet Baker in 1957, Hope relocated to Los Angeles. He performed with Lionel Hampton in 1959, recorded with Harold Land and Curtis Counce, and returned to New York in 1961. A short prison sentence did little to help his drug problem and, although he sounds fine on his trio performances of 1966, he died a little over a year later. Elmo Hope's sessions as a leader were cut for Blue Note, Prestige, Pacific Jazz, Hi Fi Jazz, Riverside, Celebrity, Beacon, and Audio Fidelity; his last albums were initially released on Inner City. Hope was also a fine composer, although none of his songs became standards.

Scott Yanow -All Music Guide

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