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| 1. | Sims A Plenty
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| 2. | Dee-Dah
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| 3. | Nieta
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| 4. | One Second Please
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| 5. | A Kiss For My Love
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| 6. | Sweet Sorrow
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| 7. | Roll On
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| 8. | Hot Sauce
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| 9. | Medley: Eyes So Beautiful
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| 10. | Stars Over Marakesh
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| 11. | Low Tide
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| 12. | Carving the Rock
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| 13. | Monique
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| 14. | Three Silver Quarters
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Jazz / Post-Bop
Recorded, mixed & mastered by RUDY VAN GELDER, May, 1998, Van Gelder Recording Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Marc Seales - piano
Doug Miller - bass
John Bishop - drums
featuring:
Bobby Porcell - alto saxophone (1,4,7,12)
Bertha Hope - piano (11,13,14)
Don Sickler - trumpet / flugelhorn (13,14)
Roberta Gambarini - voice (6)
Ronnie Mathews - piano (6)
Peter Washington - bass (6)
Kenny Washington - drums (6)
New York producer, trumpeter and publisher Don Sickler has long made it his business to document the works of underappreciated jazz composers. With "Hope Is In The Air," the Seattle-based trio "New Stories" add their own spin to many of the melodic and complex compositions of unsung bebop hero Elmo Hope, bringing them into the 21st Century. Also featuring altoist Bobby Porcelli, Sickler on trumpet and a special appearance by Bertha Hope, "Hope..." is recorded and mixed by Rudy Van Gelder who was involved with many of Hope's original recordings. Marc Seales, Doug Miller & John Bishop have performed & recorded under the name New Stories since 1987 and whose recordings include work with Don Lanphere, Ernie Watts, Bud Shank, and a Grammy-nominated CD with Mark Murphy.
Elmo Hope was a contemporary of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk. He only lived to be 43 and never achieved much fame or fortune, but he was a talented bop pianist and composer with a style of his own. New Stories, a trio consisting of pianist Marc Seales, bassist Doug Miller, and drummer John Bishop, revives 11 of Hope's better songs on this CD, including "Dee-Dah," the moody "Stars Over Marrakech," and "Carving the Rock." Although their playing is a bit more modern than Hope's trios, New Stories does a fine job of bringing back his musical spirit and putting life into the forgotten songs. There are a few changes in personnel that add variety to the outing. Altoist Bobby Porcelli guests with the trio on four numbers. "This Sweet Sorrow," which was originally known as the instrumental "Barfly," has been given words by the talented singer Roberta Gambarini, who is accompanied by pianist Ronnie Mathews, bassist Peter Washington, and drummer Kenny Washington. Bertha Hope, Elmo's widow, plays piano with Miller and Bishop on "Low Tide." And to close the date, she performs a pair of duets ("Monique" and "Three Silver Quarters") with trumpeter Don Sickler. Musicians will find several numbers on this set that are well worth exploring. Recommended.
---Scott Yanow, allmusic |
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