Homecoming!
1961 studio album by Elmo Hope
Homecoming! | ||||
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Studio album by Elmo Hope | ||||
Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | June 22 & 29, 1961 | |||
Studio | Bell Sound (New York City) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 51:00 CD reissue with bonus tracks | |||
Label | Riverside RLP 381 | |||
Producer | Bill Grauer | |||
Elmo Hope chronology | ||||
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Homecoming! is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1961 for the Riverside label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Brandon Burke stated "Homecoming! is a particularly high-spirited record for this stage in Hope's troubled career. Following an extended stay in Los Angeles, a number of the day's top players helped welcome a refreshed Hope back to New York on this session... Expect fine performances by all. This great hard bop record is highly recommended".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Elmo Hope except as indicated
- "Moe, Jr." – 5:56
- "Moe, Jr." [alternate take] – 4:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "La Berthe" – 3:14
- "Eyes So Beautiful as Yours" – 6:33
- "Homecoming" – 5:15
- "One Mo' Blues" – 6:48
- "A Kiss for My Love" – 5:33
- "A Kiss for My Love" [alternate take] – 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 6:43
Personnel
- Elmo Hope – piano
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7 & 8)
- Frank Foster, Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7 & 8)
- Percy Heath – bass
- Philly Joe Jones – drums
References
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The year(s) indicated apply to the recording(s), not the first release.
leader
- Trio and Quintet (1953–57)
- Meditations (1955)
- Hope Meets Foster (1955)
- Informal Jazz (1956)
- Elmo Hope Trio (1959)
- Here's Hope! (1961)
- High Hope! (1961)
- Homecoming! (1962)
- Hope-Full (1962)
- Sounds from Rikers Island (1963)
- The Final Sessions (1966)
sideman
- Memorial Album (Clifford Brown, 1953)
- Moving Out (Sonny Rollins, 1954)
- Lights Out! (Jackie McLean, 1956)
- Sonority (Curtis Counce, 1956–58)
- Exploring the Future (Curtis Counce, 1958)
- The Fox (Harold Land, 1959)