Pianists · 1923–1967

Elmo Hope

American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1923-1967)

Born: 27 June 1923
New York City
Died: 19 May 1967
New York City
Country: United States
Record labels: Blue Note, Audio Fidelity

Biography

Elmo Hope was a jazz musician who played piano. Elmo Hope was born on 27 June 1923 in New York City and died on 19 May 1967 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note and Audio Fidelity.

St. Elmo Sylvester Hope (June 27, 1923 – May 19, 1967) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, chiefly in the bebop and hard bop genres. He grew up playing and listening to jazz and classical music with Bud Powell, and both were close friends of another influential pianist, Thelonious Monk. Hope survived being shot by police as a youth to become a New York-based musician who recorded with several emerging stars in the early to mid-1950s, including trumpeter Clifford Brown, and saxophonists John Coltrane, Lou Donaldson, Jackie McLean, and Sonny Rollins. A long-term heroin user, Hope had his license to perform in New York's clubs withdrawn after a drug conviction, so he moved to Los Angeles in 1957. He was not happy during his four years on the West Coast, but had some successful collaborations there, including with saxophonist Harold Land.

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