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Homecoming!
| Recorded | Jun 22-29, 1961 |
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| Label | Riverside Records |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 457635 |
The record
A tightly voiced sextet date marking Hope's return to New York after years away, his angular themes and hard-swinging arrangements framed by a rhythm section built around Percy Heath and Philly Joe Jones. Frank Foster and Jimmy Heath's twinned tenors give the horn writing real heft alongside Blue Mitchell's bright, blues-rooted trumpet.
Session personnel
- Percy Heath — bass
- "Philly" Joe Jones — drums
- Elmo Hope — piano, arranged by
- Frank Foster — tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Heath — tenor saxophone
- Blue Mitchell — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1961 | Riverside Records · RLP 381 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1961 | Riverside Records · RLP 9381 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Riverside Records · RLP 381 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1977 | Riverside Records — STEREO |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1810-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1992 | Riverside Records · VICJ-23795 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1995 | Riverside Records · VIJJ-30063 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2008 | Riverside Records · UCCO-9351 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | Jazz Workshop (2) · JW-075 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
Follow the players
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