Homecoming

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合計収録時間 : 00:51:00
Elmo Hope Sextet/Trio: Elmo Hope (piano); Jimmy Heath, Frank Foster (tenor saxophone); Blue Mitchell (trumpet); Percy Heath (bass); Philly Joe Jones (drums). Recorded at Bell Sound Studios, New York, New York on June 22 & 29, 1961. Originally released on Riverside (9381). Includes liner notes by Ira Gitler. Digitally remastered by Phil De Lancie (1992, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). Personnel: Elmo Hope (piano); Frank Foster , Jimmy Heath (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Blue Mitchell (trumpet); Philly Joe Jones (drums). Recording information: New York, NY (06/22/1961/06/29/1961). Unknown Contributor Roles: Frank Foster ; Jimmy Heath; Elmo Hope Trio; Percy Heath; Philly Joe Jones; Blue Mitchell. Homecoming! is a particularly high-spirited record for this stage in Hope's troubled career. Following an extended stay in Los Angeles, a number of the day's top players helped welcome a refreshed Hope back to New York on this session. Tenor saxophonists Frank Foster and Jimmy Heath, as well as trumpeter Blue Mitchell, form the front line on the sextet numbers, while on all tracks Hope is joined by the rhythm section of Percy Heath and Philly Joe Jones. Four of the album's (original) seven tracks are sextet performances and the two alternate takes only appear on the Fantasy Original Jazz Classics CD reissue. The Dameron-esque bop numbers sizzle and weave and the tenor work of Frank Foster is especially rewarding on the album's bouncing opener, "Moe, Jr.," take four on the CD. The three ballads are equally fresh and less doom-ridden than comparable performances found elsewhere in his catalog. Expect fine performances by all. This great hard bop record is highly recommended. ~ Brandon Burke
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