Hope-Full is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1961 for the Riverside label.Riverside Records discography accessed October 26, 2012 Hope performs 5 solo piano pieces and three piano duets with his wife Bertha.
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated "solo albums by the bop musicians were considered a bit unusual, but Elmo Hope (an underrated composer and pianist) fares quite well during this Riverside set".
Track listing All compositions by Elmo Hope except as indicated "Underneath" - 4:35 "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 5:18 "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Traditional) - 4:58 "Most Beautiful" - 5:03 "Blues Left and Right" - 6:05 "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) - 3:32 "My Heart Stood Still" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:23 "Moonbeams" - 4:50
Personnel Elmo Hope - piano Bertha Hope - piano (tracks 2, 5 & 7)
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