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Monday, June 6, 2022

Elmo Hope • Hope Meets Foster

Review by Scott Yanow
This decent bop session features tenor-saxophonist Frank Foster and pianist Elmo Hope in a quintet with the forgotten trumpeter Freeman Lee (who is on three of the six songs), bassist John Ore and drummer Art Taylor. They perform three of Hope's originals, two by Foster and an uptempo version of "Georgia on My Mind." None of the originals caught on (when was the last time anyone played "Fosterity"?) and nothing that innovative occurs but the music should please bop fans.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/hope-meets-foster-mw0000267678

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Reseña de Scott Yanow
Esta decente sesión de bop presenta al tenor-saxofonista Frank Foster y al pianista Elmo Hope en un quinteto con el olvidado trompetista Freeman Lee (que está en tres de las seis canciones), el bajista John Ore y el baterista Art Taylor. Interpretan tres originales de Hope, dos de Foster y una versión uptempo de "Georgia on My Mind". Ninguno de los originales se puso de moda (¿cuándo fue la última vez que alguien tocó "Fosterity"?) y no hay nada tan innovador, pero la música debería complacer a los fans del bop.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/hope-meets-foster-mw0000267678

1 - Wail Frank, Wail - 6:26
2 - Zarou - 5:13
3 - Fosterity - 6:14
4 - Georgia On My Mind - 6:37
5 - Shutout - 5:48
6 - Yaho - 7:38

Credits:
Bass – John Ore
Drums – Art Taylor
Piano – Elmo Hope
Tenor Saxophone – Frank Foster
Trumpet – Freeman Lee (tracks: 2, 3, 5)

Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
Recorded October 4, 1955

Label:    Prestige – PRLP 7021
Released:    1956
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/6386994-Elmo-Hope-Quartet-And-Quintet-Hope-Meets-Foster