ELMO HOPE - INFORMAL JAZZ (200G MONO LP)

Elmo Hope Informal Jazz on 200g Mono LP

Analogue Productions' Prestige Mono Series

Pianist/composer Elmo Hope is joined on 1956's Informal Jazz by a literal dream team of jazz giants including John Coltrane (tenor sax), Hank Mobley (tenor sax), Donald Byrd (trumpet), Paul Chambers (bass) and Philly Joe Jones (drums). The 4-song hard bop set is anchored by the two Hope originals "Weeja" and "On It" which are featured here alongside the Jimmy Van Heusen penned "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" and the popular jazz standard "Avalon." With a line-up like this, the title may be the only thing informal about it!

Elmo Hope Informal Jazz Track Listing:

1.  Weeja
2.  Polka Dot and Moonbeams
3.  On It
4.  Avalon