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Elmo Hope - Informal Jazz - SACD Mono

Product no.: CPRJ 7043 SA

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Description

Analogue Poductions - CPRJ 7043 SA - Hybrid SACD Mono - 7530887704369

Mastered By Kevin Gray at Acoustech Mastering Presige 7043

Limited Edition - Mono - Hybrid SACD Plays on All CD Players

Mastered By Kevin Gray From Original Mono Master Tapes

Pianist/composer Elmo Hope is joined on 1956's Informal Jazz by a literal dream team of jazz giants including John Coltrane (tenor sax), Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Donald Byrd (trumpet), Paul Chambers (bass) and Philly Joe Jones (drums). The 4-song hard bop set is anchored by the two Hope originals "Weeja" and "On It" which are featured here alongside the Jimmy Van Heusen penned "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" and the popular jazz standard "Avalon."

With a line-up like this, the title may be the only thing informal about it!

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,"

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.

Musicians:

- Elmo Hope (piano)

- Donald Byrd (trumpet)

- John Coltrane (tenor saxophone)

- Hank Mobley (tenor saxophone)

- Paul Chambers (bass)

- Philly Joe Jones (drums)

These SACD jackets feature printed wraps mounted to chipboard shells, producing an authentic, "old school" look and feel. Some people call these "mini LP" jackets.

Features:

- Analogue Productions' Prestige Mono Series

- Hybrid Mono SACD

- Mastered from the original mono tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio

- Mini "old style" gatefold jacket, aka Mini LP jacket

- Compatible with all SACD and CD players

Elmo Hope Informal Jazz

1. Weeja
2. Polka Dot and Moonbeams
3. On It
4. Avalon

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