Homecoming!

Homecoming!
Studio album by Elmo Hope
Released	1961
Recorded	June 22 & 29, 1961 Bell Sound Studio, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	51:00 CD reissue with bonus tracks
Label	Riverside RLP 381
Producer	Bill Grauer
Elmo Hope chronology
High Hope! (1961) Homecoming! (1961) Hope-Full (1962)

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

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

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed October 26, 2012
2. Burke, B. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2012
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 723. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.