Sounds from Rikers Island

Sounds from Rikers Island
Sounds from Rikers Island
Studio album by Elmo Hope
Released	1963
Recorded	August 19, 1963; Riker's Island, New York
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:13
Label	Audio Fidelity; AFLP 2119
Producer	Walt Dickerson
Elmo Hope chronology

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
Source	Rating
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

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

Personnel

References

^ Elmo Hope discography Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 26, 2012
^ ^a ^b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2012
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 724. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[1] Elmo Hope discography Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine accessed November 26, 2012

[Allmusic-2] Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed November 26, 2012

[Penguin-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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