Informal Jazz (mono) Elmo Hope SKU: APRJ7043 Barcode: 753088704314 45.00 £45.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions (Prestige) Released Date: 25th June 2013 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Cut from the analogue masters by renowned mastering engineer Kevin Gray. 180g 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 Artist Elmo Hope Genre Jazz Label Analogue Productions (Prestige) Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country United States of America Track Listings Weeja Polka Dots and Moonbeams On It Avalon Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Elmo Hope and more from Jazz View Product Quick View Elmo Hope Informal Jazz (mono) Analogue Productions (Prestige) | SACD Released 24th June 2013 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Elmo Hope Informal Jazz (mono) £34.00 Label: Analogue Productions (Prestige) SKU: CPRJ7043SA Formats: SACD Released Date: 24th June 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nik Bartsch Entendre Jazz | ECM | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 28th May 2021 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nik Bartsch Entendre £30.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 3542709 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 28th May 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes What Kinda Music Jazz | Beyond the Groove / Blue Note Records | 180g 2LP Gatefold Sleeve Released 24th April 2020 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes What Kinda Music £22.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Beyond the Groove / Blue Note Records Released Date: 24th April 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cecil Taylor Silent Tongues Jazz | Org Music | 1LP Released 15th February 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cecil Taylor Silent Tongues £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Org Music SKU: 0711574837410 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th February 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tigran Hamasyan An Ancient Observer Jazz | Nonesuch | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 31st March 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tigran Hamasyan An Ancient Observer £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Nonesuch SKU: 0075597938869 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 31st March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bobby Hutcherson The Kicker Jazz | Blue Note Tone Poet | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 11th September 2020 £40.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bobby Hutcherson The Kicker £40.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note Tone Poet SKU: 865925 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 11th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Patricia Barber Companion Jazz | Impex Records | 24kt Gold CD Released 27th May 2022 £44.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Patricia Barber Companion £44.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Impex Records SKU: IMXGCD8327 Formats: 24kt Gold CD Released Date: 27th May 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View John Cage Meets Sun Ra The Complete Concert Jazz | Modern Harmonia | 2LP Released 24th June 2016 £44.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Cage Meets Sun Ra The Complete Concert £44.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Modern Harmonia SKU: MH-8020 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 24th June 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Coltrane A Love Supreme (UHQR 45RPM 2LP Box Set) Jazz | Analogue Productions | 200g, 2LP, 45rpm, Box Set Released 11th August 2023 £200.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations John Coltrane A Love Supreme (UHQR 45RPM 2LP Box Set) £200.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AUHQR 0007-45 Formats: 200g, 2LP, 45rpm, Box Set Released Date: 11th August 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Miles Davis At Newport 1958 Jazz | Doxy | 180g, 1LP Released 10th September 2013 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Miles Davis At Newport 1958 £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Doxy SKU: DOX897LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th September 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Blossom Dearie Blossom Dearie (Verve By Request Series) Jazz | Verve | 180g, 1LP Released 9th June 2023 £39.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Blossom Dearie Blossom Dearie (Verve By Request Series) £39.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Verve SKU: 4899710 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 9th June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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