Sounds from Rikers Island
1963 studio album by Elmo Hope
Sounds from Rikers Island | ||||
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Studio album by Elmo Hope | ||||
Released | 1963 | |||
Recorded | August 19, 1963 Riker's Island, New York | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:13 | |||
Label | Audio Fidelity AFLP 2119 | |||
Producer | Walt Dickerson | |||
Elmo Hope chronology | ||||
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Sounds from Rikers Island is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1963 for the Audio Fidelity label.[1]
Reception
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The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "As a musical document, it is an overwhelming success. Hope surrounds himself with musicians whose reputations are now legendary... the level of musical empathy and improvisational reciprocity is inspiring. This is an obscure date but it shouldn't be, as it features some of Hope and Gilmore's finest playing, and shows Jones in rare, lighthearted form".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Elmo Hope except as indicated
- "One for Joe" - 4:34
- "Ecstasy" - 3:15
- "Three Silver Quarters" - 4:45
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 5:57
- "Trippin'" - 3:19
- "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges) - 4:07
- "Kevin" - 4:15
- "Monique" - 3:02
- "Groovin' High" (Gillespie) - 2:59
Personnel
- Elmo Hope - piano
- Lawrence Jackson - trumpet
- Freddie Douglas - soprano saxophone
- John Gilmore - tenor saxophone
- Ronnie Boykins - bass
- Philly Joe Jones - drums
- Earl Coleman, Marcelle Daniels – vocals
References
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The year(s) indicated apply to the recording(s), not the first release.
leader
- Trio and Quintet (1953–57)
- Meditations (1955)
- Hope Meets Foster (1955)
- Informal Jazz (1956)
- Elmo Hope Trio (1959)
- Here's Hope! (1961)
- High Hope! (1961)
- Homecoming! (1962)
- Hope-Full (1962)
- Sounds from Rikers Island (1963)
- The Final Sessions (1966)
sideman
- Memorial Album (Clifford Brown, 1953)
- Moving Out (Sonny Rollins, 1954)
- Lights Out! (Jackie McLean, 1956)
- Sonority (Curtis Counce, 1956–58)
- Exploring the Future (Curtis Counce, 1958)
- The Fox (Harold Land, 1959)