Elmo Hope

Aliases: Elmo Hope Ensemble
Elmo Hope Quintet
Elmo Hope Trio
Real name: St. Elmo Sylvester Hope
Born: June 27, 1923
Died: May 19, 1967
Country: United States
IPI: 00014372805 16 works
00185869900 4 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Bop/hard bop pianist, composer and arranger
Family: Bertha Hope Spouse (1960-1967)

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	Abdullah	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Unverified
i	Barfly	Elmo Hope (With Frank Butler & Jimmy Bond)	1959	(3 artists)
i	Carving the Rock	Elmo Hope Trio	June 1953	(3 artists)
i	Chips	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Unverified
i	Crazy	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Unverified
i	Happy Hour	Elmo Hope Trio	June 1953	The Paul Moer Trio
i	La Berthe	Elmo Hope Trio	1961	Kresten Osgood Quintet
i	Later for You	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	The Paul Moer Trio
i	Low Tide	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	(3 artists)
i	Maybe So	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	The Paul Moer Trio
i	Minor Bertha	Elmo Hope (With Frank Butler & Jimmy Bond)	1959	(2 artists)
i	Mo Is On	Elmo Hope Trio	June 1953	Grant Stewart Quartet with Bruce Harris
i	Roll On	Elmo Hope	1977	(4 artists)
i	Something for Kenny	Elmo Hope (With Frank Butler & Jimmy Bond)	1959	(6 artists)
i	Stars over Marakech	Elmo Hope Trio	June 1953	Unverified

Covers by Elmo Hope

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	All the Things You Are	Elmo Hope Trio	1956	Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Stanley Worth REC, Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, Ralph Stuart PRF
i	A Night in Tunisia	Elmo Hope Ensemble	1964	Dizzy Gillespie
i	De-Dah	Elmo Hope Trio	1961	Lou Donaldson - Clifford Brown
i	Falling in Love with Love	Elmo Hope Trio	1956	Muriel Angelus
i	Groovin' High	Elmo Hope Ensemble	1964	Dizzy Gillespie and Cozy Cole - Slam Stewart - Remo Palmieri - Clyde Hart - Charlie Parker
i	I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You	Elmo Hope Trio	1956	Bing Crosby
i	Imagination	Elmo Hope Trio	1961	Jan Savitt and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bon Bon
i	I'm in the Mood for Love	Elmo Hope Trio	1956	Frances Langford BRD, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Frank Luther REC
i	I Remember You	Elmo Hope Trio	June 1953	Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly REC, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
i	It's a Lovely Day Today	Elmo Hope Trio	1956	Dick Haymes & Eileen Wilson - Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra and Chorus REL, Russell Nype and Galina Talva PRF
i	It Shouldn't Happen to a Dream	Elmo Hope Ensemble	1964	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Vocal by Albert Hibbler
i	Like Someone in Love	Elmo Hope (With Frank Butler & Jimmy Bond)	1959	Dinah Shore PRF, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC
i	Liza	Elmo Hope	1962	Sammy Fain REC, Nick Lucas and Ruby Keeler BRD
i	My Heart Stood Still	Elmo Hope with Bertha Hope	1962	Jessie Matthews PRF, Ambrose and His Mayfair Orchestra REC
i	My Heart Stood Still	Elmo Hope Trio	1956	Jessie Matthews PRF, Ambrose and His Mayfair Orchestra REC
i	Sweet and Lovely	Elmo Hope Trio	June 1953	Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Donald Novis
i	When Johnny Comes Marching Home	Elmo Hope	1962	J. W. Myers
i	Yesterdays	Elmo Hope with Bertha Hope	1962	Fay Templeton PRF, Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL

Songs written by Elmo Hope

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Abdullah	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Unverified
Barfly	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope (With Frank Butler & Jimmy Bond)	February 8, 1959	Covered by (3 artists)
Bellarosa	Sonny Rollins, Elmo Hope	Lou Donaldson - Clifford Brown	1953	Covered by (4 artists)
Carving the Rock	Sonny Rollins, Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope Trio	June 1953	Covered by (3 artists)
Chips	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Unverified
Crazy	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Unverified
De-Dah	Elmo Hope	Lou Donaldson - Clifford Brown	1953	Covered by (5 artists)
Happy Hour	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope Trio	June 1953	Covered by The Paul Moer Trio
La Berthe	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope Trio	1961	Covered by Kresten Osgood Quintet
Later for You	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Covered by The Paul Moer Trio
Low Tide	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Covered by (3 artists)
Maybe So	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Covered by The Paul Moer Trio
Minor Bertha	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope (With Frank Butler & Jimmy Bond)	February 8, 1959	Covered by (2 artists)
Mirror Mind Rose	Elmo Hope	The Harold Land Quintet	August 1959	Covered by Bertha Hope
Mo Is On	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope Trio	June 1953	Covered by Grant Stewart Quartet with Bruce Harris
One Down	Elmo Hope	The Harold Land Quintet	August 1959	Covered by Don Sickler
One Second Please	Elmo Hope	The Harold Land Quintet	August 1959	Covered by (5 artists)
Roll On	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope	1966	Covered by (4 artists)
Something for Kenny	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope (With Frank Butler & Jimmy Bond)	February 8, 1959	Covered by (6 artists)
Stars over Marakech	Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope Trio	June 1953	Unverified

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Elmo Hope	Elmo Hope (With Frank Butler & Jimmy Bond)	1959	HiFi Jazz
Elmo Hope Quintet	Elmo Hope Quintet with Frank Foster and Freeman Lee	1954	Blue Note
Here's Hope!	Elmo Hope Trio	1961	Celebrity [US]
Homecoming!	Elmo Hope	1961	Riverside [US]
Hope-Full	Elmo Hope with Bertha Hope	1962	Riverside [US]
Last Sessions	Elmo Hope	1977	Inner City
Meditations	Elmo Hope Trio	1956	Prestige [US]
New Faces - New Sounds	Elmo Hope Trio	June 1953	Blue Note
Sounds from Rikers Island	Elmo Hope Ensemble	1964	Audio Fidelity