Homecoming! Explained

Homecoming!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Elmo Hope
Cover:	Homecoming!.jpg
Released:	1961
Recorded:	June 22 & 29, 1961
Studio:	Bell Sound (New York City)
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	51:00 CD reissue with bonus tracks
Label:	Riverside RLP 381
Producer:	Bill Grauer
Chronology:	Elmo Hope
Prev Title:	High Hope!
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Hope-Full
Next Year:	1962

Homecoming! is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1961 for the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Brandon Burke stated "Homecoming! is a particularly high-spirited record for this stage in Hope's troubled career. Following an extended stay in Los Angeles, a number of the day's top players helped welcome a refreshed Hope back to New York on this session... Expect fine performances by all. This great hard bop record is highly recommended".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Elmo Hope except as indicated

1. "Moe, Jr." – 5:56
2. "Moe, Jr." [alternate take] – 4:41 Bonus track on CD reissue
3. "La Berthe" – 3:14
4. "Eyes So Beautiful as Yours" – 6:33
5. "Homecoming" – 5:15
6. "One Mo' Blues" – 6:48
7. "A Kiss for My Love" – 5:33
8. "A Kiss for My Love" [alternate take] – 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "Imagination" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 6:43

Personnel

• • Elmo Hope – piano Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7 & 8)
• Frank Foster, Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 7 & 8)
• Percy Heath – bass
• Philly Joe Jones – drums

Notes and References

1. Web site: Riverside Records Catalog: 300 series . 2023-09-26 . www.jazzdisco.org.
2. Burke, B. AllMusic Review accessed October 26, 2012