Elmo Hope

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Biography:
Overshadowed throughout his life by his friends Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, Elmo Hope was a talented pianist and composer whose life was cut short by drugs. His first important gig was with Joe Morris' R&B band (1948-1951). He recorded in New York as a leader (starting in 1953) and with Sonny Rollins, Lou Donaldson, Cliff... Continue Bio >>

Discography:
1980 Hope from Rikers Island
1966 Final Sessions, Vol. 2
1966 Final Sessions, Vol. 1
1963 Sounds from Rikers Island
1961 Hope-Full
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