Sounds from Rikers Island
Studio album by
Elmo Hope
Released1963
RecordedAugust 19, 1963
Riker's Island, New York
GenreJazz
Length36:13
LabelAudio Fidelity
AFLP 2119
ProducerWalt Dickerson
Elmo Hope chronology
Hope-Full
(1962) 		Sounds from Rikers Island
(1963) 		The Final Sessions
(1966)

Sounds from Rikers Island is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1963 for the Audio Fidelity label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek stated "As a musical document, it is an overwhelming success. Hope surrounds himself with musicians whose reputations are now legendary... the level of musical empathy and improvisational reciprocity is inspiring. This is an obscure date but it shouldn't be, as it features some of Hope and Gilmore's finest playing, and shows Jones in rare, lighthearted form".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Elmo Hope except as indicated

  1. "One for Joe" - 4:34
  2. "Ecstasy" - 3:15
  3. "Three Silver Quarters" - 4:45
  4. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 5:57
  5. "Trippin'" - 3:19
  6. "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream" (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges) - 4:07
  7. "Kevin" - 4:15
  8. "Monique" - 3:02
  9. "Groovin' High" (Gillespie) - 2:59

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Elmo Hope discography accessed November 26, 2012
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2012
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 724. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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