Hope-Full is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1961 for the Riverside label.[ Riverside Records discography accessed October 26, 2012] Hope performs 5 solo piano pieces and three piano duets with his wife Bertha.
Reception
The
AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "solo albums by the bop musicians were considered a bit unusual, but Elmo Hope (an underrated composer and pianist) fares quite well during this Riverside set".
Track listing
All compositions by Elmo Hope except as indicated
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"Underneath" - 4:35
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"Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 5:18
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"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Traditional) - 4:58
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"Most Beautiful" - 5:03
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"Blues Left and Right" - 6:05
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"Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) - 3:32
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"My Heart Stood Still" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:23
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"Moonbeams" - 4:50
Personnel