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The Final Sessions

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Released
  
1996

Artist
  
Elmo Hope

Label
  
Compulsion

Length
  
121:52 CD reissue

Release date
  
1996

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
March 8 and May 9, 1966 New York City

Similar
  
Elmo Hope albums, Jazz albums

The Final Sessions is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope which compiles sessions recorded in 1966, originally released as Last Sessions Volume One and Last Sessions Volume Two on the Inner City label in 1977.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Elmo Hope is in surprisingly joyous form throughout the set, sounding both original and accessible to bebop fans. Highly recommended".

Track listing

All compositions by Elmo Hope except as indicated

Disc One:

  1. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 10:50
  2. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 10:16
  3. "Stellations" - 4:22
  4. "Pam" - 2:47
  5. "Elmo's Blues" - 10:42
  6. "Somebody Loves Me" (Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald) - 8:42
  7. "Low Tide" - 4:57
  8. "Low Tide" [alternate take] - 6:32

Disc Two:

  1. "Roll On" - 2:56
  2. "Roll On" [alternate take] - 5:52
  3. "Vi-Ann" - 6:37
  4. "Vi-Ann" [alternate take] - 5:40
  5. "Toothsome Threesome" - 8:52
  6. "Grammy" - 8:26
  7. "A Kiss for My Love" - 8:04
  8. "Something for Kenny" - 6:40
  9. "Punch That" - 9:37

Personnel

  • Elmo Hope - piano
  • John Ore - bass
  • Clifford Jarvis (Disc One, tracks 6-8 and Disc Two), Philly Joe Jones (Disc One, tracks 1-5) - drums

    • Songs

    1I Love You10:51
    2A Night in Tunisia10:16
    3Stellations4:22

    References

    The Final Sessions Wikipedia
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