Hope Meets Foster is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope and saxophonist Frank Foster recorded in 1955 for the Prestige label.[1]
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | October 4, 1955 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:11 | |||
| Label | Prestige PRLP 7021 | |||
| Producer | Bob Weinstock | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "nothing that innovative occurs but the music should please bop fans".[2]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Elmo Hope except where noted
- "Wail, Frank, Wail" - 6:28
- "Zarou" (Frank Foster, Hope) - 5:16
- "Fosterity" (Foster) - 6:17
- "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 6:41
- "Shutout" (Foster) - 5:51
- "Yaho" - 7:38
Personnel
edit- Frank Foster - tenor saxophone
- Elmo Hope - piano
- John Ore - bass
- Art Taylor - drums
- Charles Freeman Lee - trumpet (tracks 2, 3 & 5)
References
edit- ^ Prestige Records discography accessed August 20, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 20, 2012
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 723. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.