Released 1996 Label Compulsion | Length 121:52CD reissue Release date 1996 | |
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Recorded March 8 and May 9, 1966New 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:
- "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 10:50
- "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 10:16
- "Stellations" - 4:22
- "Pam" - 2:47
- "Elmo's Blues" - 10:42
- "Somebody Loves Me" (Buddy DeSylva, George Gershwin, Ballard MacDonald) - 8:42
- "Low Tide" - 4:57
- "Low Tide" [alternate take] - 6:32
Disc Two:
- "Roll On" - 2:56
- "Roll On" [alternate take] - 5:52
- "Vi-Ann" - 6:37
- "Vi-Ann" [alternate take] - 5:40
- "Toothsome Threesome" - 8:52
- "Grammy" - 8:26
- "A Kiss for My Love" - 8:04
- "Something for Kenny" - 6:40
- "Punch That" - 9:37
Personnel
Songs
1I Love You10:51
2A Night in Tunisia10:16
3Stellations4:22
References
The Final Sessions Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA