{"product_id":"informal-jazz","title":"Informal Jazz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnalogue Poductions - APRJ 7043 - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl - AAA 100% Analogue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMastered By  Kevin Gray at Acoustech Mastering - Prestige LP 7043\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLimited Edition - Mono - Pressed at QRP Quality Record Pressings \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1451945714911_165066\"\u003e\u003cspan id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1451945714911_165065\" lang=\"EN\"\u003eAAA 100% Analogue \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only, from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e180-gram pressing by Quality Record Pressings has a flat edge profile and deep groove label, true to the original LP  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeluxe high-gloss tip-on album jacket\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePianist\/composer \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElmo Hope\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is joined on 1956's \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInformal Jazz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e 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).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe 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.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOvershadowed throughout his life by his friends Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, Elmo Hope was a talented pianist and composer in his own right. He recorded in New York as a band leader (starting in 1953), and with greats Sonny Rollins, Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown and Jackie McLean. But the loss of his cabaret card due to drug use made it difficult for him to make a living in New York. After touring with Chet Baker in 1957, Hope relocated to Los Angeles. He performed with Lionel Hampton in 1959, recorded with Harold Land and Curtis Counce, and returned to New York in 1961. A short prison sentence did little to help his drug problem; he died in May 1967.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the album is titled Informal Jazz, reality dictates that a good deal of thought and care went into the recording session. The dynamic drum and bass team of Philly Joe Jones and Paul Chambers is \"hardly the kind of rhythm section playing heard at a jam session, except possibly in heaven,\" All Music Guide notes. And Hope’s solo spots are the best part of the record — \"It is a stretch to imagine an ’informal’ recording session where even material as complicated as this is played.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLastly, some of the most well-known and influential horn artists of the time make their presence known — tenor sax greats John Coltrane and Hank Mobley, as well as trumpeter Donald Byrd.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOriginally released in 1956.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Elmo Hope","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56545750909263,"sku":"4523","price":39.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0887\/6785\/6975\/files\/Elmo_Hope_Informal_Jazz.png?v=1764782047","url":"https:\/\/secondlinerecords.com\/products\/informal-jazz","provider":"Second Line Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}