Time: 65:41
Size: 150.4 MB
Styles: Piano jazz
Year: 1991
Art: Front
[ 4:36] 1. In Search Of -
[10:19] 2. Pas De Trois
[ 6:48] 3. You Know Who
[ 5:21] 4. A Wise And Wonderful Book
[ 4:49] 5. Roll On
[ 7:27] 6. Nieta
[ 5:26] 7. Mother Of Fortune
[ 7:22] 8. Release Yourself
[ 6:22] 9. Lament
[ 7:08] 10. Mitzi's First Night Out
Bass – Walter Booker; Drums – Billy Higgins; Piano – Bertha Hope. Recorded in October 1990.
This is a state of the art jazz piano trio playing compositions by bertha, first husband elmo, second husband and bassist walter booker, and other jazz musicians. Beautiful touch on the piano. Three great players who mesh perfectly. The other albums, with cobb replacing higgins, are also excellent, although the recording balance is not always as good as here. ~D. Perrine
This is the first leader recording by Elmo Hope’s widow Bertha Rosemond Hope (b. November 8, 1936 in Los Angeles). She started playing piano at the age of three. She became interested in jazz through Bud Powell and turned pro in the early 50s. She has been in the shadow of her legendary husband for a long time but deserves wider recognition on her own.
Spain’s Compact magazine put it correctly, “ No es una viuda, es una extraordinaria pianista .”
This is a state of the art jazz piano trio playing compositions by bertha, first husband elmo, second husband and bassist walter booker, and other jazz musicians. Beautiful touch on the piano. Three great players who mesh perfectly. The other albums, with cobb replacing higgins, are also excellent, although the recording balance is not always as good as here. ~D. Perrine
This is the first leader recording by Elmo Hope’s widow Bertha Rosemond Hope (b. November 8, 1936 in Los Angeles). She started playing piano at the age of three. She became interested in jazz through Bud Powell and turned pro in the early 50s. She has been in the shadow of her legendary husband for a long time but deserves wider recognition on her own.
Spain’s Compact magazine put it correctly, “ No es una viuda, es una extraordinaria pianista .”
In Search Of Hope
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