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ELMO HOPE - INFORMAL JAZZ (MONO) - ANALOGUE PRODUCTIONS (PRESTIGE) 200G VINYL

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Cut from the analogue masters by renowned mastering engineer Kevin Gray. 200 pressing by Quality Record Pressings has a flat edge profile and deep groove label, true to the original LP. Deluxe high-gloss tip-on album jacket.

Overshadowed throughout his life by his friends Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, Elmo Hope was a talented pianist and composer in his own right. He recorded in New York as a band leader (starting in 1953), and with greats Sonny Rollins, Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown and Jackie McLean. But the loss of his cabaret card due to drug use made it 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; he died in May 1967.

Although the album is titled Informal Jazz, reality dictates that a good deal of thought and care went into the recording session. The dynamic drum and bass team of Philly Joe Jones and Paul Chambers is "hardly the kind of rhythm section playing heard at a jam session, except possibly in heaven," All Music Guide notes. And Hope's solo spots are the best part of the record — "It is a stretch to imagine an 'informal' recording session where even material as complicated as this is played."

Lastly, some of the most well-known and influential horn artists of the time make their presence known — tenor sax greats John Coltrane and Hank Mobley, as well as trumpeter Donald Byrd.

Originally released in 1956.

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

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Weeja
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
On It
Avalon

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