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Hope From Rikers Island
| Recorded | Aug 19, 1963 |
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| Label | Chiaroscuro Records |
| Released | 1963 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 373279 |
The record
Sun Ra alumnus John Gilmore joins Philly Joe Jones and Ronnie Boykins on this sextet-plus-vocalists date from 1963, a rare stretch of Hope writing for horns and singers together. A lean, transitional period yields one of his least-known efforts.
Session personnel
- Ronnie Boykins — bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones — drums
- Elmo Hope — piano, arranged by
- Freddie Douglas — soprano saxophone, alto saxophone
- John Gilmore — tenor saxophone
- Lawrence Jackson — trumpet
- Earl Coleman — vocals
- Marcelle Daniels — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 2015 | Chiaroscuro Records · CR 2009 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, 180 Gram earliest on file |
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| 1978 | Chiaroscuro Records |
| 1978 | Chiaroscuro Records · CR 2009-C — Cassette, Album |
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