The All-Star Sessions

~ Release by Elmo Hope (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Tracks 1 to 4 originally issued as "Informal Jazz" Prestige 7043
and recorded May 7, 1956.
Tracks 5 to 11 originally issued as Elmo Hope -"Homecoming" Riverside 381 and recorded June 22 & June 29, 1961.
The track " Moe, Jr. " has been deleted in this CD edition because of time constraints.
Originally released in 1976.

Annotation last modified on 2019-04-10 00:30 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Weeja
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-05-07)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Weinstock
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-07)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-07)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1956-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-05-07) and Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1956-05-07)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-05-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-07)
11:10
2Polka Dots and Moonbeams
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-05-07)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Weinstock
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-07)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-07)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1956-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-05-07) and Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1956-05-07)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-05-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-07)
instrumental recording of:
Polka Dots and Moonbeams (on 1956-05-07)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music, Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Pocketful of Dreams Music Publisher and Reganesque Music Company
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
recording of:
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music, Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Pocketful of Dreams Music Publisher and Reganesque Music Company
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
8:36
3On It
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-05-07)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Weinstock
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-07)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-07)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1956-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-05-07) and Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1956-05-07)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-05-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-07)
9:02
4Avalon
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-05-07)
engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Weinstock
bass:
Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-05-07)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-05-07)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1956-05-07)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1956-05-07) and Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1956-05-07)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-05-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-05-07)
instrumental recording of:
Avalon (on 1956-05-07)
writer:
B. G. DeSylva, Al Jolson and Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Stephen Ballentine Music, Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1920-09-04)
9:37
5A Kiss for My Love
engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-22)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1961-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1961-06-22) and Jimmy Heath (on 1961-06-22)
trumpet:
Blue Mitchell (American trumpet player) (on 1961-06-22)
recording of:
A Kiss For My Love (on 1961-06-22)
composer:
Elmo Hope
5:30
6Eyes So Beautiful, as Yours
engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-22)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1961-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1961-06-22) and Jimmy Heath (on 1961-06-22)
trumpet:
Blue Mitchell (American trumpet player) (on 1961-06-22)
recording of:
Eyes So Beautiful As Yours (on 1961-06-22)
6:29
7Moe, Jr. (take 2; previously unissued)
engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-06-22)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-22)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1961-06-22)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1961-06-22) and Jimmy Heath (on 1961-06-22)
trumpet:
Blue Mitchell (American trumpet player) (on 1961-06-22)
recording of:
Moe, Jr. (on 1961-06-22)
arranger:
Elmo Hope
4:38
8One Mo' Blues
engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1961-06-29)
recording of:
One Mo' Blues (on 1961-06-29)
arranger:
Elmo Hope
6:45
9La Berthe
engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1961-06-29)
recording of:
La Berthe (on 1961-06-29)
arranger:
Elmo Hope
3:11
10Homecoming
engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1961-06-29)
5:11
11Imagination
engineer:
Bill Stoddard (engineer: sound (recording) and electronics)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass:
Percy Heath (on 1961-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1961-06-29)
piano:
Elmo Hope (on 1961-06-29)
instrumental recording of:
Imagination (on 1961-06-29)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
6:42