Prestige – PRLP 7058Rec. Dates : August 18, 1954, October 25, 1954 Tenor Sax : Sonny RollinsBass : Tommy Potter, Percy HeathDrums : Art Blakey, Art TaylorPiano : Elmo Hope, Thelonious MonkTrumpet : Kenny Dorham Listening to Prestige : #118, #123Stream this Album Liner Notes by Ira Gitler When the title Movin’ Out is applied to this album, it bears no reference to leaving one…
Prestige – PRLP 7043Rec. Date : May 7, 1956 Piano : Elmo HopeBass : Paul ChambersDrums : Philly Joe JonesTenor Sax : Hank Mobley, John ColtraneTrumpet : Donald Byrd Listening to Prestige : #170Album is Not Streamable Pittsburgh Courier : 12/08/1956Harold L. Keith : 3 stars This swinging group gives a nice treatment to a quartet of opuses including Weeja, Polka Dot and Moonbeams, On…
Prestige – PRLP 7035Rec. Date : January 27, 1956 Alto Sax : Jackie McLeanBass : Doug WatkinsDrums : Arthur TaylorTrumpet : Donald ByrdPiano : Elmo Hope Listening to Prestige : #163Stream this Album Billboard : 06/23/1956Score of 80 Interest is evenly divided here between the truly outstanding work of McLean on alto and of Donald Byrd on trumpet. Both have been coming to the foreground…
Prestige – PRLP 7021Rec. Date : October 4, 1955 Piano : Elmo HopeBass : John OreDrums : Art TaylorTenor Sax : Frank FosterTrumpet : Lee Freeman Listening to Prestige : #154Album is Not Streamable Down Beat : 09/05/1956Nat Hentoff : 3.5 stars On Hope Meets Foster, Basie tenorman Frank Foster blows with pianist Elmo Hope, bassist John Ore, drummer Arthur Taylor, and on three numbers, trumpeter Lee…
Prestige – PRLP 7010Rec. Date : July 28, 1955 Piano : Elmo HopeBass : John OreDrums : Willie Jones Listening to Prestige : #149Album is Not Streamable Down Beat : 03/21/1956Nat Hentoff : 4 stars This is the first 12″ LP for pianist Hope (he’s had two previous Blue Note 10″ sets). He is well accompanied here by bassist John Ore (who has…
Blue Note – BLP 1537Rec. Dates : June 20, 1952, November 19, 1952, August 22, 1954 Alto Sax : Lou DonaldsonBass : Gene Ramey, Percy HeathDrums : Arthur Taylor, Art BlakeyPiano : Horace Silver, Elmo HopeTrombone : Matthew GeeTrumpet : Blue Mitchell, Kenny Dorham Strictlyheadies : 02/14/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 04/27/1957Score of 74 Donaldson, one of the less-touted Charlie Parker followers, is one of the best, from…
Blue Note – BLP 1527Rec. Date : July 14, 1956 Trumpet : Thad JonesBass : Percy HeathDrums : Max RoachPiano : Barry HarrisTenor Sax : Billy Mitchell Strictlyheadies : 02/04/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 01/12/1957Score of 80 Since winning the 1956 Down Beat critics’ poll as best new trumpet star, Thad Jones has come to throw more and more weight around on the…
Blue Note – BLP 1526Rec. Dates : June 9, 1953, August 28, 1953 Trumpet : Clifford BrownAlto Sax : Lou Donaldson, Gigi GryceBass : Percy HeathDrums : Philly Joe Jones, Art BlakeyFlute : Gigi GrycePiano : Elmo Hope, John LewisTenor Sax : Charlie Rouse Strictlyheadies : 02/03/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 09/29/1956Score of 80 Two sessions cut in 1953 and issued originally on two 10-inch…
