View basket “Companion” has been added to your basket. 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 Jan Garbarek Quartet Afric Pepperbird Jazz | ECM | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 1st March 2024 £31.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jan Garbarek Quartet Afric Pepperbird £31.00 Genre: Jazz Label: ECM SKU: 4505317 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 1st March 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Coltrane Lush Life Jazz | Craft Recordings | 1LP Released 10th November 2023 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Coltrane Lush Life £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Craft Recordings SKU: 1811311 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 10th November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View George Braith Extension Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 15th July 2022 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders George Braith Extension £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 4535294 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 15th July 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Thelonious Monk Complete Prestige 10s Jazz | Concord Craft Recordings | 10", Box Set Released 20th April 2018 £85.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Thelonious Monk Complete Prestige 10s £85.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Concord Craft Recordings SKU: ACONC0031 Formats: 10", Box Set Released Date: 20th April 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Julie London Julie Is Her Name/ Lonely Girl/ Calander Girl Jazz | Vinyl Passion | 2LP Released 13th January 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Julie London Julie Is Her Name/ Lonely Girl/ Calander Girl £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Vinyl Passion SKU: VP80755 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 13th January 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Coltrane Coltrane Plays The Blues Jazz | Rhino | 180g, 1LP Released 18th June 2010 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Coltrane Coltrane Plays The Blues £17.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Rhino SKU: 8122798048 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 18th June 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists Soul Jazz Records Presents Life Between Islands – Soundsystem Culture: Black Musical Expression in the UK 1973-2006 Electronica | Soul Jazz | 3LP, Includes Download Code Released 28th January 2022 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists Soul Jazz Records Presents Life Between Islands – Soundsystem Culture: Black Musical Expression in the UK 1973-2006 £28.00 Genre: Electronica Label: Soul Jazz SKU: SJRLP507 Formats: 3LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 28th January 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Donald Byrd & Bobby Jaspar Paris ’58 Jazz | Sam Records | 180g, 1LP Released 28th July 2023 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Donald Byrd & Bobby Jaspar Paris ’58 £34.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Sam Records SKU: SRLP26 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 28th July 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View John Scofield Hand Jive Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 2LP Released 9th August 2019 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders John Scofield Hand Jive £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 7759665 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 9th August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lonnie Smith Live At The Club Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 2LP Released 13th December 2019 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lonnie Smith Live At The Club £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 0822932 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 13th December 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Jazz Start again
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