Inner City Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Last Sessions

| Recorded | May 1966 |
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| Label | Inner City Records |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1038790 |
The record
Cut a year before his death, this trio session splits drum duties between Philly Joe Jones and Clifford Jarvis while Ore holds the bottom steady. Hope, a contemporary of Bud Powell, kept refining his prickly, off-balance style to the end.
Session personnel
- John Ore — bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones — drums
- Clifford Jarvis — drums
- Elmo Hope — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1977 | Inner City Records · IC 1018 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1977 | Inner City Records |
| 1977 | Inner City Records · RJ-7337 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
| 2017 | Solid Records (6) · CDSOL-45604 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2017 | Inner City Records · IC1018 — CD, Album |
Follow the players
John Ore also plays on
"Philly" Joe Jones also plays on
Clifford Jarvis also plays on