Meditations (Elmo Hope album)
| Meditations | ||||
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| Studio album by Elmo Hope Trio | ||||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | July 28, 1955 Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:58 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7010 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
| Elmo Hope chronology | ||||
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Meditations (also released as Elmo Hope Memorial Album) is an album by American jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1955 for the Prestige label.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Fans of bop piano and Bud Powell will want this enjoyable CD reissue".[2]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Elmo Hope, except as indicated
- "It's a Lovely Day Today" (Irving Berlin) - 2:56
- "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 3:38
- "Quit It" - 2:53
- "Lucky Strike" - 2:38
- "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 3:22
- "Huh" - 4:55
- "Falling in Love with Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 4:24
- "My Heart Stood Still" (Hart, Rodgers) - 3:46
- "Elmo's Fire" - 6:40
- "I'm in the Mood for Love" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) - 3:22
- "Blue Mo" - 4:24
Personnel[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed August 20, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 20, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 723. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
