Hope-Full is an album by jazz pianist Elmo Hope recorded in 1961 for the Riverside label.^[1] Hope performs 5 solo piano pieces and three piano duets with his wife Bertha.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "solo albums by the bop musicians were considered a bit unusual, but Elmo Hope (an underrated composer and pianist) fares quite well during this Riverside set".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Underneath" - 4:35
2. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 5:18
3. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Traditional) - 4:58
4. "Most Beautiful" - 5:03
5. "Blues Left and Right" - 6:05
6. "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) - 3:32
7. "My Heart Stood Still" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:23
8. "Moonbeams" - 4:50

Personnel

• Elmo Hope - piano
• Bertha Hope - piano (tracks 2, 5 & 7)

References